The Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge named the top 25 Inventions of 2006 and we have some pictures! This is part V, that’s it! Sean G. Westcott, Engineer, Eugene, OR. Solar-Powered Bus Stop Light: The Solar-Powered Bus Stop Light allows a waiting passenger who sees an approaching bus to press a button located on the […]
This looks like a wonderful (and depressing) exhibit at the Nanzuka Art Gallery in Tokyo, March 24 till April 9 – “A ban of selling many of the electric appliances that were produced and sold before 2001 will start on the 1st of April, 2006. It is because of the Electric Appliance & Materials Law […]
Mike writes – “For those who don’t know, Shapelock is a polymer (plastic) similar to polypropylene except that it has a very low temperature softening point. The idea is that you heat some water to around 160 degrees F and dump some of the pellets into the water to soften them to a moldable state. […]
Marc writes – “One of the things we love most about doing the Wooster Collective website is that we are contantly learning new things from it. We know from the emails that we receive that people come back to the site each not only to get inspired, but also to learn new things. Almost every […]
Our pals as CalCars.org are going to hack up Prius at the Maker Faire! – “Over two days, CalCars engineers, along with a cadre of volunteers, will build and install a battery pack and make hardware and software adjustments to the stock Toyota Prius. The finished “PRIUS+” will drive back to Seattle, Washington after the […]
Do you need a little robot turtle friend to keep you happy at your desk? I sure do. Walkie Bits are from Japan (of course) and they are tiny little robot turtles that come in all different colors. They crawl around, chirp, and play music if you’d like them to. Link.
If you have an Intel Mac the free open source media system, MythTV, looks like it’s coming along – details and downloads on the project wiki [via] Link. Related: Other MythTV projects – Link.
