Maker Spotlight: Scotland Symons
Scotland Symons is a prolific maker with her hand in a wide variety of projects. Her tip: failure is always an option.
SparkFun Blynk Board
You want to make something new. You want to control it from your phone, but you don’t want to code a phone app from scratch. And it would be nice if there was a cheap option to do all that. There is: The SparkFun Blynk Board. Blynk is a service to make coding smartphone-controlled gizmos […]
NexD1 Printer Brings Polyjet-Style 3D Printing to Consumers, Adds Conductive Resins
The machine can print multi-layer PCBs, and mix various types of resins, for a fraction of the price of professional models.
A Sculptor’s Origami Inspired Woodland Creatures (Plus One You Can Make Yourself)
UK resident Joe Thompson decided he wanted a sculpture for his garden. Joe first made paper versions of both the squirrel and reindeer before making the “final” steel version seen below. According to him: The overall idea took a bit longer than the design. I wanted to make a basic sculpture for the garden, so spent […]
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Building a Sci-Fi Cyber Octopus for 80’s Style Practical Effects
In a throwback to 80s cyber punk, “Attack of the Cyber Octopuses” features cool 3D printed practical effects.
Understanding Battery Basics
In the latest Collin’s Lab, Collin Cunningham gives the 411 on the basics of battery tech.