Crowdfunding

Ikea for Farming: Flat-Pack Hen House, Worm Bin, Beehive

Ikea for Farming: Flat-Pack Hen House, Worm Bin, Beehive

As many of us become more concerned and aware of the foods we are consuming, urban farming has taken off as not only a way to produce healthy foods, but also to help produce foods in a more economical and environmentally-friendly fashion. Now, the AKER project is utilizing the power of CNC technology to make […]

Continue Reading
Customize Modern Furniture with Web-Based Software

Customize Modern Furniture with Web-Based Software

Arrister has created a custom furniture service that makes creating furniture to your exact dimensions as easy as ordering a pizza online.

Continue Reading
First Look: Tessel 2 Embeds Node.js in Your Project for 35 Bucks

First Look: Tessel 2 Embeds Node.js in Your Project for 35 Bucks

Earlier today Technical Machine, the people behind the Javscript-driven Tessel, released the Tessel 2 their next generation board.

Continue Reading
Thinify Your Project Enclosure Using Layers of PCB

Thinify Your Project Enclosure Using Layers of PCB

Enclosure design can be a daunting task. Unfortunately, it is a task that nearly every project will require. A forum user at the EEVblog has taken a very elegant approach to his enclosure design by constructing the entire thing from PCB. One possible benefit from this design is that getting PCB milled might be much […]

Continue Reading
Cellular Connectivity Comes to Microcontrollers With The Spark Electron

Cellular Connectivity Comes to Microcontrollers With The Spark Electron

Meet Electron from Spark, the new board that puts GSM cellular connectivity directly on the microcontroller. With its onboard cellular antenna, this diminutive board will offer a huge range of deployment options and alleviate the hassle of using a custom cellular breakout board with your micro controller projects. They’re offering two versions, with either 2G or 3G connectivity. […]

Continue Reading

4-Headed Printer Makes Multiple Parts Simultaneously

3D printers are great for prototyping or for when you need one or two copies of a part, but the time it takes to print each one of those parts makes scaling difficult. But what if you could print two, three, or four parts in the same amount of time it took to print one? […]

Continue Reading

5th Grader Kickstarts Aerial Photo Rig for Science Fair

When 11-year old Audrey Hale found a copy of MAKE: Vol. 24 and decided she wanted to recreate the helium balloon-lofted aerial photography rig for her school science fair project, her mom Laurel told her the materials weren’t in their budget. Undeterred, the Biloxi, Mississippi, 5th grader asked for help launching a Kickstarter campaign to […]

Continue Reading