Control This Robot Arm – With Your Brain
“We are aiming to make a change, show the world that BCI is not something in the future, it is something that is already happening.”
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!
Under Your Skin: Wearables Meet DIY Body Mods
Sure, wearables are great, but theyโre still external devices.ยญ But thereโs a small community thinking beyond wearables. These self-described biohackers create DIY implantable systems to augment human capabilities and transcend the limits of biology.
Journey To The Edge Of Space: Take The Global Space Balloon Challenge
Registration for this year’s Global Space Balloon Challenge has just opened. Do you have what it takes to send a payload into near-space using a high-altitude balloon?
Man Saves Wife’s Sight by 3D Printing Her Tumor
When his wife was misdiagnosed, Michael Balzer used 3D printing and imaging to get her well
Emailing Hardware into Space
During December the first ever tool was ’emailed’ to the International Space Station and now, if you want to, you can print the same wrench on your own 3d printer.
3D Printed Custom Insoles
One of the major benefits of 3D printing is the ability to create custom items that fit the needs of one user instead of a large market. This kind of customization would not be practical withย traditional manufacturing practices that require large runs of the same item to recoup the setup costs. There are few better […]
Anouk’s New Creation: Intel Edison Based Spider Dress 2.0
Inspired by the territorial displays of arachnids, the Spider Dress 2.0 by designer and electronic wearables artist Anouk Wipprecht is a mechatronic dress with an Intel Edison chip that uses biosignals and learned threat detection to defend the wearerโs personal space. Mechanical arms extend and retract as a response to external stimuli, making it a […]
