Passive energy harvesting is an idea whose time may have arrived. With the increasing number of deployments of sensors to measure the environment both inside and outside buildings, as well as larger-scale “smart city” programmes, power is starting to be needed in the strangest of places.
Shenzhen startup Makeblock makes and sells aluminum building sets for building everything from music robots to plotters.
Circuit bender Christopher Kaczmarek will have a variety of circuit-bent and electronic musical instruments on hand at World Maker Faire later on this month. Visitors will be invited to rock out on the instruments.
A who’s who of the 3D printing industry will gather in Silicon Valley for the Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo next week.
Purl Bee provides a cool colorblock knit scarf tutorial just in time for fall!
Now in the closing few days of its Kickstarter campaign the Pixy camera board isn’t just another camera, it’s a “smart” vision sensor.
This modern geometric bistro table would really spruce up a backyard or patio and is easy to make, no less! Learn how on Design Love Fest.
