How-To: Rose Rings
Whip up a set of pretty floral rings with this quick and easy rose ring tutorial!
Month: May 2013
Synthetic Biology for Makers
John Cumbers and a team of synthetic biologists are offering a one-day course on the subject in San Francisco. The course is aimed at makers and programmers, and designed to give a comprehensive introduction into synthetic biology. Last week, I learned that we’re much closer to DIY synthetic biology than many of us realize. This course should be a good primer.
Playing A Human Theremin
Graphic designer Lucy Sansom turned her sister into a human theremin and then made this video demonstrating how she is played!
How-To: Recycled Paper Jewelry
Think paper jewelry’s just for kids? Think again! Make your own fun, stylish bangles with this new video tutorial from Mark Montano.
Diyode Codeshield Gets a Lesson Plan
The Diyode Codeshield is a fascinating project out of the Diyode hackerspace in Guelph, ON. It’s an Arduino shield loaded with sensors, a buzzer, a motor, LEDs, a rotary encoder, and so on, with the idea that it would help people learn Arduino programming without having to learn about electronics first. The group showed off […]
Toys Made From Salvaged Flip-flops in Kenya
These whimsical toy animals are the work of The Ocean Sole flip-flop recycling company in Nairobi. The toys they make are created from old flip-flops and other debris that has washed up on the beaches in Kenya.
Animatronic Beaker Puppet Lip-Syncs to Tunes
Instructables user vigothecarpathian adapted a holiday decoration to create a fully functional Beaker puppet that can be used as a traditional puppet but also moves his mouth along with the music when a music player is plugged into him. Beaker-bot, for me is both an excellent puppet for someone like me who does not have […]
