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Introduction to Solar Chargers

Jeff over at Voltaic recently posted the first part of a five part tutorial on how solar chargers work. In this first tutorial, you’ll learn how to measure Open Circuit Voltage and Short Circuit Current. You’ll then move on to learn about measuring total power output, how to store power, how charge circuits protect the battery, and how to use stored power to charger a device. This is the perfect introduction to solar chargers for anyone interested in adding solar to their project.

Continue Reading September 15th, 2011 Adam Flaherty

How-To: Hand-Printing on Fabric

I have a secret desire to be a textile designer, so any textile project always piques my interest. I love this hand-printed fabric tutorial on Whip Up. Using pre-cut squares of EVA foam to form your design is simply genius!

Continue Reading September 15th, 2011 Arwen O'Reilly Griffith

HP’s “Hacking Autism” Initiative

In June 2011, HP launched their Hacking Autism initiative, which seeks new ideas for touch technology applications beneficial to people with autism.

Continue Reading September 15th, 2011 Gareth Branwyn4

The Long Slow Make: Anil Dash and Dale Dougherty

Anil Dash shares his observations and insights into the development of the Maker movement. He sees it as a kind of political movement that is apolitical in nature but also radical and inclusive. This conversation with Anil and Dale Dougherty, founder of MAKE magazine and Maker Faire, touches on the social context of making, and […]

Continue Reading September 15th, 2011 Brookelynn Morris

Vegetable-Oil-Powered Motorcycle Interview

“Come see what happens when we imagine the world differently!” If you’ve seen any of the ads for Maker Faire New York, taking place this weekend, September 17 and 18, at the New York Hall of Science in Queens, you’ve seen this invitation. Makers have a gift for imagining the world differently, and one maker […]

Continue Reading September 15th, 2011July 2nd, 2015 Goli Mohammadi

Bust Craftacular Preview: Part 2

Here’s the next installment in our Maker Faire New York preview series for the Bust Craftacular. Today we bring you accessory and homegoods vendors.

Continue Reading September 15th, 2011 Bridesmaidlish

Top 10: Stupid Plastic Tricks

We have hundreds of posts in the archives with the keyword “plastic” in the title, but many of them are about particular objects made from plastic, rather than general methods for working with plastics. So I went through and cherry-picked ten of what I considered to be the more inventive and unusual methods-based “plastics” posts. The photos aren’t sexy, but if you’re interested in weird things you can do with plastic, at home, this is the post for you. And some of these methods will probably turn out to be not so “stupid,” after all

Continue Reading September 15th, 2011June 5th, 2018 Sean Michael Ragan6

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