Collin’s Lab: The REAL Breadboard
Ever wonder why they call it an electronics “breadboard”? It’s time we try building on a *real* breadboard.
Month: April 2011
Tactile Deep-Space Imagery For The Visually Impaired
NASA’s Amazing Space project has a monthly Tactile Astronomy feature that provides public-domain files for printing “feelable” versions of Hubble’s deep space photographs on special printers:
Portotrash, a mini trash can that clips to your table
Jack Talbert designed this Portotrash unit, which lets you clip a plastic bag to your table to use as a convenient trash bag. It looks like it could come in handy, especially when doing messy tasks such as clipping wire leads. He’s pre-selling them for $20 a piece in order to raise enough money to […]
Kids’ Kitchen: Dyeing Easter Eggs
Nothing quite says spring like pastel colored Easter Eggs. Dye some eggs for fun and maybe your child will be encouraged to try a new food in the process!
i3 Detroit Celebrates Its First Anniversary
i3 Detroit, Metro Detroit’s premiere community hackerspace, will be recognizing its one year anniversary at its Ferndale location with a public celebration and ceremony on April 9th, 2011. The 8,000 square-foot workshop has provided an ideal location for hosting classes and events for the community. Events held in the last year include introductions to welding, […]
How-To: Plastic Bag Crochet
Research suggests that 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year. The city of San Francisco has banned plastic bags in large markets and pharmacies for a few years now. Most of the time I carry my foldable tote in my handbag so I usually never have to have a plastic […]
Knit TARDIS Blanket
Carrie Fritsche made the (free) pattern from scratch and knit up this giant TARDIS blanket as a gift for her sister. [via CRAFT] More: Kid-Sized TARDIS TARDIS Quilt tained Glass TARDIS Clock Lego TARDIS Crochet TARDIS Pattern Dr. Who Soft TARDIS HOW TO – Tardis Tissue-Box Cozy