From the MAKE Flickr pool: We at MAKE love Flickr user fdecomite, who specializes in beautiful handcrafted papercraft polyhedral. Mostly we get to see his creations individually as they’re produced, but this time he’s gathered all his creations together. Lots of good work! Click on the pic to make it big.
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw: Lime and Turquoise Swiffer cover by groanygirl, Felt State Pins by abbey*christine, SARC Socks by chris_wass, and Norwegian Black Metal 02 by karabouts.
Are you ready to be a part of history? Join in the fun at the upcoming Stitch N’ Pitch with the NY Mets on June 5th where you can participate in the attempt to set the Guinness World Record for “Most People Crocheting Simultaneously.” The record holding event will take place promptly at 2:15pm in […]
Polish maker Michal Zalewski created this very detailed how-to on using a laser to 3D scan objects with the help of a nicely executed custom gearbox, then capturing the result using a digital camera. More: Handheld 3D scanner Homemade 3D Scanner 3D scanner using standard webcam LEGO NXT 3D scanner How-To: Structured light 3D scanning
Born on this date in 1874, Guglielmo Marconi (Wikipedia) was a prominent early inventor in the development of the technology, then called “wireless telegraphy,” that today we know as radio. Even today, Marconi is commonly remembered as “the inventor of radio,” although the priority of other inventors–notably Nikola Tesla–is fairly well established. The debate over who is rightfully credited for the invention of radio has become known as “The Great Radio Controversy” (Wikipedia). Even so, there is no debate that Marconi’s achievements as an engineer, inventor, and businessman are of historic significance. He shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun, “in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy.” Marconi died in 1937, aged 63.
Why does he have my avatar in 8-bit? Because he took an Apple //e and wrote a bootable 5.25″ Twitter floppy for it! This all makes me immensely happy, because I, too, spent my formative years in front of an Apple //e.
The folks at Machine Project (Los Angeles, CA) sent us word on this presentation that’s happening tomorrow: After three years of research and one year of experience as a satellite engineer, Song Hojun has found that it is possible to launch and operate a personal satellite at a fairly reasonable price. In addition, he has […]
