ThreadHeads Earth Day Special
With Rob and Corrine at ThreadHeads, take a ride with the guys who started a really amazing project called Wearable Collections. Then, learn how to make a picnic blanket backpack out of all your old tee shirts!
Energy & Sustainability
If you’re a maker just starting out your journey in sustainability, it can be overwhelming to figure out how to get started. From understanding the types of materials to utilize, learning what steps will help reduce waste and emissions, and finding inspiring new ways to explore creativity that don’t have a negative environmental impact. The good news is there are plenty of resources available for DIYers looking for ways to make their projects more sustainable – from simple switches you can make today, big-picture ideas for longterm change, or exciting new ways makers are helping push sustainability into the future. In these blog posts we’ll look at tips tricks and ideas specifically tailored towards diyers and makers on the road to creating projects with greater eco consciousness so that not only will you create something beautiful but also respect its impact on our planet!
Turtle wheels
Jim @ Bamboo Turtle writes – Little Bit, a young Eastern Box Turtle was hit by a car in September of 2000. Her shell was crushed and she was left partially paralyzed. There was no way she would ever be released to the wild as happens with most successful rehabs. I repaired her shell using […]
The Uno – Segway meets motorcycle
MotorcycleMoto magazine has a great article on The Uno – a one wheeled-looking motorcycle. Thanks Daniel! The 2008 National Motorcycle Show in Toronto has always been heavily influenced by the American V-twin crowd and highlights some of the area’s top custom builders who have on display a fine array of one-off custom machines. This year’s […]
Solar-powered Stirling engine @ Maker Faire
Doug’s research and development delves deep into the design of stirling engines running off of solar energy. The above video shows his engine model 3d purring along right nicely – I’m in the process of performance testing the engine to see how closely its power output agree with my simulation. There are many sinks for […]
Mobile phone hacking in Africa
Interesting piece on AfriGadget about mobile phone hacking in rural Africa: One of the more interesting innovations is the development of a dual SIM card hack so that users can access multiple carriers. This product has two SIM card slots in a single phone – primarily to support price sensitive/prudent consumers who wish to optimise […]
Kite making @ Socrates Sculpture Park
Wow, lots of Maker-type events going on in the NY tri-state metro area, Marco writes in… Miwa Koizumi and Marco Scoffier have been invited by Socrates Sculpture Park to help organize a day of making kites from scratch using recycled shopping bags. We would love to get a lot of makers out to riff on […]
Bubbles of light change with the tide
These floating globes called “Bubble Bobbles” have an embedded tri-color LED that changes its color based on the tilt of the globe. Meant to be placed in a lake or a pool, every passing gust of wind or disturbance in the water causing a resulting color change. Bubble Bobble, [via]
