GGHC Semifinalists Announced Then there were three. After weeks of grueling, late-night hacking sessions, 27 of the original 30 GGHC participant groups submitted projects for judging and three were chosen as semifinalists. Stay tuned, we’ll be interviewing the three semifinalists here on MAKE. Until then, here are the projects: Pumping Station: One’s Biosensor Array, BuildBrighton’s […]
Instructables member saritamarianyc took a Mr. Potato Head, and with the aid of some Sculpey Premo, household junk, a hot glue gun, and some paints, completely steampunk-ified it. That monocle makes me giggle with glee every time I look at it. Want to see how she did it?
The author of this piece, Forrest M. Mims III, is an amateur scientist and Rolex Award winner. He was named by Discover magazine as one of the “50 Best Brains in Science.” His books have sold more than 7 million copies. He was a co-founder of MITS, Inc. and wrote the first Altair 8800 user’s […]
Rainbows sure are enjoying their, ahem, moment in the sun. Rainbow cakes, rainbow cocktails, even rainbow trash! The Gay Gourmet’s “Gayest Cookie in Town” is the latest multi-hued delicacy fit for Roy G. Biv himself!
The Bio-Sensing Primer in MAKE Volume 26 opens up the world of human body hacking, pulling together new information and sensor recommendations for detecting brain activity, eye movements, facial expression, muscle activity, respiration, heart rate, blood oxygen level, and more. The article also gives full details on how to build a simple “Truth Meter” that […]
Maker Faire is a powerful resource for educators, providing a 2-day endlessly inspiring, hands-on experience where anything is possible. Teachers can and have organized groups of students to attend the Faire together, as well as gleaned countless ideas for ways to make learning fun and bring science and tech to life. Maker Faire Bay Area […]
Google picks Arduino for Android Open Accessory “kit”… From the beginning, Android was designed to extend beyond the mobile phone. With that in mind, we’ve developed Android Open Accessory to help developers start building new hardware accessories that will work across all Android devices. We previewed an initiative called Android@Home, which allows Android apps to […]
