All images by Kirsty Hall Since January 2011, UK artist Kirsty Hall has been making a small piece of art every day and then hiding it somewhere in the world. This year-long project is called 365 Jars, because each art piece is housed in or based on a glass jar. Her intent is to place […]
Joe Sandor and the crew from Chicago Crucible demonstrate an iron pour at Maker Faire Detroit 2011. These metalheads collected metal from old radiators and coke from a Detroit power plant and then fired up the furnace. They poured the molten steel into a watermelon and other decorative molds, which were created at the Faire. Learn more about the lost art of the iron pour.
Andrew Terranova from Let’s Make Robots mods the Spazzi Robot project from MAKE 27 to use less expensive solenoids. He calls it the EconoSpazzi.
Check out this colorful font vase from Font Crafts. With some basic thick stickers and an inexpensive vase, you can add more color to any arrangement.
In July, the US Department of Energy hosted its annual Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC 2011) conference in Denver, CO. Among the programmed events was a “Visualization Night” in which a three-person jury, and members of the audience at large, voted to determine the best of 23 submitted scientific visualization videos.
As a confirmed cat lady, I’d recognize this satisfied look anywhere. This is definitely the face of a kitty who has just gotten a mouse, and will be sharing it with you at the earliest possible convenience. Craftster user Kitiza crocheted this cute cat-shaped cozy for her mouse, and was nice enough to share the […]
This great-looking Stirling Engine Kit, from the Maker Shed, is as majestic as a piece of art and it’ll help you understand the basics of thermodynamics. Unlike internal combustion engines, Stirling engines run on an external heat source, which can be anything from combustible fuels to geothermal or solar energy! You can try 3 different experiments: the generator, the fan, and the car.
