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Laura Kampf Builds a Bike You Can Ride on Water

Laura Kampf

I am a self-employed Artist/Designer/Maker and Content Creator. I am deeply passionate about my Workshop, developing my Skillset and Making Stuff.

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July 28th, 2016July 29th, 2016

Have you taken your bike for a ride on a river… and lost it when it sank? Here’s a bike-powered watercraft to avoid such things!

Collect Rainwater with a DIY 275-Gallon Rain Cube

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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May 11th, 2016May 9th, 2016

Using an IBC (intermediate bulk container) Ben Nelson created a rain water collection system that can hold 275 gallons of water.

These 7 Machines May Just Convince You Perpetual Motion Is Possible

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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April 7th, 2016April 6th, 2016

Perpetual motion is a government secret kept from the masses to protect Big Energy, but these 7 machines come close to solving the mystery.

Public Lab Puts Eco Justice in the Hands of Citizen Scientists

By Benjamin Preston

Benjamin Preston

Benjamin Preston is one of the few journalists to hold he dubious distinction of having been an alignment technician at a Pep Boys in Fredericksburg, Va., and a automotive reporter for the New York Times, among a wide variety of other occupations. He is currently a writer- and greasemonkey-at-large for Time Inc's online automotive publication, the Drive. In addition to the Timeses, he has written for the Guardian, BBC Autos, Car and Driver, Jalopnik, and, he is very proud to say, Petersen's 4 Wheel & Offroad. When he's not writing about cars, he's either working on his own beaters or at the beach surfing.

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February 9th, 2016February 8th, 2016

A network of DIY environmentalists is helping monitor oil cleanups and busting polluters.

Carbon Filters Get 3D Printable Makeover for Global Clean Water Initiative

By Michael Floyd

Michael Floyd

Michael Floyd is a creative director and sustainability consultant. As Marketing Lead for Autodesk's Making for Impact program, his work supports and amplifies the positive environmental and social impact of the global maker community. Originally from the US, he has been a Londoner for seven years

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By Bilal Ghalib

Bilal Ghalib

Good human :)

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January 29th, 2016January 27th, 2016

Faircap is the 3D printable filtration system that screws into a standard water jug.

Hack Your Shower to Reuse Heat and Water

By Michael Floyd

Michael Floyd

Michael Floyd is a creative director and sustainability consultant. As Marketing Lead for Autodesk's Making for Impact program, his work supports and amplifies the positive environmental and social impact of the global maker community. Originally from the US, he has been a Londoner for seven years

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