“Blind Juggler” bounces ball without sensory input 09/17/2009 Thanks to careful engineering, this blind juggler robot is able to keep a ball bouncing on its surface without any...
Fascination: Fiorenzo Omenetto 09/17/2009 Fiorenzo 'Fio' Omenetto, a physicist turned bioengineer at Tufts University, is fascinated with silk.
Paris 2007, a popularity meter 09/17/2009 Tim Schwartz made clever use of an old indicator dial with his piece Paris, 2007.
Ask MAKE: Why do flourescent lights buzz? 09/17/2009 A few weeks ago, we looked at why dimmer switches cause incandescent light bulbs to buzz. We subsequently received a...
JeeNode, a low cost wireless sensor node 09/16/2009 This JeeNode wireless communication platform looks like a fun and cost effective way to get into experimenting with RF communication.
Claims of pnuematic processor full of air 09/07/2009 Researchers Minsoung Rhee and Mark Burns at the University of Michigan have created an 8 bit processor using logic gates...
Electroadhesive climber robots 08/19/2009 MAKE reader Travis pointed out this neat technology that is being used to make robots that can climb on almost...
Make ice cream with your bike 08/15/2009 A bicycle-mounted ice cream maker: This would be a fun way to make a snack for your next picnic or...
Hack your cooler: Air chillers 08/13/2009 Sitting here in our un-airconditioned hackerspace after a long bike ride has got me thinking about how to cool off,...