The guys at Louisville, KY’s hackerspace LVL1 are trying to send a helium balloon across the Atlantic to Europe — autonomously. But to determine the helium’s lifting power, they first have to figure out how much helium their balloon holds. It’s a fascinating conundrum and the perfect sort of thing for a hackerspace’s hive mind […]
Amy has some seriously awesome friends. They created this knitting basket birthday cake for her, and hand placed every strand of yarn and created a true woven basket for the base. It would be hard to eat this beautiful creation! [via KnitHacker]
From the NYTimes… Why Green Energy Can’t Power a Job Engine – Evergreen Solar announced last week that it was closing its plant in Devens, Mass., laying off 800 workers, and moving production to China. Evergreen’s factory had received more than $40 million in subsidies, which led many to see the plant closing as lesson […]
Etsy has this video with Jimmy McBride and his stellar quilts, which we have seen on CRAFT before. Cheeky sci-fi and intergalactic stitchery!
Incredible, a MIDI accordion for under $100! Ukraine’s Dmitry Yegorenkov wanted a way to practice accordion while wearing headphones, and didn’t want to shell out over six grand for the Roland model with MIDI out, so he made his own, source code and schematics included. Accordion Mega [via Arduino Blog]
These felt Valentine barrettes from Molly’s Sketchbook over on The Purl Bee are sweet and simple and adorable. You could whip up a whole batch for all the cute kiddos in your life.
Software, meet hardware. The Netduino Mini from the Maker Shed is an open source electronics platform using the .NET Micro Framework. The board features a 32-bit microcontroller and a rich development environment, making it a perfect solution for engineers and hobbyists alike. Features 1.2″ x 0.6″ – tiny “DIP microchip” form factor with edge pins […]
