Fritzing Fab: Turn Your Fritzing Sketches into PCBs
You can now go to fab.fritzing.org and order a PCB directly from your Fritzing sketch. (Just use your Fritzing.org account to log in.)
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Galaxy S II-Powered CubeStormer II
First Chess, then Jeopardy, now the Rubic’s Cube. Mike Dobson and David Gilday’s CubeStormer II Rubic’s Cube solving robot successfully beat Australian Feliks Zemdegs’ 5.66 second record by solving a cube in a mere 5.352 seconds. The feat was accomplished using four LEGO Mindstorm NXT kits controlled by a Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone. The Singularity is near, I tell ya.
American Speedster PVC Pedal Car
Florida maker Daniel Fleischman designs and builds pedal-powered vehicles using PVC tubing for his company American Speedster. On his site you’ll find plans and component kits available for a small fee. Pedal-powered vehicles are becoming increasingly popular. Some folks are even hot-rodding them with electric conversions.
Remembering Mike Dorffler, Cineroc Creator
A look back at the man, the Estes designer, who invented the Cineroc rocketry movie camera.
Drawing Circuits in Conductive Ink
Materials researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign have developed a highly conductive silver ink. In this video, Analisa Russo, a graduate student in the research group of Professor Jennifer Lewis shows exactly how to make this amazing ink, which could be used for a wide variety of hobby projects and in advanced electronics hardware. […]
Glitzy Lucite Bangle
Glitter ‘n Glue’s Kristen Turner shows us how to make your own designer-looking Lucite cuff with a plastic tube, some gold spray paint, and a hint of elbow grease. Check out her blog post for a video tutorial.