How-To: Brake Light Backpack for Cyclists
Check out what MAKE alum Becky Stern has been up to over at adafruit, lately.
Bicycles
Breathing Bike Scrubs Your Air as You Pedal
There’s been a lot of talk about the pollution problem in Beijing lately. Last month, the air quality index there hit 755, going well beyond the top of the scale (which is set at 500). Matt Hope‘s defense against the enormous problem is the Breathing Bike, a bicycle that cleans the air as its pedaled […]
10 Tips for Using Conductive Thread
Ready to add LEDs or electronic components to your projects, but aren’t sure how to get started? Check out this conductive thread video from Becky Stern at Adafruit!
Pebble Ready to Roll?
The folks behind the highly anticipated Pebble smart watch, a crowdfunded project that’s now the stuff of Kickstarter legend, say they have some big news to share with backers and the world Jan. 9.
Miniature Fingertip Aquarium Ring
Etsy user alliah made this unique miniature fingertip aquarium ring, which contains a type of live algae, called a marimo ball, in a small vial that is mounted on a ring band.
Holiday Gift Guide 2012: 13 Crocheted Gifts to Make
I recently learned how to crochet, and am excited about all the cool things I can make now! Check out these 13 crocheted objects that I would be happy to give or receive as holiday gifts.
Flexible “Willow Glass” Sheeting
Launched this summer, Corning’s Willow Glass is an ultra-thin (0.1mm), flexible, roll-processable glass sheet intended for use in next-generation display devices. From an applications point of view, it offers the possibility of curved displays and/or interfaces that wrap around object or devices, and from a manufacturing point of view, the possibility of producing display devices using continuous “roll-to-roll” assembly, kind of like how bulk paper goods are processed.