Pink Tentacle has a blurb about Panasonics hot pet carpet friends, this sounds like a job for a crafty arudino maker – At the Tokyo Fiber exhibition in Omotesando last weekend, Panasonic unveiled the “No-Constraints Carpet” (tentative product name?), an innovative hot carpet with the warm, fuzzy appeal of a beloved pet. The carpet’s luxurious […]
This is a really interesting overview of a lot of what’s going on (small and large scale) for some makers called The Transformation of Manufacturing in the 21st Century by Lawrence J. Rhoades – The new industrial revolution will enable people to live where they like and produce what they need locally. From open source […]
Here’s an interesting idea, use the wind generated from cars on highways to power turbines, Joe writes – The highway system that dissects Phoenix is expansive. While connecting 515 square miles of the Sonoran desert to support our sprawling culture, the valley freeways divide communities. My catalyst proposes to retroactively collect royalties on the land […]
The Economist magazine has a possible solution to using land for power generating windmills … Put them in the sky! If it ever seems windy where you live, be thankful you do not live 10km up in the air. At that height, the jet-stream winds blow stronger and more constantly than ground level winds, carrying […]
Jane stop this crazy thing – A 3D printer didn’t work out so well at the end in this video, but that’s fun part of something new – I can’t wait until they mess up and print thousands of copies of themselves… [via] Link. Related: RepRap, viral confections, wind-composition… dorkbot … – Link. 3D printer […]
Here is a fuel cell for RC cars, $1,500! That thing is faaaaast! The H-cell is a unique integration “upgrade” kit for electric hobby R/C cars, designed as a drop in unit that can fit inside widely available Tamiya TT-01 type chassis. The H-cell system designed by Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies includes a 30W air-cooled, […]
Please welcome our jewelry polishing overlords. This is great, if I had jewelry, robotic precision seems extremely desirable, more so if those cheap synthetic diamonds ever come out – The VDK 1000, a robotic jewelry polishing system invented by South Dakota School of Mines and Technology mechanical engineering professor Dr. Vojislav Kalanovich, has been accepted […]
