7 meters of RGB LEDs crammed onto a centurion’s helmet? It makes perfect sense once you see it in action. When you’re a creative developer with a name like Roman, you’re bound to find yourself recreating things from antiquity. Roman Porry found his inevitable foray into ancient Roman culture resulted in this interactive centurion helmet. […]
Make rainy days a little bit brighter and a whole lot more fun with this awesome FLORAbrella LED umbrella tutorial!
Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi Alamode join forces to control a Pinewood Derby race track.
Yarn and sci-fi aesthetics were seamlessly joined together in a stunning show called M.A.G.I.K (Majestic Astral Glowing Iridescent Knitting) by knitwear designer Lindsay Degen during this year’s New York Fashion Week.
A rose is a rose, unless it’s duct tape, electric LED rose.
We have all seen movies and TV show where someone opens a treasure chest and the treasure inside is so shiny that the container is glowing as soon as it is opened. I thought that this would make a great effect for Christmas presents. So I made a small treasure chest with a built-in light that turns on when it is opened. The lights are activated by a normally open momentary switch.
MAKE pal, Maker Shed technical advisor, and all-around maker hero Andrew “bunnie” Huang is collaborating with MIT Media Lab Ph.D. student Jie Qi on a fascinating project, Chibitronics Circuit Stickers. They’re exactly what they sound like – stickers with embedded circuitry that you can stick onto copper tape and other conductive materials to create simple circuits. I foresee this becoming a popular way to not only build simple electronics projects on flexible materials, but to teach basic circuit skills as well.
