Mark Frauenfelder

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05/17/2012

Getting the motorized mushroom ready for action!

05/17/2012

Here are crates of gear ready to be picked up by Maker Faire station managers. Gareth and I are coveting...

05/14/2012

Sculptor Tom Sachs made this wonderful seven-and-a-half minute film about his loved for the wondrous properties of plywood.

05/11/2012

From his backyard lab in Redwood City (a stone's throw away from Maker Faire -- well, maybe with the aid...

05/10/2012

Who knew evil mad scientists could be so nice? Lenore and Windell are two of the happiest makers I know.

05/10/2012

littleBits is a great way to introduce people to electronics prototyping without soldering or accidentally frying components.

05/07/2012

We don't know how the sound sucker works. Can you explain this acoustic phenomenon?

05/07/2012

Phil Torrone of Adafruit sent me a bag full of maker skill patches. When my 9-year-old daughter came home from...

05/07/2012

Our maker this week is Matthew Borgatti. Matthew makes so many things it's hard to even begin to describe what...

05/06/2012

A robotic espresso machine that lets you place an order via text message.