Leaf Blower Hovercraft
Wayne & Layne partner Matthew Beckler helps “kid-maker Ethan” build a leaf blower hovercraft using these plans. Neat!
Science
DIY science is the perfect way to use your creative skills and learn something new. With the right supplies, some determination, and a curious mind, you can create amazing experiments that open up a whole world of possibilities. At home-made laboratories or tech workshops, makers from all backgrounds can explore new ideas by finding ways to study their environment in novel ways – allowing them to make breathtaking discoveries!
Play Pong While Waiting for the Light to Change
If you find yourself on the streets of Hildesheim Germany you might be pleasantly surprised to be suddenly pitted against another pedestrian in a game of pong.
Cypress Hill Played Through a Squid’s Fin
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, […]
Math Monday: Linkages – Four Bars, More Positions?
Written by Glen Whitney for the Museum of Mathematics In this column, we will wrap up our close look at four-bar linkages. See the Linkages series introduction for the MoMath Linkage Kit, an introduction, and general instructions. Given how difficult it was to construct a linkage that caused one bar to take on four desired […]
The Treadmill Bike
The Treadmill Bike by Bicycle Forrest is cracking me up. Yes, it’s a viral video to ever so subtly introduce you to their Bicycle CAD software, but that’s not going to stop me from writing about it. Besides the fact that there’s CAD software geared towards building bikes, which is cool by itself, I think it’s great that they had an itch and decided to build a treadmill/bike mashup to scratch it.
Hacker Scouts at Ace Monster Toys
Oakland’s AMT hackerspace spent last Sunday teaching kids about biospheres! Yesterday marked the inaugural Open Lab for our new adventure: Hacker Scouts. We had an amazing turnout with about 40 enthusiastic kids and their supportive parents! Our featured project was Biospheres, which half the kids decided to work on, while the other half chose activities […]
The Nerdy Derby at World Maker Faire New York
The Nerdy Derby is a Pinewood Derby-inspired no-rules* car building and racing competition brought to you by students from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. The first Nerdy Derby will take place on September 29th and 30th at World Maker Faire New York at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. Awards will be handed out […]