Combine an ECG headset with an Arduino to control paramecia! Paramecia display a behaviour known as galvanotaxis: movement in response to an electrical field. If an electrical field is generated across the water they are swimming in, they will turn to orient themselves to the field and will swim towards the cathode (negative terminal). The […]
The famous faster-than-the-wind cart that caused such a stir on the MAKE blog, is up for sale!
Add comfort and style to your favorite handbag with this purse strap cushion tutorial from Making Life Beautiful.
Sebastian Tomczak’s DIY Polyphonic Drum Machine and Rhythm Looper is powered by a Teensy micrcontroller. I’ve made a simple drum machine / looper. It is for Teensy but it can be easily ported to Arduino. It has four sounds, a 16-subdivision pattern, variable sample rate and can playback all four sounds at once.
Cliff Stoll is a prototypical mad scientist. His white hair juts out like it’s been hit with a jolt of static electricity, and his demeanor is just as energetic. I visited thinking I’d be covering his R/C forklift, but was drawn in for an afternoon of conversation and gadgetry.
Hook yourself a happy amphibious friend with this cute crochet frog applique pattern!
You are probably already familiar with the classic “Secret Book Compartment” project. There are variations of this project all over the internet. There have even been a few version that been featured in MAKE as well as on the MAKE YouTube channel. The basic concept of a secret book compartment is simple. You hollow out a large book and you use the cutout space to hide stuff. Unfortunately, most versions of this project have one major problem. You can only hide objects that are smaller than your book. However it is possible to hide larger objects by combining multiple books into one large multi-book container.
