Titanoboa: A 50′ Electromechanical Snake and a Few Words on How it was Made
If you made it out to Vancouver Mini Maker Faire last year, you would have seen theTitanoboa in-progress. Man, has it come a long way!
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!
Environmental Monitoring With Arduino goes to the Gowanus Canal
Emily Gertz and Patrick Di Justo, authors of Environmental Monitoring With Arduino (available from Maker Shed and O’Reilly), wrote it to let me know that the book got used as a textbook in the recent NYC Water Hackathon. They’ve got the pictures to prove it, too! Brooklyn, NY, March 25 — Patrick and I went […]
Luma League: Superbright LEDs Save Lives Supercheap
Inexpensive DIY phototherapy equipment is saving the lives of newborns around the world.
How-To: Tell Mammoth Ivory from Elephant Ivory
Whatever the larger implications of the mammoth ivory trade may be, it has created a practical forensic problem for law enforcement. Buying mammoth ivory is, generally, legal, while buying elephant ivory, generally, is not. But when you’re a customs official staring at a crate full of tusks, how do you know which is which?
How-To: Carve a Stone Bowl
Want to make a gift to eternity? Nothing says forever quite like a hand-carved stone bowl.
Wooden Lichen Garden Necklace
I’m always impressed by the seemingly boundless creativity and skill that Lisa from Lil Fish Studios brings to her projects, but this beautiful wood and lichen garden necklace absolutely blew me away. The detail work that went into making those teeny tiny plants is absolutely stunning. Do I really spy bits of crochet, embroidery, and […]
“Electric Lungs”
Welsh sculptor Jessica Lloyd-Jones created a series of four gas discharge tubes in the shape of human organs. Besides Electric Lungs, shown above, it includes Optic Nerve, Brain Wave, and Heart.