Open Sourcing Plans for “Low-Tech, High-Thinking” Water Filters
OHorizons works on providing access to clean drinking water by teaching local communities to build and maintain their own water filtration systems.
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Prototyping with Living Cells
This is the second installment of our series on the state of biohacking. You can read the first installment “Safari in the Biohacking Society” and watch for more articles in the future. Bioprint Is the New Print The greatest bridge between the world of makers and the world of biohackers is probably the “mighty” 3D printer. […]
Artist Creates Outrageously Detailed, Beautiful Papercraft Microbes
A wondrous microscopic world is brought to light in painstakingly rendered papercraft sculptures.
Mika Aoki’s Blown-Glass Sculptures
Mika Aoki makes glass art inspired by mold spores, viruses, plants, life, and death.
13 Halloween Costumes to Spook and Delight
Here are 13 Halloween costume ideas that go the extra mile to be remarkable. Share your own favorites in the comments section!
Petri dish culture soaps
We covered these clever Petri dish soaps from Cleaner Science back in March. Now, we’re very pleased to have her on board as a Makers Market seller. Her soaps are available in many colors and varieties, including some with glow-in-the-dark “colonies,” and none of them will set you back more than $10.
Harnessing bacteria to turn gears
This looks neat, a team of scientists from the Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University have figured out how to get bacteria to spin tiny gears.
