Drive-By Science
The evolution of Safecast’s bGeigie radiation logger.
Year: 2012
Fingernail Lawns – A Tiny World
Flickr user Alice Bartlett cut some green flocking to fit on her fingernails and staged a little scene with miniature figurines. I love projects that play with scale like this. They make me ponder the tiny worlds that exist just beyond my range of vision. Because microscopic life actually DOES exist on your fingernail! (Though […]
Building Living Machines
The birth of a kitchen-table biotech company.
Maker Faire Detroit Craft Faire Vendor Preview
Head over to Handmade Detroit to get a wee peek at the first group of vendors that will be a part of Maker Faire Detroit this weekend inside their Craft Faire.
MAKE Contributor Abe Connally Launches the Food Web Campaign
Abe Connally has written a number of excellent how-to pieces for MAKE on sustainable living. He and his family have been living off-grid for years, and he knows what he’s talking about. His website, Vela Creations, is a great resource for projects covering gardening, animal husbandry, energy generation and conservation, waste management, and more. Yesterday […]
Cleveland Public Library Is A “Maker Space”…
Cleveland Public Library’s TechCentral offers users advanced technology via Chris Gammell. The Cleveland Public Library is getting a high-tech upgrade — one it says is the first of its kind in any U.S. library. Today, the library unveils TechCentral, its downtown destination for computing and emerging technologies. The center will give visitors access to dynamic, […]
Pickle Jar Cozy
Just like the Kids in the Hall skit, sometimes I just have to say “I like pickles.” I like them so much, in fact, that I think my locally-made McClure’s need to be in a homemade cozy like the one Be Home Made shows you how to make.
