MAKE Podcast

Reflector Pockets for Cycling

Reflector Pockets for Cycling

Subscribe to the CRAFT Podcast in iTunes, download the m4v video directly, or watch it on YouTube. Becky posted this great video on CRAFT about making a pair of reflector flaps that tuck into your back pockets when you’re not using them and can be deployed when you’re ready to ride. The project uses the […]

The Truth Meter: Don’t Sweat It

The Truth Meter: Don’t Sweat It

When you feel nervous, excited, surprised, or otherwise aroused, you experience galvanic skin response (GSR). Your sweat glands, in responses to adrenaline and other hormones, start to release micro pulses of sweat. GSR is one component of polygraph tests because it’s an indicator of how nervous a question makes you feel. The increase in sweat […]

NASA Make: Challenge webcast (video)

If you missed yesterday’s webcast about the NASA Make: Challenge, check out the video here. You can also read the chat transcript, full of relevant links. Dale Dougherty chats with experts Kris Kimel, Twyman Clements, and James Kuhl. MAKE is happy to announce that we’re partnering with Teachers in Space and NASA’s Emerging Commercialization Space […]

Meet The Makers: Jason, Jimmy and Kiran

Jimmy Chion, Jason Chua, and Kiran Malladi are the creators of Lightchimes, a beautiful lamp made from 169 hanging LED pendants. The circuit is simple, but the results are complex. This project is about interaction- without interference from a participant, the lights would never shine. Similarly, without collaborative interaction, this project would never have become […]

MAKE Volume 26: Karts & Wheels

MAKE Volume 26: Karts & Wheels

Roll Into Spring with MAKE Volume 26: “Karts and Wheels” Garage go-kart building is a time-honored hobby for do-it-yourselfers, and we’ve got plans and articles to help you build wheeled wonders that’ll have you and the kids racing around the neighborhood in DIY style. Build a longboard skateboard by bending plywood. Propel a go-kart with […]