The Toronto Star writes: WhalePower Corp. of Toronto has spent the past year gathering data on how its new bumpy-edged blade design, which mimics the way tubercle-lined humpback flippers move through water, can improve wind turbines and fans. “What the tubercles do is make the fan quieter, more efficient, and they’re better at pushing down […]
David Petrides writes in about Charlotte of “Earrings 101” and her vintage resistor earrings, made into the stamen of flowers, terminated with Swarovski crystals. More subtle than the resistor earrings I’ve seen before, these would make a great addition to any classy electronics lady’s collection. – Link.
This videogame-inspired scarf already sold on Etsy, but it’s majorly inspiring. Kimberly Pye writes in with the tip. I wonder what the back of each character looks like! – [via] Link. Related: Massive Scarf Roundup – Link.
Made with 16 different fabrics, this Mario quilt is the perfect addition to a basement game room. And that’s just where it hangs! – [via] Link. Related: HOW TO – Quiltbert: Q*bert video game quilt – Link. Tetris Quilt – Link. Super Mario Quilt – Link.
RFID tags contain a unique electronic signature. Artist and grad student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Lisa Smith has designed these forms that have a unique form to match that signature. She calls her process the “cuteness generator.” Lisa writes: The forms are generated with a small piece of front end […]
A colleague and I’ve recently been polishing up a project for our research group in Arts, Media and Engineering at ASU: It’s a large plush squid with circuitry inside to interface with a computer program. I designed the pattern loosely based on the giant plush squids by Cassandra Nguyen, and I sewed sensors into each […]
Phil @ MAKE writes: Lisa Black’s steampunk taxidermy manages to meld two memes I didn’t expect to intersect until at least next Thursday, oh – *warning* if taxerdermified deers and ducks with gears on them offends please don’t proceed with the clickity click coming… I love this fawn with a sewing machine bobbin mechanism for […]
