How-To: Cardboard Laptop Case
This cardboard laptop case made by instructables user nikoto mimics an upscale designer case with a similar design and uses almost all recycled materials! More: Cardboard laptop case on MAKE
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!
The Radish, an indoor-solar-powered data display
A Google engineer has developed a solar-powered data display for Google calendar information to use as signage in Google’s offices outside of their conference rooms (to display meeting schedules). It uses an ultra lower-power Cholesteric LCD display which can operate on energy generated from indoor light. Aaron Spangler, the engineer, claims on the video that […]
Cardboard box wins UK green contest
Via SkyNews: This is the รยฃ50,000 winner of a contest to find the world’s greenest invention – a solar-powered oven made from cardboard. The cooker took the FT Climate Change Challenge crown after beating 300 other creations, including a food additive which stops cows passing wind. The Kyoto Box oven – which costs just รยฃ3.50 […]
Introducing: the Legway
So as not to use the dreaded “S” word two times in a day, we’ll call this by its alternate name: the Legway, a step-powered vehicle. It’s actually a variation of the Universe Cycle, with handlebars. I’d love to see a video to see how wonky it is to drive. The builder says it’s not […]
Arduino HVAC servo thermostat
Instructables user tikka308 writes: Because HVAC units use a lot of energy (particularly when in ‘air conditioning’ mode during hot summer months) and renters do not have the ability to easily implement energy star (i.e. more efficient) units or to regulate their tempature, I wanted to find a way, without making permanent changes, to control […]
Phil on PBS' Planet Forward
The “MAKEcationing” Phillip was on PBS’ Planet Forward program, talking up he and Limore’s Tweet-a-Watt (which’ll be a featured project in MAKE, Volume 18, BTW). Twittering power meter
Gallery of junk-based art
Over at New World Geek, Patti points us to this inspiring roundup of art made from junk and recycled materials. Recycled Treasures Converted Into Inspired Art
