Recipe: Chocolate Fudge S’mores Thumbprint Cookies
Here’s a yummy cookie to add to your holiday baking rotation this year. Jessica of How Sweet It Is shares how to make chocolate fudge s’more thumbprint cookies over on her blog.
Month: December 2011
Kit-A-Day Giveaway: MakerBot Thing-O-Matic (#2 of 5)
To celebrate the release of our latest publication, the Make: Ultimate Kit Guide 2012 (and its companion website), we’re giving away at least one of the cool kits reviewed in the issue each day during the holiday season. Today, we’re giving away our second MakerBot Thing-O-Matic (a $1,300 value!), featured on the cover of the Ultimate Kit Guide.
Lasercut LED Ring Light
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, from MAKE regular Trammel Hudson. A straightforward design with a mounting ring for the LEDs and three radial clamps. Vector art available on Thingiverse. Check below for more of our favorite ring light builds from the archives.
How-To: Origami Wreath
I’m absolutely fascinated by the paper and fabric folding process, so I was especially drawn to this origami wreath tutorial from Sandy at Sandy’s Space. This project seems like the perfect way to use up the ends of wrapping paper rolls, and, if you have a larger piece of paper or want to make bigger […]
Artificial Leaf Splits Water Molecules When Exposed to Light
This solar-cell device mimics the ability of a leaf to convert sunlight into usable energy. It’s the brainchild of a team led by MIT’s Daniel G. Nocera, working in conjunction with researchers at SunCatalytix, a company Nocera founded. The device is based on two water-splitting photocatalysts developed by Nocera’s group. Simply dropping the solar cell […]
New in the Maker Shed: EL Wire Starter Kit
The new EL Wire Starter Kit, from the Maker Shed, includes everything you need to experience the glowing greatness that is EL wire. The pocket inverter energizes the included wire to create a heat-less, bright, Aqua colored light.
Knitting Group Provides Zen Moments For Male Convicts
Here’s a great story about how a Maryland knitter has taught more than 100 male prisoners to knit, and how it has helped transform them. “I [wanted to teach] them something that I love that I really believe will make them focus and happy,” Zwerling says. “I really believe that it’s more than a craft. […]