Month: April 2012

Makerspaces in Education and DARPA

Recently, Mitch Altman announced publicly that he’s not participating in Maker Faire this year because MAKE received a DARPA award for education. I have talked to Mitch and shared in detail our proposed work. I have listened to him express his concerns about the DARPA award. I don’t agree with Mitch, but I respect his opinion. I believe that Mitch’s public statements do not fairly characterize the program and have caused confusion about DARPA’s role. I’d like to explain what we’re doing and why.

Continue Reading April 4th, 2012 Dale Dougherty153

Cast Cement CNC Chassis

Those of you who click through to read more about this very cool project from grad student Kenny Cheung of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms may be a bit disappointed: The page is not really complete yet and a bunch of the resources, including the physibles, are still “coming soon!” But it’s so cool, I didn’t want to wait. Looks like the molds are laser cut and, I would expect, reusable. [Thanks, thatcherc!]

Continue Reading April 4th, 2012 Sean Michael Ragan16

Dalek Pysanky Egg

Earlier today you got a taste of Pysanky, cookie-style, and I’m pleased to present another non-traditional version of the Ukrainian egg decorating techniques. This amazing Dalek egg made the internet rounds a couple of years ago, but when it resurfaced on Neatorama this morning I felt it was well worth sharing. I especially love that […]

Continue Reading April 4th, 2012 Rachelhobson2

Jun Mitani’s Computer-Designed Origami

I enjoyed this interview with Jun Mitani on the Creators Project. Mitani is an associate professor of Computer Science at the University of Tsukuba, and creates incredible origami forms with the help of algorithms and custom software. See his Flickr photostream for more pictures of his work.

Continue Reading April 4th, 2012 John Baichtal

How-To: Easy Neon Canvas Tote

Excited to hop on the neon trend, but not sure that you’re ready to rock a pair of those super-bright leggings? Ease in gently with this neon canvas tote tutorial that our own Lish shared on her site. It’s fun, summery, and the perfect way to add a pop of color to your warm weather […]

Continue Reading April 4th, 2012 Haley Pierson-Cox

GuitarExtended Uses Arduino and PD to Control Effects

GuitarExtended is a multi-effects system that can digitally alter the sound of a guitar using PD. The user has a box with multiple switches on it that change the alteration to the sound, and the variables of that sound are controlled using a homemade expression pedal with the help of Arduino.

Continue Reading April 4th, 2012 Michael Colombo10

High Schoolers Build the Styrofoam Plate Speaker

High school students build the Styrofoam Plate Speaker project, thanks for a science and engineering outreach program.

Continue Reading April 4th, 2012 Laura Cochrane

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