Use Water to Track a Stylus in 3D Space
Check out this novel method of determining absolute position: using a tub of water to track a stylus in a 3D space.
Electronics
Reuse Old Resistors as Jewelry Charms
Here’s a great reuse project for those jars of vintage resistors you might have sitting in the back corner of a shelf somewhere.
Raspberry Pi Haunted Jack in the Box
Take the suspense of a leaping clown and add face-detection that creepily turns a crank when it sees you approaching.
Build a Simple PantoProbe for High-Precision Electronics Troubleshooting
3D print a PantoProbe, a simple device for amplifying your probe precision in electronics testing.
Edible Innovations: The Coffee Cookie Keeps Your Cup Warm
Victoria Gregory and Gabe Alba designed, developed, and manufactured Coffee Cookie, a device that keeps your coffee hot for twice as long.
When Things Start to Gossip and Other Computational Matters
What are the implications of our devices exchanging information about our identities, abilities, and actions? They’re all quite the gossip.
Designing an Adorable Robot and Killing It on Stage to Teach Empathy
How do you teach someone empathy with a life-less robot? It’s easy, you just build something cute and then kill it.
