Image of the Noisebridge weather balloon space probe, part of our DIY Space coverage in MAKE Volume 24 I’m excited to announce the launch of the NASA Make Challenge: Experimental Science Kits for Space. Last year, I met with Lynn Harper and Daniel Rasky of the Space Portal at NASA Ames to talk about ideas […]
In addition to celebrating Feast & Frolic here on Craft, today marks the start of National Craft Month. Who better to kick it off than Martha Stewart herself? Take a look at this post from The Craft Department blog for a sneak peek inside their workshop. And if you can, tune in to The Martha […]
The hard way, of course, is to splice in the gene that codes for green fluorescent protein, as in the case of, say that GFP bunny that made the rounds a few years back. Thatโs a bit of a project, really.
This quickie version, from everybodyโs favorite anonymous, Jigsaw-voiced YouTube chemhacker NurdRage, amounts to extracting the fluorescent dye from highlighters into water and, you know, sticking the cut stems down in there for while. To use scientific terms.
Cool enough. And though Iโm a big NurdRage fan, I have to protest the use of โglow in the darkโ to describe whatโs happening here. In truth, these flowers are fluorescent, because they appear to glow in the dark under UV light. But whatโs really happening is near-instantaneous re-radiation, of absorbed UV photons, in the visible band. True GITD materialsโlike those stick-on stars on your bedroom ceilingโwork by the entirely different process of phosphorescence. And although it may never be possible to make a living flower truly phosphorescent, there was recently a very interesting advance in the field of phosphorescent materials. [via Neatorama]
Garlands are a fun and pretty way to dress up any party – and this unique take on the paper pom-pom garland is perfect way to add a little sparkle to your next soiree!
We’re getting a wonderful response to our Getting Started with Arduino giveaway. The theme is “everything you always wanted to know about Arduino but were afraid to ask.” You can ask your vexing questions to be eligible for one of five copies of this popular little Getting Started tome, or you can help out your […]
Once Wed shares this unique idea on a wedding favor by giving away spring bulbs in vintage tins. I love this as a great gift idea in general too. Perfect for Mother’s Day or for people you know with a green thumb.
This project explores the invisible terrain of WiFi networks in urban spaces by light painting signal strength in long-exposure photographs. A four-metre tall measuring rod with 80 points of light reveals cross-sections through WiFi networks using a photographic technique called light-painting. While we were mapping out tiny RFID fields, we wondered what it would be […]
