ShopBot “sings” Joy to the World
Hope everyone is having a fine Christmas eve. Here’s a little holiday mood music, from our friends at ShopBot. [Thanks, Bill Young!]
Month: December 2010
IR detection via “quenching”
In Jeri Ellsworth latest nerd lab vid notes, she explains how to make an IR detection device by “quenching” copper-doped zinc sulfide (ZnS:CU) glow powder and how to measure temperature with thermally-quenched phosphors. Practical uses of Quenching in Phosphors
Make It last: Finishing up the robot plant
This is the final step in the robot plant build; we hope you’ve enjoyed this project!
MAKE Karts and Wheels Contest: Get published!
UPDATE: Deadline extended to 11:59 PDT on January 24, 2011. Wanna get published in MAKE magazine? Here’s your chance! We’ve been having a lot of fun over on our DIY library, Make: Projects, seeing the clever projects shared by our community. So we came up with a simple little contest to showcase your skills (and […]
Homemade Pancake Mix Jars
Katie of Good Life Eats shows you how to make homemade pancake mix jars, using her recipe for 5 Grain Pancakes with Flax recipe. Package it up in a cute jar and this makes an easy gift to make.
How-To: Light-Up Slippers
“Danger is my middle name” on Instructables writes: My mom has seen a lot of my projects that incorporate LEDs into clothing and so for Christmas, she said she wanted light up slippers. She has peripheral neuropathy after undergoing chemo. It wakes her up at night and she wants to get up and walk around […]
The element14 holiday tool giveaway, day 3
Our holiday giveaways continue, thanks to our friends at element14. Check back daily, between now and December 22nd, for your chance to win tools from the element14 Holiday Guide leading up to a special Ben Heck Kit grand prize (see below). Today’s offering is an NTE Electronics Multi-Purpose Tool and our very own Make: Ultimate […]