Electronics

Using An Old Blu-Ray Player To Make A Scanning Laser Microscope

Using An Old Blu-Ray Player To Make A Scanning Laser Microscope

Of all the various and ever changing genres of making things, one that will always be near and dear to my heart will be the folks who take depreciated or broken items and make something new with it. I really found this project interesting. Blu-Ray players were ubiquitous for a hot minute (and may make […]

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Disposable Vapes Are A Great Source For Rechargeable Batteries: Here’s How To Use Them

Disposable Vapes Are A Great Source For Rechargeable Batteries: Here’s How To Use Them

Many people have complaints bout vaping. One of the common complaints is that the industry is incredibly wasteful. These little devices often have perfectly usable internal parts that are destined to end up in the landfill. Becky Stern explains what kinds of things you’ll find in them and more importantly, how to use the best […]

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Head To Head Comparison of “Neon” LED Strips

Head To Head Comparison of “Neon” LED Strips

These “neon” LED strips have been all the rage for the past few years. If you haven’t used one, they’re really impressive and getting better all the time. Only a few years ago, you were limited to buying LED strips that were flat tape and had gaps between the lights. Now, you can buy stuff […]

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Debra Ansell's Colorful Orbs

Obsessed with Colorful Orbs

Maker and educator, Debra Ansell is my guest on this episode of Make:cast. She is obsessed with orbs– colorful, LED orbs and she shows us how to build a brightly lit orb in the new issue of Make Magazine. Debra and I talk about the process of developing her orb project. She also talks about […]

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Three California Women Makers Who Have Started New Kit Businesses

Three California Women Makers Who Have Started New Kit Businesses

CARRIE SUNDRA is the founder of Alpenglow Industries in San Luis Obispo, California. She grew up on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, then attended Harvey Mudd College where she proudly scored a 19 on her first electrical engineering exam. NANCY OTERO is a Mexican-American entrepreneur, dancer, mother, and educator in Oakland, California. […]

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Join Us On September 29th To Talk Analog Circuits With Elektor

Join Us On September 29th To Talk Analog Circuits With Elektor

On September 29th at 9:00 am PST, our Community editor David Groom will be joining Mathias Claußen (Senior Engineer, Elektor) and Jens Nickel (Editor in Chief, Elektor) on Elektor Lab Talk to discuss analog electronics. If you’re curious about what enthusiasts are building in the non-digital world, be sure to tune in at the link […]

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