The 18th of February has been designated as Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, an offshoot of National Engineers Week. A few days ago we asked Dr. AnnMarie Thomas, a professor of engineering at the University of St. Thomas, to share her thoughts on the occasion. If you haven’t read her guest editorial, please do […]
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (February 18th) carries a special importance. Somehow, we’re failing our girls when it comes to engineering. A recent study showed that while women earned 58% of all bachelor’s degrees, only 21% of engineering bachelor’s were awarded to women. Furthermore, women make up only 26% of the science and math […]
Franco of Franco’s Fiber Adventure, created this ingenious portable loom from a clipboard and a few other simple supplies. [via Craftster]
YouTube user gloomyandy demonstrates how to stream 8-bit audio through a NXT brick’s crappy speakers via Bluetooth and USB. The trick is to use leJOS, Java-based replacement firmware for the brick. [via The NXT Step] More: NXC: C Language for Mindstorms NXT LEGO NXT walker turns from both ends LEGO Mindstorms NXT and open source […]
We’re all suckers for romance, even if most of us believe Valentine’s Day is a holiday dreamed up by industry fatcats. Here are MAKE’s staff picks for ways to celebrate with that special someone, maker style. Read on, it’s a big list! Build a bike A personalized bike built for your sweetie can be really […]
Ranjit Bhatnagar is making an instrument every day in February. Some are electronic, some are mechanical, and some are both. This walnut shell rattle seems easy to make with a drill and some string, and makes a pretty satisfying jangle, suitable for weekend sock-clad marching band parades around the house.
Regina of Creative Kismet shares a tutorial for making these Be My Valentine bookmarks. A few people are doing Valentine exchanges and I wanted do the same. I thought it would be fun to make something that you can use all year long, maybe as a marker for a project in your favorite sewing, art […]
