If you’ve got an e-reader and a stack of fat quarters, you’re in luck! Make a kindle slip case with this simple tutorial from Laura at Charm Stitch. One fat quarter makes two cases, so, while you’re at it, you might as well whip one up for both you and a pal! More: How-To: Travel […]
Who doesn’t love RFID? It unlocks doors, helps you find lost pets, and even helps you pay for coffee. Want to experiment with this incredible technology at home? Check out what the Maker Shed has to offer!
NXT1engineer‘s remote controlled Beer Machine twists off bottle caps and trundles the beer into a mini cooling unit, which chills the brewski to -9 degrees C. [via The NXT Step]
Brighten up your doorstep for spring with this colorful wooden floor mat tutorial from Lowe’s Creative Ideas! It’s a great beginner woodworking project with tons of tips and tricks to help you get great results with basic tools. Ready to get started? Click through the link to see the complete instructions. More: Project: Wooden Salt […]
Researchers Jan Torgersen and Peter Gruber at Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) have successfully printed intricately detailed models of various objects at the nanometer scale using a process called “two-photon lithography”. In the process, they also managed to speed things up a bit and have gone from printing in millimeters per second to meters […]
If you’ve ever been to Maker Faire, you’re probably familiar with all the wonderful pedal-powered carnival rides that appear throughout the event. Here’s a video demonstration of a small Ferris wheel powered by just two riders.
Our maker this week is Kyle Machulis, a hardware and software hacker who led the team in making the reverse engineer drivers for the Microsoft Kinect. Kyle is also an avid self-tracker, which means he uses technology to measure different aspects of his health and biology.
