Keep an eye out for good salvagable parts, especially around spring cleaning time – Several months ago I was walking home from the post office, nearing my place I saw it was “clean-up week”, the curb dotted with various piles of junk people had put out to be disposed off by the council pickup. The […]
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 […]
This is an interesting hack that uses a disposable camera to make a 4-Watt Fluorescent light power supply. The light is powered using a 1.5 volt battery and the flash circuit from the camera. I wonder how long the light will last? Read all about making your own 4-Watt fluorescent light.
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 […]
Happy St. Patrick’s day! I was looking around for green beer recipes today (it’s 4-5 drops of green food coloring) but also found this “green” approach to brewing beer @ Wired… A time-honored tradition on St. Patrick’s Day is to drink green beer. But Brooklyn Brewery won’t partake in the ritual. Instead, the brew pub […]
drinkpeedrinkpeedrinkpee is a new eco-exhibit at Eyebeam… What happens when we think of our bodies as their own ecosystems? Are they open or closed ecosystems? Where do we draw the boundaries? Before we take medication, do we ask ourselves how it will affect our internal organs, our friendly bacteria? What is our medication’s future, beyond […]
For electronics projects simple and small, consider using an old 9V battery case It provides a built in snap, easily connecting it to a new battery for power. When using a battery as a case, keep in mind that: – the inside of the battery should be insulated (with blue masking take in my case) […]
