Soft Circuit Saturdays at Cambridge Mini Maker Faire 04/23/2010 Angela Sheehan runs a site of crafty creations called Soft Circuit Saturdays. She demonstrates lots of neat ways that you...
MITers at Cambridge Mini Maker Faire 04/23/2010 After class, how do you blow off some steam, sparks, swarf? Over at MIT, they have MITers, a great on-campus...
Modkit at Cambridge Mini Maker Faire 04/20/2010 Ed Baafi has been working up Modkit, a great new interface that combines the language Scratch with the ability to...
Electric cupcakes 03/07/2010 Several years ago, my then science department head and former 9th grade science teacher was retiring. Bob Webster brought me...
Scratch Board guitar 02/17/2010 Thus was born the idea of the scratch guitar controllers. I experimented with a bunch of materials trying to find...
Using snow to see heat transfer 02/14/2010 In these photos, you can see the heat transfer happening through a number of roofs in my neighborhood. In a...
Vintage miniature stories 02/12/2010 Recently, I came across photographer Michael Paul Smith, who has an online showcase of his miniature scene photographs. I asked...
LEGO smartphone gaming rigs 02/05/2010 These are fun enclosures for your iPod or other smartphone. I made a simple one for my G1, and now...
ChumbyChimp and Po 02/04/2010 Back when I got my Chumby Guts kit a few months ago, I imagined that it would be pretty funny...
Study structures with straws 02/02/2010 Have you built a straw tower as a student, or have you used the project as a teacher? How well...
