Light prefers to take the shortest path, but under the right conditions you can make it bend and bounce, generating lovely effects in the process. This project takes advantage of some special properties of acrylic. Inside polished acrylic, light rays reflect off the smooth inner surfaces, preferring to escape at the rougher edges or scatter […]
9-10 November 2019 Vanke Design Commune, Nanshan, Shenzhen Maker Faire Shenzhen 2019 Join us in the largest maker gathering on Earth! This year for the Maker Forum, we will be inviting speakers from different sectors, cultures, and professional backgrounds to share their projects, stories and insights in sustainable development. As for the Applications of Technology […]
October Certified Open Source Hardware The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) runs a free program that allows creators to certify that their hardware complies with the community definition of open source hardware. Whenever you see the certification logo, you know that the certified hardware meets this standard. The certification site includes a full list of […]
Who are you, and where are you located? We are Master Plan Industries, a group of friends from Arizona dedicated to sharing our home-made interactive art with those who seek beauty and inspiration in their surroundings. What do you make? We call our line of products Novatropes, affectionately dubbing them “Electro-kinetic Sculptures.” They’re a […]
Coming up on November 21, we’ll be taking a live tour of Co.Lab Community Makers thanks to Digi-Key, our sponsors. This is an incredible space located in Austin Texas that is free to use! We did a Makerspace Spotlight article where you can learn more about the space. It looks like it is going to […]
After the hectic chaos that surrounds Halloween, it can be nice to relax a bit and just take a few deep breaths. This video by Reinis Stripnieks has served as a relaxing and mesmerizing piece of art. In this video they are taking a Panerai watch that is a bit aged, and doing a restoration […]
Use blue “sun print” paper to take unique UV photos with a cardboard camera
