Prototyping a Raspberry Pi Home Cooling System
Ignacio Abel shows how he’s using Raspberry Pi to prototype a nighttime home cooling system.
Year: 2013
Arduino Announces Two new Boards: Galileo and TRE
Just before the launch of Maker Faire Rome, the Arduino team made a big splash by announcing two new Linux boards, each in collaboration with a different semiconductor company: Intel and Texas Instruments.
Tangeez: An Illuminated Building System
Imagine a building set that not only allows you to make your own creations, but changes color depending on how your put it together.
Eight Hacks from Breaking Bad
Being a scientist, Walter White of Breaking Bad is no stranger to the old fashioned hack. Here are some ones we like.
È il Momento: Maker Faire Rome
Make Faire Rome, Italy’s first Maker Faire, kicks off today. It’s a four-day celebration of making that’s attracted well over 200 makers from Italy and across Europe. The event is co-produced by Asset-Camera and Tecnopolo in collaboration with Arduino. Arduino’s Massimo Banzi and journalist Riccardo Luna are helping to curate the event.
Science writer Lorenzo Manella is heading up communications. He’s gotten to know the makers who will be attending the event quite well. “I’ve sorted through 200 or more maker projects to dig out their very essence,” he says. “I have tasted their bits and now will know their atoms.” On the eve of the fair I got Lorenzo to pause and answer a few questions about the big event.
Brain Storm: From Paper Model to Illustration
At first blush, it may seem that Book Williams Jr. created the image for our Volume 36 special section digitally, but that would’ve been too easy. Book is an amazing paper artist, and the process he uses to create images like this is time-intensive but fascinating. We asked him to give us a window into how he created this piece.
Upcycled Sequin Pillow
My Sister’s Suitcase shows us a stellar way to add some sparkle to a simple pillow by upcycling a dress. Don’t have a dress to change up? Find one at a thrift store to jazz up your chair or couch.
