PET bottles reused with style
Absolutely beautiful and inspiring bottle-based objects from Ryter Design. via notcot via noquedanblog.
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 Pan PC
Jorge sent in a link to his latest creation, the Pan PC. It’s made from found and recycled parts that he has collected. Apparently it doesn’t even require electricity? Now that’s cool. [Thanks Jorge] Pan PC is my final draft of the graduate in electronics applied to the arts (IUNA), dictated by my friend and […]
Pallet Chair
Friend of MAKE Mikey Sklar writes in: Everyone has pallets. Wendy Tremayne explains just how easy it is to convert your standard pallet into a beautiful adirondack chair. The only costs involved is a few dollars in nuts, bolts, washers and screws.
Walking, wheeled, fire-breathing motorcycle thingie
This makes me deeply happy on a whole bunch of different levels. Mutoid Waste Company [via BotJunkie]
Nobel Physicist chosen to be Energy Secretary
Nobel Physicist chosen to be Energy Secretary – “we are what we celebrate”, having a scientist in this role is a fantastic choice, we’ll see how it goes!… Steven Worked on laser cooling and trapping atoms using lasers! President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who heads the Lawrence Berkeley National […]
Make electricity with the back shed
Brian sends this about The Back Shed, a great site with info about windmills and renewable energy. There is an excellent page about getting started with windmills. Particularly interesting isthe project for converting junker computer parts and pvc into a wind powered battery charger. Home made wind generators have been around for decades, with designs […]
Fun with genetic algorithms
A genetic algorithm provides a simple way to search for an approximately optimal solution for an otherwise difficult and complex problem. By simulating the process of evolution, random mutation, breeding and selective pressure, a program can evolve a solution to a problem. Seth Just wrote in with a simple and customizable genetic algorithm written in […]
