I may live in NYC now, but I’m from the Midwest, so it’s “pop” not “soda” from here on out, okay? Penny from Sew Take a Hike created this adorable pop bottle pattern, which she is piecing together to make a curtain for the window in her new kitchen. She used the paper piecing method […]
Liquid Robotics’ Waveglider is an autonomous submersible that explores the ocean using the power of the sun and waves. As Roger Hine explains at Bay Area Maker Faire 2011, the Waveglider can either traverse the waters on its own, converting the up-and-down motion of the waves into forward propulsion, or can be controlled remotely by a user with a GPS satellite link.
I know Halloween is behind us, but there have been some great costumes shared in the craft blogosphere this week that are worth featuring. When Melissa of Checkout Girl posted a sneak peek at the Fantastic Mr. Fox costumes she created for her daughter and her friend, I flipped out and couldn’t wait to see […]
Fascinating video from Nyle Steiner, who reports on his experiments with simple homemade memristors made from what are, probably, Al-CuS-Cu and Al-PbS-Pb junctions. He describes the observations that led him to experiment with these systems and the results of his experiments, and then wraps up by drawing out a simple memristor demonstration circuit and demonstrating its operation on-camera.
Dutch artist Purr Anders creates lovely leaf and flower-shaped brooches by printing antique photos onto fabric. She brings imperfect and complex elements from nature into her art, which really complements the beauty of the photographs, which, themselves, can be somewhat imperfect and worn. Her leaf projects also bring to mind the familiar imagery of a […]
Terence on Ikea Hacker used “spare parts” from his Utby table legs to make an uber-industrial tape dispenser and paperclip holder. The two hacks here are a tape dispenser and a paper clip dispenser. With the spare parts from the Utby stainless steel legs I made the tape dispenser with nuts, bolts, and a roll […]
The staff of MAKE strives to produce media that you’re passionate about. The best way for us to find out how we can make MAKE better is by asking your opinion, because it means a lot to us!
