Learn the Difference: Gas and Diode Lasers
Lasers are used for lots of purposes, but how much do you know about how they function? Here are two common types of lasers and how they work.
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Tested Live Show Comes to San Francisco This Friday
Can’t get enough MythBusters? Not to worry, Adam Savage along with Norman Chan and Will Smith are hosting the Tested Live show this Friday night at the Castro Theater in San Francisco.
We Talk to the Mystery Maker Behind the 3D Printed Railgun
Make: talks to the man behind the homemade, portable railgun that the net has gone nuts over.
Zen and the Art of Microscope Maintenance
One man’s quest to restore a busted scanning electron microscope.
Inventor Reveals the Secrets Behind His Attacknid Walking Robot Toys
See how the inventor of the Attacknid walking robotic toy took his ideas from prototypes to products.
Mechanical Monster Hands, Run for Your Lives!
How to make a working pair of giant monster hands and arm extenders for a costume.
$30 Gets You the Sensor-Packed, Curie-Powered Arduino 101
Today at the Rome Maker Faire, Intel and Arduino are announcing a new board, the Arduino 101, powered by the Intel Curie module.