Building a Low-Cost Nanoscope with Lego and Makeblock
Students at a workshop built a sub-$500 atomic force microcope out of Lego, Makeblock, 3D-printed parts, and Arduinos.
Year: 2013
How-To: Chilled Monkey Brain Cake
If you grew up in the 80s, then you probably had the image of chilled monkey brains seared into your own brain by Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom. Well, now you can recreate your childhood horror with this spectacular Chilled Monkey Brain Cake tutorial.
Emma Willard’s Mini Maker Faire Starting Something Big
Emma Willard School in Troy, NY is staging a Mini Maker Faire, the first of four events celebrating the school’s 200th anniversary.
MinnowBoard Raises the Bar on Embedded Computing
Minnowboard is a new Open Source microcontroller board that is going after the Raspberry Pi market not by emulating the popular RasPi, but by blowing it out of the water with a four-inch $200 mini PC running Ångström Linux on an Intel Atom CPU.
PourSteady Coffebot Creates a Buzz at Maker Faire
Makers follow passion pursuits. Coffee lovers chase the perfect cup. Between the two there’s not much difference when you hear the story of Mark Sibenac and Stuart Heys who, in their pursuit of great coffee, applied their engineering skills to build a coffee-making robot. And a great cup of coffee it makes!
Monster Fruit Dip
Thirty Handmade Days has a really fun way to keep your little ones in the Halloween spirit all month with these this adorable monster fruit dip.
DIY Geometric Lamp
This modern moment is one you can actually recreate and bring into your home with this helpful tutorial from Oh Oh Blog.
