Made On Earth — Batching It
Like many of us, Matthias Wandel spent a lot of time robotically swapping disks in and out of his CD burner, ripping music, and doing backups. Then he thought he could rig up something to perform the tasks for him.
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Made On Earth — SunVee
With the peak oil crisis looming, the Vee 9 solar vehicle has been getting a lot of press recently. And for good reason — it promises the same guilt-free commute experience as trendier rides like the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape — but for nearly $20,000 less.
Made On Earth — Atom Smashing Success
With big, expensive equipment and closely con- trolled experiment schedules, particle physics has never been a field for the do-it-yourselfer. But that didn’t stop Tim Koeth from building two operational cyclotrons on his own time and dime.
Made On Earth — 15-Mile-High Club
Forget billionaire Richard Branson’s overpriced tourist spaceships. For a few thousand bucks, physics student Art Vanden Berg put his computer-controlled model glider 79,000 feet into the stratosphere.
Made On Earth — Insect Inside
Garnet Hertz will never want or need to debug his mobile robot, because it’s controlled by a live cockroach.
MAKE on NPR’s Science Friday!
Makers! Set your RadioSharks! This Friday (April 1st) I’ll be on the 2nd hour of NPR’s Science Friday with Ira Flatow talking about DIY projects and lots of fun projects you can do with stuff around your house. More information about Science Friday can be found here as well a station locator with times with streaming info here.
Cigar Box Guitars
Wow, two tobacco based projects in a row. Here’s a pretty cool site that shows you how to make a Cigar box guitar. Check out the Hall of Fame with mentions of Jimi Hendrix, Carl Perkins, Gov’t Mule, Albert King and Ted Nugent. I have an old Cigar box with bolts in it, once I work through those bolts- I think I’ll make one of these.
