Open Source Water Testing Platform is 3D Printed
Researchers from the Michigan Technological Institute design a completely open source water-testing device that won’t break the bank.
Biohacking
The latest DIY ideas, experiments and demonstrations in health science including at-home diagnostics and healing.
Open BCI: Rise of the Brain-Computer Interface
During this summer’s Digital Revolution exhibition at London’s Barbican Museum, a small brainwave-influenced game sat sandwiched between Lady Gaga’s Haus of Gaga and Google’s DevArt booth. It was Not Impossible Labs’ Brainwriter installation, which combined Tobii eye tracking and an OpenBCI Electroencephalography (EEG) device to allow players to shoot laser beams at virtual robots with […]
Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing Video: 3D Printing Organs
Anderson Ta, one of the judges for Make’s Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing, shares his background in Bio printing. He discusses the difficulties with printing living tissue and recent advancements in that area. Anderson also shares some observations of the printers he saw during the review process.
How-To: Foaming Hand Soap Recipe
Keep the germs away with this DIY foaming soap recipe from Karen at The Art of Doing Stuff.
Makers Against Ebola – Personal Protection Equipment
Since contracting Ebola can only happen when people come in contact with infected fluids, caregivers need to be protected. Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) are actually the solution but current PPE come with drawbacks. Improving PPE is a major goal of Fighting Ebola and it’s one area where makers can have an impact. What follows is an introduction to PPE because we can’t improve […]
Makers Against Ebola – The Missions
How are makers supposed to contribute to Fighting Ebola: A Grand Challenge for Development? This high-urgency initiative against Ebola is focused around four missions. They’re not centered around medical science but around the healthcare worker, their ability to provide care and stop the spread of the disease. As you’ll see, these are areas where we makers can […]
Makers Against Ebola – The Virus
Why are so many people getting sick if Ebola is not very contagious? How are makers supposed to get involved and make a difference? We need to understand fundamentals about Ebola if we’re going to help with Fighting Ebola. Let’s start with a little background on the disease. The current epidemic is the Zaire strain […]
