Nederlander Jan Ridders, who is something of a legend in the model engineering world, built what he calls his Thermo Pulse Mobile without really understanding how it works, basing his model solely on a YouTube video demonstrating another one in operation. At first it didn’t work. Then…
Here’s a small portion of the fun and unusual things you’ll find at Maker Faire Detroit. A Different Kind of Hybrid If I said that there was guy who built a hybrid windmobile coming to Maker Faire Detroit, you’d have every reason to expect that he’d designed a futuristic car. You’d be right, except that […]
Today, in 1938, Ernest Gary Gygax was born in Chicago, IL. He would go on to create a gaming and publishing empire, built on math-driven storytelling and gem-like Platonic solids dice (co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons). Anybody who’s ever played Dungeons & Dragons will know why Gary Gygax is suited to be […]
The Treehotel opened recently in Harads, Sweden. It currently consists of four structures: the Cabin, the Blue Cone, the Nest, and the Mirrorcube (see here). Two additional structures are scheduled to open in October: the UFO and A Room with a View. Treehotel
The first ever Maker Faire Detroit is taking place next weekend (July 31 and August 1) at The Henry Ford, and the more I read about the over 250 makers who will be displaying their creations, the more I’m amazed at the variety of projects that will be there. Arts, engineering, robotics, food, you name […]
Ranjit Bhatnagar writes: Motherboard tv was kind enough to ask me to make a music machine for them. Hereรขโฌโขs their video of the process!
Meet just a few of the makers & crafters who made Maker Faire Bay Area 2010 such a great event – a big thanks to everyone helped make it happen. Be sure to check out Maker Faire Detroit and the upcoming World Maker Faire in NYC! Subscribe to the MAKE Podcast in iTunes, download the […]
