By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics We have seen various ways to make the Sierpinski tetrahedron in a past Math Monday column, but here is a new one. A direct laser writing process was used to produce this polymer tetrahedron, which is just 100 microns tall—the thickness of a hair. This remarkable object […]
Proto Labs, the "world's fastest custom manufacturer of prototype and low-volume parts" is awarding $100,000 worth of their services to help inventors and creators develop their projects: In 2011 we will award $100,000 in Firstcut CNC machined and/or Protomold injection molded parts to somebody—or more than one person—with a cool idea for a product.
Any kind of pet project makes my heart melt! These photos from Jennifer Kerr of Kerrfect! for her 20 minute dog sweater tutorial are just too cute for words. Jennifer cut up an old cardigan and sized it down for her little pooch. This dog sweater project was one of the 10 finalists in the […]
You know those wire-actuated sky cameras they use to capture aerial footage of sporting events in large stadiums? Turns out that type of motion-control platform is called a “wirebot,” and our fabulous guest author Riley Porter has just posted a very cool Arduino-based build of a small scale wirebot motion control platform on a PVC frame.
It took 245 hours and 750 parts printed on 285 pages of paper to construct this Audi A7 model by Taras Lesko. [via BoingBoing]
One of the most fun and exciting hands-on areas at Maker Faire is Swap-O-Rama-Rama. It’s thrilling to see large groups of people transforming old pieces of clothing in to new and fabulous projects. The call for artists to assist in Swap-O-Rama-Rama at Maker Faire Bay Area is officially open. From our friends at Swap-O-Rama-Rama: Swap-O-Rama-Rama […]
Ian Sharpe made this lovely custom scrolling LED display as an Easter present for his girlfriend, Claire: “Based on a first-generation 1970s HP seven segment LED display that I was given. I loved the retro feel and decided to make a proper gadget with it. Presentation box in background made from printouts of the PCB layout.”
