CDornaments
Throw a CD in the shredder to create this ornament.
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!
They Might Be Giants at the New York Hall of Science this Sunday
If you haven’t heard about They Might Be Giants’ new album “Here Comes Science,” here’s your chance. They’ll play a benefit concert at the New York Hall of Science this Sunday: Queens, N.Y. รขโฌโ After months of traveling the country on a national tour, 2009 Grammy Winners They Might Be Giants will play two benefit […]
Chainmail armor entirely from beer can tabs!
Wow – any medieval military gear made from refuse would impress me, but this guy went above and beyond by incorporating the colored tabs into a very intentional pattern. Godspeed, brave knight! [via Geekologie]
Furniture from Recycled Wine Barrels
Sean @ MAKE points us to this handmade furniture by Etsy seller Stil Novo Design, constructed from reclaimed wine barrel staves.
Festo CyberKite
Windmil of the future? The latest advancement in kite fighting? Kitesurfing robots? The Festo CyberKite deftly controls the graceful movements of a rather large kite with relative ease.
Handmade recycled oak wine barrel furniture
Etsy sellers Stil Novo Design make one-off hand-crafted furniture from reclaimed French white oak wine barrel staves. The pieces are good-looking and quite reasonably priced for handmade furniture. [Thanks, Camilla!]
Soft-setting adhesive putty
Sugru is a lot like epoxy putty, except that it sets on exposure to air (so you don’t have to knead two different components together) and that it dries to a soft, pliable, bouncy silicone elastomer. It sticks to most surfaces and bonds especially well to metals. [via Hack a Day]
