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Ocean power

Ocean power

10/27/2009

Capturing the same powerful forces that destroyed the Tacoma Narrows Bridge shortly after it was built, researchers at the University...

William Kamkwamba at MIT

William Kamkwamba at MIT

10/25/2009

William has been a classic maker since he was very young. One of the most powerful stories they told was...

Making Football Hero

10/22/2009

We never do the same thing twice, and the projects can be pretty stressful as we're always taking a risk...

CD scrounged drawing machine

CD scrounged drawing machine

10/22/2009

It's actually a drawing machine. It's built from two stepper motors I salvaged from come old CD-ROM drives. You can't...

MassTEC Conference

MassTEC Conference

10/18/2009

Last week, at the annual MassTEC conference an interesting collection of science and technology teachers gathered to share experiences and...

Mark’s violin update

Mark’s violin update

10/18/2009

Mark Williams' electric violin, which he has been building over the past few months is nearly complete. Other than the...

Street View’s embedded videos

10/15/2009

Phil Clandillon has a cool new video project featuring Google Earth mashups with panoramic images of specific locations relating to...

Junkbot student videos

10/11/2009

As a summation assignment for the CD scrounging, battery pack and junkbot project, students made videos showing their junkbot. In...

Chutney jar PCB etch

10/03/2009

I had two circuit boards nagging me to be etched this morning. Without a photo developing tray, it seemed some...

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Escape to an island of imagination + innovation as Maker Faire Bay Area returns for its 16th iteration!

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