Paper Craft Animation of a Water Cycle
Paper engineer Helen Friel created this remarkable paper craft stop motion animation of a water cycle, which takes place in a pop-up book, with collaborators Chris Turner and Jess Deacon.
Month: February 2013
Introducing Black Makers Month
Fortunately, I have a supportive family that helped me follow my dreams of becoming an engineer. Unfortunately for a lot of kids, they don’t have the kind of support network and opportunities that got me to where I am today. So last March I decided to do something more to help inspire these kids. First, I gave a TEDx talk on the topic. Then I began to collect profiles of black makers wherever I travelled with the hopes of giving kids heroes and role models. I’ve posted these profiles to a website “Black Makers.”
Adafruit’s Limor Fried Will Hang Out with Obama Thursday on Google+
Adafruit Industries’ Limor Fried has been selected to join President Obama this Thursday for a “fireside hangout” at 1:50pm PST/4:50pm EST. During the live event on Google+ Limor and the President will discuss manufacturing and education. You can play a role, too. Submit your questions to youtube.com/whitehouse and Obama will answer the questions voted to the top.
How-To: Whimsical Tulle skirt
Add a touch of romance and whimsey to your wardrobe with a pretty tulle skirt!
Tool Review: Barch Designs Raspberry PiHolder
Iโll admit it: I’m an enclosure geek. From the sleek, brushed-metal case I got for my first Mini-ITX computer, to the sheet steel box I wrapped around the electronics in my Nerf Sentry Gun build, I put a lot of thought into selecting the right case for the job. For my new Raspberry Pi Model B computer, however, I didn’t have to think very long. Not after I first laid eyes on the Barch Designs Raspberry PiHolder.
How-To: Doily Necklace Tutorial
Turn beautiful old doilies and laces into pieces of wearable art with this doily necklace tutorial!
Pi-blaster Improves Software PWM on Raspberry Pi
Without an external digital to analog converter circuit, getting pulse width modulation out of more than a single PWM pin on the Raspberry Pi could be achieved by writing your own code to set the pins high and low at the appropriate time (i.e. bitbanging). The solution isn’t perfect, however. Since you’re sharing the CPU […]
