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Ceiling Periodic Table

Ceiling Periodic Table

05/07/2012

When high school chemistry teacher Scott Byrum noticed that the acoustic tiles in his newly-renovated lab were square, he saw...

A Blanket That Knows its Own Shape

A Blanket That Knows its Own Shape

05/03/2012

Interesting soft-circuits application from a group of architects at the University of Toronto: A blanket with a network of soft...

Text Tool: Steel Pan Tuning

Text Tool: Steel Pan Tuning

05/01/2012

You probably can't learn to make a steel pan just by reading a book about it. But don't you want...

May is Reclaimed Materials Month

May is Reclaimed Materials Month

05/01/2012

We had a great time in April, with concrete month! Now it's time for "reclaimed materials." If you've got resources,...

The Great Concrete Canoe Race

The Great Concrete Canoe Race

04/30/2012

For me, Concrete Month has been about discovering all kinds of amazing uses for a material that, before, had seemed...

Oobleck for Potholes

Oobleck for Potholes

04/30/2012

A group Case Western Reserve University undergraduates have created a waterproof Kevlar-reinforced pouch filled with shear-thickening fluid that can be...

How-To: Styrofoam Concrete

How-To: Styrofoam Concrete

04/26/2012

Some nice detailed build notes from Nori Lamphere, describing her styrofoam concrete wall construction method, including a specific mix formula...

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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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