New Spin on Old Audio Technology
Michael Flynn’s Cooperative Phonograph brings an interactive experience to 19th Century audio technology.
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!
Building a Low-Cost Nanoscope with Lego and Makeblock
Students at a workshop built a sub-$500 atomic force microcope out of Lego, Makeblock, 3D-printed parts, and Arduinos.
10 More T-Shirts from World Maker Faire NY
Day two of our sartorial bread and butter.
Physics Experiments from Upcycled Appliances
Xraise Cornell is an outreach group that makes interactive devices that demonstrate unusual physics phenomena. Check out this montage video of some of the fun gadgets they brought to Maker Faire New York. My favorite: the microwave with neon bulbs inside that ionize and light up when hit with microwaves.
10 Great T-Shirts Seen at World Maker Faire NY
It’s our sartorial bread and butter.
My First Epic Failure was at Maker Faire New York
A story about a failed doomed cardboard moon, and a surprising exhibit that replaces it three years later.
Makers: Earth Needs You!
Earlier this summer NASA announced its “asteroid grand challenge“, a campaign to enlist the public in helping the space agency come up with ideas for defending against asteroids that could threaten earth. While NASA spokesperson Sarah Ramsey said the agency has identified 95 percent of all “planet killer” asteroids and there is no threat on […]
