Valentine Tea
By Jessica Wilson Wanna give your valentine a sweet cuppa lurve? All you have to do is create your own dazzling wee tea bag full of goodness. Here’s how!
Month: February 2010
New material: composite metal foam
Mechanical and aerospace engineer Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei set out to create a material “as light as aluminum and as strong as stainless steel,” and she has succeeded, in the form of composite metal foam. In this Science Nation video, she discusses its applications as a building material, a way to make car bumpers stronger, and […]
From Lego with Love
I can’t believe it’s been 5 years since my oldest son, Will Kindred, surprised me with this lovely Valentine’s Day gift. It’s still at the top of my list when I think of favorite Valentine’s gifts, which tells me how important love and ingenuity are to the creative process, both for the giver and the […]
Pac-Man shelves
I dunno why you’d set it up to be NOM-ing your flatscreen TV, but I like the look of this, er, “Puck-Man” shelving unit from Italian firm Ginepro Design. Would be an easy remake, too, especially if you’ve got access to a CNC mill. [via Slippery Brick]
Made-in-Brooklyn Maple Syrup
I love this fascinating story of urban maple syrup-making from Ava Chin of The Urban Forager on The New York Times. If you believe maple syrup can only be made in Vermont or upstate New York, think again. This time of year, the city’s maple trees are ripe for tapping, and, as I discovered in […]
HR Giger Wedding Cake
Gareth @ MAKE writes, “Now that’s true love, true, chest-bursty love.” Indeed, if you have an H. R. Giger wedding cake!
Schematics just look cooler in ASCII …
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