Aritst Sally Hogarth will be exhibiting a charming new video at an annual arts and crafts festival in Scotland called Spring Fling. Visitors will be able to watch the video, which is about the traditional knitted gloves from a small Scottish mining town called Sanquhar, by scanning knitted QR codes which will link them to […]
I Heart Robotics is running a cool series of posts testing the merits and failure modes of various types of threaded fasteners in 3D-printed plastic parts. So far they’ve hit wood screws, self-tapping plastic screws, and a special type of melt-in threaded insert for machine screws I’d never seen before. Check it out!
If you’ve got an iPad with a camera, you can now use it to capture 3D objects using Autodesk’s new 123D Catch app for the iPad. Similar to the desktop software of the same name, you take a series of photographs of an object or setting and upload them to a server. The service will then compile a fully textured 3D model for display and manipulation.
Did you know you can generate electricity from the “metal-breathing” anaerobic bacteria found in ordinary mud? Having no oxygen to breathe, these bacteria produce energy for their growth by transferring electrons to clumps of rust and other metal oxides, in a process called dissimilatory metal reduction. Dr. Ashley Franks, director of K–12 outreach at the […]
You can have as many ice cream cones as you want, or make, thanks to this tutorial from Melissa and Kellie of Icing Designs. These faux ruffled ice cream cones look great as a bunch hanging from a chandelier or flying solo.
This Minecraft themed wedding featured on Geekologie today is amazing. The sculptures set the scene, but it’s the details that take it over the top. The groomsmen’s ties are rad, and I think her necklace is better than a real diamond. [via The Goodness] More: Lego Minifigs as Wedding Placecards @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Minecraft Brunch […]
Our latest Weekend Project is both fashionable and fun. Combine a solar battery with a “joule thief” and make a Solar Joule Bracelet!
