I love how many of the maker geniuses who work on our site are usually up to something behind the scenes — some new project, new product, Pinky and the Brain-type schemes for taking over the world. I was talking to new contributor Riley Porter the other night about the Make: Arduino page he’s been […]
Image of the Noisebridge weather balloon space probe, part of our DIY Space coverage in MAKE Volume 24 I’m excited to announce the launch of the NASA Make Challenge: Experimental Science Kits for Space. Last year, I met with Lynn Harper and Daniel Rasky of the Space Portal at NASA Ames to talk about ideas […]
Good morning Crafters! Can you believe it’s already March? This month our theme is “Feast & Frolic” where we will be covering celebrations of all kinds from simple dinner parties, birthday parties, all the way to up to weddings. Today you’ll learn how to make a tassel garland (pictured above) by new CRAFT contributor Lyndsey […]
Two weeks ago I proclaimed a winner in the microcontroller dev board arena with “Why the Arduino Won, and Why It’s Here to Stay.” There’s still lots of great debate going on, and conversations that still haven’t ended. Is my prediction right? We’ll see what happens in the upcoming months and years. This week I’m […]
Make: Live airs in just a few minutes! Don’t miss our science fair projects episode with guest Sean Ragan, contributing MAKE writer and blog MVP. He’ll be showing us his laser projection microscope project. We’ll also be trying out an awesome flammable chemistry demonstration from the Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments. Make: Live 03 […]
Make: Live airs tonight! Don’t miss Sean Ragan’s laser projection microscope aka microbial science theater. We’ll also be using a 9V battery to isolate two flammable gasses- FWOOM! Make: Live 03 – Science Fair Projects Wednesday February 23rd, 9pm ET/6pm PT Watch at makezine.com/live or on UStream We’re giving away a USB microscope from Digi-Key […]
Last November, we asked for your help in getting MAKE pal Limor “LadyAda” Fried, founder of adafruit industries, nominated to Fast Company magazine’s list of “Most Influential Women in Tech” for 2011. Short version: We did it! Thanks for your help! Other notables on the list include MIT roboticist Cynthia Breazeal, Public Radio International CEO Alisa Miller, indie game developer Erin Robinson (of Adventure Game Studio), Twitter media partnership director Chloe Sladden, and HTC CEO Cher Wang. Congrats Limor!
