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Recreating the Rocket Penguin from Batman Returns

Recreating the Rocket Penguin from Batman Returns

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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There was a lot of villainy in the movie Batman Returns, but the cutest plot Batman foiled had to be the Penguin’s army of rocket penguins.

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Watch Two Raspberry Pi Blast Off to the ISS This Thursday

Watch Two Raspberry Pi Blast Off to the ISS This Thursday

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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On Thursday the Orb-4 mission to resupply the ISS is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, and onboard will be two Raspberry Pi boards on their way to the orbital outpost.

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Rockets, Robots, and Board Games: An Interview with Sherman Lam

Rockets, Robots, and Board Games: An Interview with Sherman Lam

By Sam DeRose

Sam DeRose

Sam DeRose is an intern at Maker Media Lab, and a senior engineering major at Harvey Mudd College. He grew up as a maker, building things in his garage with his family, and he gets excited about basically anything that involves making. When he's not making stuff he enjoys being outside, rock climbing, running, and cooking.

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Sherman Lam is an engineer at Harvey Mudd College who typically juggles six rigorous courses, a research position, and several clubs.

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LED Fireworks and 6 More Fun Projects for July 4th

LED Fireworks and 6 More Fun Projects for July 4th

By Nicole Smith

Nicole Smith

Nicole is a former Editorial Intern at Make: She is a long time maker and previously worked for Instructables.com (Penolopy Bulnick). Every day she is inspired by something new and wishes there was more hours in the day to make!

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After you get fireworks and BBQ supplies, make sure you put together one of these awesome projects so you can celebrate July 4th in style!

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Upcycled Awesomeness: DIY Soda Bottle Jet Pack for Kids

Upcycled Awesomeness: DIY Soda Bottle Jet Pack for Kids

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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You might want to change your name to Super Mom/Super Dad, because you’re about to become your kid’s hero. Take playtime to the next level (er, altitude?) with an amazing DIY soda bottle jet pack! I would’ve been thrilled to find a jet pack in the costume box when I was a kid, and I […]

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