This Friday, at Ada’s Technical Books in Seattle, WA, MAKE editor and publisher Dale Dougherty and Intellectual Ventures’ 3ric Johanson (who’s also our lovely cover geek for MAKE Volume 23) will be guests at a MAKE magazine release party! They’ll be on hand to talk about Volume 23, Gadgets. 3ric will talk about Intellectual Ventures’ […]
Introducing, Be Cycle, a customization project where twelve great names in fashion and design modify and decorate twelve Peugeot fixed gears for auction. The proceeds will benefit ACT Responsible, a non profit dedicated to promoting environmental and social causes. As a cult object and symbol of a responsible attitude, cycling made its comeback in many […]
By Marie LeBaron This summer is already turning out to be a hot one and we’re trying to find ways to cool off. It seems all you need is a swimsuit, bubbles, and a popsicle! So we’re making yummy homemade popsicles in all kinds of flavors. Using different ingredients to make our popsicles, we’re having […]
Magda Sayeg of KnittaPlease created this Smart car’s crochet cover as part of Il Lusso Essenziale, a Roman arts festival. [via CRAFT] More: Gas-station cozy!
Zakka Life shows you how to make easy tea cakes for kids. I love the petite size – perfect for kiddie tea parties.
I love this sweet bow tie belt from Tilly of Tilly and the Buttons. This is a great way of using up bits of leftover fabric. And it can transform an outfit. [via Wardrobe Refashion]
Speaking broadly, non-Newtonian fluids are of two types: Either they get thinner under shear, or they get thicker. Shear-thickening fluids, like the common corn flour-water mixture sometimes called “oobleck,” obviously, get thicker when a force is applied. This new and highly secretive non-Newtonian fluid formulation by British defense giant BAE is like oobleck to the power of ten, and can, reportedly, be very effectively combined with Kevlar to improve human body armor performance against bullets. [via Fast Company]
