Some folks are declaring Steampunk dead, I never thought it was that “alive” or that popular to begin with outside a very small group… only that there were (and are) a lot of interesting projects with high quality implementations all making their bedut in the last year or so. Unlike other genres Steampunk, when executed […]
From the creators of the Diet Coke and Mentos experiment – a Maker Faire favorite, EeepyBird show how to have fun with sticky notes… I think the clever part in all this is their sponsor, OfficeMax, for funding something like this.
Evan whipped up this USB illuminated and fan-propelled flag for the occasion of Patriot Day, as well as an instructable for making your own. Use a USA flag, or replace with the flag of your choice. Via fffffat.
Michael Dinges’ engraved laptops via Collision detection. Michael Dinges recreates and reuses defunct tools as surfaces for elaborate engravings of natural forms, scientific models, and apocalyptic quotations. Each sculpture-tool on view at Packer Schopf Gallery contrasts decoration with function, nature with industry, individuality with uniformity, and chaos with order. How might we reconcile these paradoxes? […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Ranjit posted this excellent video of his wind-driven string insrument, Trumpet Marine, performing at Gevernor’s Island NYC as part of the Figment festival. Those sparse notes make for an interesting contrast to the corwded Manhattan skyline, no? – trumpet marine at figment 2008
This robot uses a Lego RCX CPU for processing and marks all areas of a space that exhibit high EMF noise. A second robot moves around as well but attempts to avoid everything that was marked by the first robot. As a lesson in avoidance, their activities mirror the typical human mating pattern Automous Behavior
This large-scale video or “zero-energy” wall from China is also a form of “dynamic architecture” that integrates hardware and software into the building’s facade. Check out the video for the full effect of this structure, although you might be confused while trying to drive by. via Inhabitat
