Plastic bag animals
Lovely Plastic bag animals made from discarded bags that inflate when the subway goes under the grating, via NOTCOT.
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Firewinder adds LEDs to wind powered lighting
The “Firewinder”, developed by British maker/inventor, Tom Lawton, is a hanging, wind-powered light that spins horizontally to illuminate LEDs in a spiral motion across its face. The brightness of the LEDs depends on how fast the turbine spins which allows for a cool visualization of the wind in its immediate vicinity. Really simple application, but […]
REMINDER: Time for spring cleaning! Recycling event at ACCRC
REMINDER: Attention Bay Area Makers! Is your house is filled with old, abandoned electronics? Do you have failed or unsatisfying projects in your garage? Maybe it’s time for some spring cleaning. You recycle your unused, household electronics this Saturday, March 29 from 10 am to 4pm at ACCRC in Berkeley. No fees are charged for […]
Time for spring cleaning! Recycling event at ACCRC
Attention Bay Area Makers! Is your house is filled with old, abandoned electronics? Do you have failed or unsatisfying projects in your garage? Maybe it’s time for some spring cleaning. You recycle your unused, household electronics this Saturday, March 29 from 10 am to 4pm at ACCRC in Berkeley. No fees are charged for this […]
HOW TO – Make a pocket plant
Brian writes with a “pocket plant” he made… – Not much of a green thumb? Not a really responsible? Tried to grow plants but they died cause you forgot to water them? A new, easy way to grow little plants that efficiently use the water you give them. I personally gave up on this project […]
Dean Kamen on Colbert Report
Here’s the video of last night’s Colbert Report with Dean Kamen talking about his vapor compression distiller. The Colbert Report
Wattzon.org – How much energy we consume and what to do about it
One of my favorite talks at ETech this year was Saul Griffith’s – approaching our power needs as an engineering problem, while I think there are a lot of talks devote to identifying the problems this might be the first one that has a goal and actionable plans. But, it’s not pretty and it’s not […]
