Pretty neat, using zippers as sensors, then making music – “”Zipper Orchestra” is interactive video installation: a combination of the “Conductor Musical Score” as a physical controller and the “Zipper Actions Collage Video” as musical display. Users can play music by zipping and unzipping the physical zipper. The screen is a fashion collage, filled with […]
Nate True is a maker who has hacked his wallet to light up when he opens it. Nate has been known to hack other things too. Recently he made a tiny wireless motion detector. I look forward to interviewing him about some of his other projects! Click here to get the video (MP4) delivered automatically […]
Norman writes – “I added this web page just for fun. While looking at some proofs, it occurred to me that their structure resembled musical scores, so as an experiment I decided to see what they “sounded” like. Essentially, the musical notes correspond to the depth of the proof tree as the proof is constructed […]
Not a lot of details, they’re not really needed – MAKE pal BF5man sent in this amazing homemade truck – Link.
I haven’t used a glue gun in about 10 years. They were messy and hot. I think I burned myself the last time I used it so I’ve been forever scarred. I just got a new cordless Cold Heat Glue Gun to review which I have been testing out for a new craft project for […]
Rob writes – “The Mad Science library has several PDF’s of vintage science books including a 1960 volume of the Scientific American Book of Projects For The Amateur Scientist. The rest of the site is full of interesting info too.” – Link. We collect a lot of these old publications and books at MAKE, it’s […]
This art installation from Helmut Smits filters Coca-Cola into clean drinking water – [via] Link.
