Laser cut backache battling laptop stand 11/06/2008 Another “things” video from our pal Bre… Eric Skiff’s back hurt and his neck was strained from hunching over his...
Purely Platonic – A Primer @ MAKE 11/06/2008 Dodecahedron Table Lamp by Charles Platt. Have fun with classic Platonic geometry while building your own dodecahedron table lamp. Page...
Sensor Interfaces – A Primer @ MAKE 11/06/2008 Sensor Interfaces by Tom Igoe. How circuits communicate with the outside world. Page 160 – MAKE 5. Read this article...
Voltage, current, and resistance – A Primer @ MAKE 11/06/2008 Voltage, current, and resistance by Joe Grand. Voltage, current, and resistance are three staple quantities you’ll encounter with anything that...
Self balancing unicycle… for sale soon! (video) 11/06/2008 This MAKE-made-looking self balancing unicycle will go on sale soon, $1,500 looks like a lot of fun, love it!
Laser sensors for wind turbines 11/06/2008 Technology Review – laser sensors for wind turbines… A new fiber-optic laser system can measure wind speed and direction up...
Population map – Boroughs of NYC 11/06/2008 Wow, makers like map visualizations! JB (and a couple other folks) sent in this map of the boroughs of NYC...
The astrometry pool on Flickr automatically adds labels to the astronomy photos you upload 11/06/2008 Wow, this might be the coolest thing ever – The astrometry pool on Flickr automatically adds labels to the astronomy...
Election maps based on population 11/06/2008 Mark Newman’s, Department of Physics and Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of Michigan election maps based on...