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GE Garages is a mobile manufacturing lab that celebrates technologists, entrepreneurs, and everyday people with a one-of-a kind opportunity to discover modern prototyping and manufacturing processes, collaborate in hands-on workshops, participate in specialized manufacturing training and education, and learn from guest speakers. GE Garages appeared at SXSW 2012, Rice University in Houston, TX and received […]
With scarf and blanket season right around the corner, now is definitely a good time to brush up your edge embroidery skills, and this embroidered scarf tutorial from The Purl Bee is the perfect way to get up to speed! The chevron blanket stitch is my favorite—it looks like embroidered bunting! Which one do you […]
Cephalopods like squid and octopuses have color-changing cells called chromatophores, which enable them to blend into their surroundings to hide from predators and prey. Chromatophores can be triggered by electrical signals, so watch what happens when the folks at Backyard Brains play music through a squid fin. The song selection is Cypress Hill’s 1993 classic track, […]
Want to get the professional finish of a garment sewn on an industrial sewing machine, but without replacing your grandmother’s old Singer? I like to sew. I call it my “Zen.” It relaxes me. But like everyone, I like to get done quickly and create a garment that fits and looks professionally made. That’s what […]
Artist Emir Sehanovic created these enigmatic images by collaging civil war photographs with various other printed matter. [via Alec Shao]
The Art Controller is a multitalented, stand-alone relay module with microcontroller based timing and logic. Easier to adjust and more versatile than most other low-cost time-delay relay modules, the Art Controller can switch AC or DC loads and is reprogrammable to handle the most specialized applications. The Art Controller gets its name from its inspiration. […]
Whether you’re creating a costume for the next convention or gearing up for Halloween a little early, you’ll dig Etsy seller Ivan Owen’s mechanical hand extensions. Covered in fur or left bare, Owen’s prosthesis are suitable for werewolfs to steampunk robots and everything in between.
