DIY Cardboard Hasselblad Pinhole Camera
Adam @ Make: Online points us to Kelly Angood’s homemade cardboard pinhole camera, dolled up to look like a Hasselblad. It takes 120 film.
Month: March 2011
A Clock That Eats Flies
This prototype clock from UK designers James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau is powered by a microbial fuel cell. It features a conveyor belt of flypaper that attracts flies and drops their bodies into the fuel cell. Depending on the available fly supply, the process can generate enough power to sustain itself and power a digital clock, as well. [via Boing Boing]
Simple Hele-Shaw Flow Demo Produces Beautiful Organic Forms
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, this cool vid from Jessica Rosenkrantz featuring a simple Hele-Shaw cell, which, per Wikipedia, demonstrates “Stokes Flow between two parallel flat plates separated by an infinitesimally small gap.” Further, “[v]arious problems in fluid mechanics can be approximated to Hele-Shaw flows and thus the research of these flows is of importance.”
New in the Maker Shed: Mintronics – MintDuino
The MintDuino is perfect for anyone interested in learning (or teaching) the fundamentals of how micro controllers work.
How-To: Paper Masks
These paper masks from Kellie of the Ricebabies have a wonderful story book feel to them. She’s shared a template and tips for dreaming up your own mask creations over on Whip Up.
Self-Balancing Telepresence Robot
Four students from the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, ON, created this clever 6′ telepresence robot, called TIPI — pronounced tippy?
DIY Cardboard Hasselblad Pinhole Camera
Check out this Hasselblad pinhole camera from Kelly Angood. It accepts 120 film and looks looks a little less conspicuous than an oatmeal container.
