This Week in Making: Drilling, Diodes, and Dirt

• Maker Faire Bay Area is less than a month away! This year we’ll have one very special guest, our robot mascot Makey! You can see how Shawn Thorsson started his work on the costume.
• Virtual reality isn’t just for gamers. See how creative professionals used this technology in this gallery of cool Tilt Brush designs.

• It was Earth Day this Friday! To celebrate we did a round-up of 25 green projects you can do to show your appreciation for the planet.
• Can a diode change someone’s life? Onur Çelebi shares the life changing moment of discovery that lead to a lifelong passion in electronics.
• Navid Azodi and Thomas Pryor, two undergraduates from the University of Washington, won a prize for a pair of gloves that translate sign language into speech.

• Bob Knetzger has been sharing his toy-making savvy with us for ages, and now all his amusing projects are in one book, Make: Fun! Get the good times started with this goofy, bobbing “spudmarine” project.

Tip of the Week:

There’s more than one way to drill straight. Here are four cheap options to get you started.

This weeks upcoming Events:

• Bloomsburg Mini Maker Faire (PA): April 30, 2016 – 1st annual
• Cape Cod Mini Maker Faire (MA): April 30, 2016 – 3rd annual
• Greater Newark Mini Maker Faire (NJ): April 30, 2016 – 3rd annual
• Jinqiao Mini Maker Faire (Shanghai, China): April 30, 2016 – 3rd annual
• Maker Faire Paris (France): April 30 & May 1, 2016 – 3rd annual
• Westport Mini Maker Faire (CT): April 30, 2016 – 5th annual