Make your own custom shaped cookie cutters two ways: either traditional aluminum or vacuum formed plastic.
The Data Dial Dashboard brings back the fun of old-school analog dial gauges while updating them with internet connectivity. In this project we will use an Arduino, Ethernet shield, and 3 servos to create a system for tracking global earthquake activity. The data is pulled from the USGS Real-time Data Feeds page. With a little hacking, it is easily adapted to track your unanswered e-mail count, the speed of your internet connection, the price of rice in Rhode Island, or any other data you can scrape off the 'net!
Building your own custom light lines is surprisingly easy. In fact, it's all just a 1-2-3 …
The CheerBot is a robot that roams the house and looks for certain colors using its camera.
Turn your gifts into part of the holiday light show with this inductive-powered light-up present.
FM transmitters can be complicated to build, but not this one — it's about the easiest you can possibly make. And though the science of radio is well understood, there's a magical, emotional quality about it that we don't often stop to appreciate. Building your own radio receiver — or better yet, transmitter — makes it real again. You will not forget the first time you pick up a transmission broadcast from a device you soldered together, yourself, from a few bits of copper, carbon, plastic, and wire.
How to make hard cider with the "juice and strain" method.
Turn a smartphone into a signal generator for less than $15!
Chainmail (or mail or maille) refers to armor that made from metal rings that are joined together in a pattern to form a protective mesh. Historically this kind of armor was used to protect soldiers on the battlefield from slashing and stabbing injuries.
Build build this mini analog sound-effects circuit from scratch!
The Internet of Things (IoT) is essentially the internet we already have, but now it’s not just humans using it — all kinds of devices are using it too. Here's how to connect your fridge to a free IoT data service so it logs every door opening and even tweets when you're holding it open too long searching for midnight munchies! Another cool Internet of Things project from MAKE contributors Tod Kurt and Mike Kuniavsky.
Build a digital guardian for your favorite plants! Using an Arduino and a few inexpensive sensors, you can keep your plants extremely happy with the proper amount of moisture, warmth, and light.
