Have you ever tried a DIY project only to have it turn out completely different….in a good way? That seems to be what happened to The 3 R’s when they attempted a Design*Sponge tutorial and ended up with this dynamic paper starburst pendant lamp.
I’m in love with this confetti wrapping paper idea from Monica of 3 @ 12. It’s so simple and fun, you’ll want to use it on every gift you give! More: How-To: Space Invaders Woven Gift Topper How-To: Date Stamp Wrapping Paper Beautiful Recycled Wrapping Ideas How-To: Wine Cork Gift Wrapping
Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo have published initial trial results of a novel fluorescent fiber sensor for long-term in vivo continuous glucose monitoring.
Kids and cheap RC cars is a bad mix. In reality kids cannot control these things – so they end up slamming into things, and keep pressing “forward” while the poor vehicle is facing a wall.
With the purpose of preparing you for some nifty programming tricks in the next episode, in this episode of The Latest in Hobby Robotics Frits Lyneborg is showing you how to make a cheap RC car stop before it hits an object.
Links related to this weeks episode:
AXE230:
http://www.techsupplies.co.uk/epages/Store.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Store.TechSupplies/Products/AXE230
Maxboticx:
http://www.maxbotix.com/
How to make a robot:
http://letsmakerobots.com/start
Letsmakerobots.com on twitter:
http://twitter.com/letsmakerobots
When I come across hair combs in the store, I’m ashamed to admit that I don’t immediately think, “Hey! I bet I could make some awesome jewelry out of that!” However, that seems to be exactly what happens when Michelle, the super-creative jewelry maker from Mich. L. in L. A., sees them. She’s made some […]
East Bay Mini Maker Faire Call for Makers is open now through September 1, 2011. Makers, hackers, tinkerers, crafters, performers, workshop leaders, and artists of all ages from the eastern San Francisco Bay Area should get their application in now to participate in this 2nd annual East Bay Mini Maker Faire on Sunday, October 16th.
OK, almost entirely: The actual cutting is done by a metal drill bit. Everything else, however, is Lego system elements. It looks like the machine uses a “raster” type subtractive process, covering the surface of the block in a close-packed grid of holes, each of which is drilled to an appropriate depth to form the final surface contours.
