Lego Desktop Power Supply
I like this creative way of packaging up an ATX power supply that Instructables user jtmanders created. He added terminals for 5v, 3.3v, and GND, a power LED indicator, as well as a power switch
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Book Review: Beautiful Lego
Talented New Jersey-based Lego artist Mike Doyle first appeared on our radar in 2011 with his phenomenal sculpture titled Victorian on Mud Heap (pictured below). Then, earlier this year, he upped his own ante and amazed us with his 200,000-piece sci-fi jaw dropper titled Contact 1, which appears on the cover a book he just […]
Drop Tester for Smart Phone Protective Film
Have you seen this impressive video that shows what happens when you drop a steel ball onto a piece of Gorilla Glass 2 (used in the display of many smart phones, including the iPhone) with and without the protection of a clear polymer material called Rhino Shield? Rhino Shield was developed at Evolutive Labs, a Cambridge […]
Fan Celebrates Breaking Bad With a Sweet Mosaic
How can you commemorate the finale of “Breaking Bad” except with a giant Lego mosaic of criminal meth-termind Walter White? HippoBricks‘ Andy Bauch built the mosaic in about 10 hours, it uses 2,000 Lego elements, and weighs 15 pounds including the 1″ wooden frame.
Lego Drum Machine Runs on Automatic
British artist Alex Allmont built this elegant one-motor Lego drum machine with a Arduino, a proto shield on top wired with a Lego Power Functions power connector, a Digital Delay pedal, and a Drumcomputer MFB-522.
Building a Low-Cost Nanoscope with Lego and Makeblock
Students at a workshop built a sub-$500 atomic force microcope out of Lego, Makeblock, 3D-printed parts, and Arduinos.
Going Big with Legos
Innovation happens anywhere, anytime, with anything. Sometimes, you don’t need a bunch of expensive tools or multi-syllable equipment to engineer the ultimate mixture of art and science. Sometimes, you only need imagination and a few Legos … Well, those and one highly accomplished Lego builder. After a year, he produced an amazing blue cat named Geo. It’s a testament to how far imagination can take you.
