Florida maker Daniel Fleischman designs and builds pedal-powered vehicles using PVC tubing for his company American Speedster. On his site you’ll find plans and component kits available for a small fee. Pedal-powered vehicles are becoming increasingly popular. Some folks are even hot-rodding them with electric conversions.
A look back at the man, the Estes designer, who invented the Cineroc rocketry movie camera.
Materials researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign have developed a highly conductive silver ink. In this video, Analisa Russo, a graduate student in the research group of Professor Jennifer Lewis shows exactly how to make this amazing ink, which could be used for a wide variety of hobby projects and in advanced electronics hardware. […]
Glitter ‘n Glue’s Kristen Turner shows us how to make your own designer-looking Lucite cuff with a plastic tube, some gold spray paint, and a hint of elbow grease. Check out her blog post for a video tutorial.
Building a gorgeous little treehouse home around a tree.
I love illustrator Bob Staake’s children’s books and New Yorker covers. He let me know about his new downloadable template to make a bookmobile. It’s simple enough for young kids to make. Just print, cut, fold, and glue. Check out Bob’s books here (over 50!). If I have to choose a favorite it would be […]
This first global SpaceCamp will bring together people from all over the world (okay, mostly North America until our budget is better) for a focused 2-day event. We will all learn from each other’s victories and mistakes, design new patterns for our space processes, and walk away from the event with deeper ways to interact with each other.
