Portrait of a Scientific Glassblower
I loved hearing glassblower Kiva Ford describe the process of working with molten glass as “honey between your hands.” See his fascinating process in this Etsy video.
Technology
Plush Angler Fish
Craftster member, blupony808, took home top honors in the “Electrifying” challenge with this awesome plush angler fish. See how she put it together over on Craftster.
Wave Machine From Tape, Toothpicks, and Gummy Bears
Sean @ MAKE writes: “What I look for in a project, more than any other single quality, is doing a lot with a little. This “wave machine” demo from the UK’s National STEM Centre, targeted to science teachers for classroom use, is a great example.”
How-To: Invisible Ink Printer
Matt Richardson’s latest video on MAKE shows you how to turn your inkjet printer into a secret agent message printer with some concentrated lemon juice and a hacked ink cartridge.
3D Display Built from Yarn and Kinect
Strands of white yarn treated by a digital projector make up the Lumarca 3D display. Check out the video!
How-To: Photographic Quilt
Learn to turn a photo into a great quilt of your own design, from image manipulation to fabric selection, with this tutorial by Incrxtc on Instructables.
Conductive Lace for Sensors
Anja Hertenberger and Meg Grant are working with a lace factory in Limburg, The Netherlands to run conductive thread through the machines to be integrated into these intriguing pressure sensor prototypes. The two have started a blog to document their explorations: Lace Sensor Project.
