MAKE 07 hit the printing press today (Backyard biology – including three DNA-based experiments. Other projects include putting a video camera in a model rocket, an easy-to-make Stirling engine, and a home mushroom growing lab) and it will be shipping in the next couple weeks — so MAKEZine.com/blog readers, we have a special code if […]
While browsing the Google Video wonderland, I stumbled on these virtual Rube Goldberg contraptions. Despite the carnage, they are fun to watch! HL2 Rube Link and HL2 Rube Reloaded Link.
Here’s how to make PCBs from the Head-Fi forums – Link. Pictured here, our Primer on PCBs… Related: Printed Circuit Boards. Step-by-step instructions for making your own PCBs at home. MAKE 02 – Page 164 (subscriber’s – log in). Lots and lots of PCB articles and how-tos – Link.
What do you get when you combine a capacitor, some LEDs, and a solar cell? A B.E.A.M. Bug Bot! B.E.A.M. stands for Biology Electronics Aesthetics Mechanics which means that the robots are inspired by biology which means bugs. Vic De Leon and Stewart Tansley, explained that the solar cell doesn’t put out enough power to […]
The Make Movie Festival was a great success! Phillip Torrone, David Pescovitz, and I worked together to gather all the submissions and explore the internet to find more movies about makers and making things. The movies were shown at the festival on the main stage between presentations. With so many great entries it was hard […]
Yay! MAKE is in the new “Director” group on YouTube, so we’ll have a lot of new videos to check out soon – for now, check out our visit to Squid Labs! (Testing out a new YouTube feature…). Oh, AND – If you’re a Maker out there with video that you’ve made – join our […]
New video! Bre writes – Bre and his friend Cielito hung out in Ajay‘s car with voice controlled functionality. His speech recognition system is set it up with 4 mics, two of which capture his voice and the other two cancel noise interference. With the windows wide open in traffic, Ajay was able to boss […]
