It’s news to me that it’s possible to extract the DNA from your own cells with just a few household products such as bottled water, dish soap, food coloring, table salt, and isopropyl alcohol. You can learn how to see your own DNA in this fun video from PBS’s NOVA.
Back in January App Inventor made the transition from Google to the MIT Center for Mobile Learning. For those of you that were interested in using the product going forward, take note that the project has launched the MIT App Inventor Open Beta Preview, which opens the service to anyone with a Google account.
Our maker this week is Charles Platt. He writes the “Electronics Fun and Fundamentals” column in every issue of MAKE and is also the author of the O’Reilly best-selling book Make: Electronics.
Thanks to everyone for the helpful and constructive feedback on last week’s Flickr pool roundup. We asked, you answered, we listened: We’re sticking with the old format. Enjoy!
Here are some cool things we saw in the CRAFT Flickr Pool this week: My first Brooch, by patriciaolazo Purple & Brown Rag Rug, by roses&pearls A girl with a hamster hat felt brooch, by hanaletters Bookmarks dolls, by *elenatillas* Flappy Owl, by Angry Angel
Redditor Soonermandan’s first DIY project is this set of three wooden pedals which he built to use while playing Battlefield 3. No word yet if his project has given him a competitive advantage during gameplay.
Windell and Lenore of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories clued me into BarBot 2012, which started last night and continues tonight. If your dream is to have robots pour you mixed drinks, this is where you need to be tonight. BarBot is a celebration of cocktail culture and man-machine interface. Get a drink from an actual […]
