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Wonder (bread) Woman

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:30:00 -0400

From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Not content merely playing with her food, Emily took that extra step and made figurative sculptural art out of it - Me and my pal Wonder® Woman. Don't we make a nice team? She actually started out my size, but the
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DIY kaleidoscope

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:00:00 -0400

From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Member 1kw built this stained-glass-esque CD kaleidoscope from MAKE:14 - Kaleidoscope on Flickr From the pages of MAKE: Recycled Kaleidoscope MAKE: 14: Optics, Page 57 - Subscribers—read this article now in your
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Robot rock group readies for next gig

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:00:00 -0400

Robot rock!the Trons practicing "Sister Robot" in the lounge before their up and coming Ignition Fringe Festival shows!I think Ham (vox and rhythm guitar) is sooo dreamy! Who's your fave? - The Trons [via MatrixSynth] Read more | Permalink | Com
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Drive-by-wire auto now available

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:00:00 -0400

My pal Jesse Hurdus, who helped me out on my robot book, was also part of Virginia Tech's VictorTango Urban Challenge Team. He writes to Robots.net: "Thought I'd send some interesting news your way. Team VictorTango's base vehicle platform for the
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DIY light boxes

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:00:00 -0400

Simple photography light boxes, made by a Kenyan photographer, from little more than cardboard boxes, aluminum foil, and bulb holders. Building the Sun... [via] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in DIY Projects | D
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Circuit bent looper

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0400

This little musical instrument has a unique source of sound. It looks like the guts from a music box are sampled, looped, and distorted to make some really interesting music. Found Electronics has, over the years, produced a wide variety of circuit
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Made in Japan - Volume 19

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:00:00 -0400

This week: Ferris Wheel-Style Takoyaki Machine, Conductive Slime? - Sickly Dog Slime Game, Osaka Fire Dept.'s DIY'd Hydrogen Sulfide Removal Device, Kobe Aqua Robot Competition, Astro Boy Made from Train Tickets, Shuntaro Iizuka: Cardboard Character
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Five Grinnell College Graduates Awarded NSF GRFP

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:12:41 -0400

Five Grinnell College Graduates Awarded NSF GRFP The five Grinnell graduates named NSF Fellows include: * Adam Booth ‘04, with a major in physics, is pursuing graduate study in geology at the University of Oregon. * Natalie Funk ‘
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Alexey Titarenko's "City of Shadows"

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:00:21 -0400

Alexey Titarenko's "City of Shadows" - great long exposure photos from St. Petersburg, Russia of people - via jwz. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Arts | Digg this!
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Plant-like solar sculpture

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:14:51 -0400

Check out Kerrin's excellently sculptural solar collector/emitter device - Solar Engine #2 [via Ladyada's Ranting] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Arts | Digg this!
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TILT: The Battle to Save Pinball

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:00:35 -0400

TILT: The Battle to Save Pinball DVD. One of the great maker tales of the game industry. In 1998, Williams was the world's biggest pinball manufacturer, but they were in trouble. Two legendary designers took their "crazy" idea out of the company a
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Thingamajigger - Ionization Clock

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:00:00 -0400

I stopped in at Thingamajigger Friday night, it was great! John Medina effortlessly held the crowd's attention while he talked about attention, Dan Savage told us how tech has ruined his life, I talked to Hazard Factory's Rusty Oliver about optimu
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Money synthesizer ... and more awesome electronic devices.

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:00:00 -0400

Eric Archer makes some incredible electronic instruments - Among his collection is the money synthesizer, a geometric oscillator[as seen above] modified to produce complex patterns similar to the engraving designs found on currencies throughout th
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Create your own tiny Flickr frame

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:00:00 -0400

This project uses a Nokia 6100 LCD and breakout board along with a hacked, tiny digital picture frame and can wirelessly download mages from Flickr to display on the screen. This is a great project with some detailed instructions including circuit
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Make:it - Magnetic Sculpture Kit

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:00:00 -0400

Join me, won't you? as I explore the trials and tribulations which comprise the process best described as - Building the Magnetic Sculpture kit. In the Maker Shed: Magnetic Sculpture Kit Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more arti
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Astro Boy poster gets the ticket every time

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:00:00 -0400

This 10 x 7 foot poster of Astro Boy pixel art is made from 138,000 recycled Tokyo Metro tickets and was created to mark the opening of Tokyo's new Fukutoshin subway line. Really nice design with subway appropriate materials to boot. [via] Read
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Rubix cube alarm clock won't make you late

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0400

Next time your alarm goes off in the morning and you switch it off, only to sleep through your important meeting that day, you might want to look into this nifty alarm clock. The 80s cube clock forces you to solve the puzzle before the alarm stops,
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DIY Etching Tank With Aquarium Pump And Heater

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:00:00 -0400

This is a good way to save some money if you're into making your own circuit boards. The tank has a bubbler and a heater, so your boards will come out looking perfect. At least we hope they will! Learn how to make Etching tank Related: DIY PCB Bu
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Solar Theremin in an Altoids tin

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:00:00 -0400

James made another cool project. This time it's a solar powered Theremin powered by the 1381 solar engine. You can buy a kit on his website, but he even included the schematics (at the bottom of the site) if you want to go ahead and make one from sc
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FLARE - Kinetic Ambient Reflection Membrane

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0400

FLARE is a computer-controlled surface for buildings. Each module is individually controlled to reflect more or less of the sky, which in turn makes them appear either bright or dark. It reminds me of Daniel Rozin's wooden mirror. I hope they are pl
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MAKE @ Robogames 2008

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:00:33 -0400

Here are some videos and photos from Robogames 2008 in San Francisco, CA! RoboGames is the world's largest open robot competition with over 70 different events. Combat robots, walking humanoids, soccer bots, sumo bots, and even androids that
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Bunk bed night stand

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:00:48 -0400

Steve and his daughter Zoe came up with this clever night stand for kids who sleep on the top bunk, which they call the "flying night stand." I wish I had one of these as a kid and during my lofted bed dorm years in college! They whipped up a nice s
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7 in 7: Day 6

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:00:00 -0400

Day 6 of 7 in 7 at ITP brought to life Text Classification Library for Processing, Elbow Detector, XBee LilyPad and Vindictive Printer. Click on a picture to read about each one-day project in the 7 in 7 blog. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Read more | Perm
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Best of CRAFT

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:00:00 -0400

Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week: HOW TO - Make Mason Jar Lights Recycled Umbrella Shade HOW TO - Transfer Drawings on to Ceramics Squid Ties The Crafty Crow Funny Food Contest for Kids Read more | Permalink |
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A Makers DIY gift guide for Dad....

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:39:52 -0400

Happy Father's day from MAKE! Don't forget to check out the MAKE DIY guide on fun gifts to make, buy, and give this Father's Day... Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Announcements | Digg this!
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Gorgeous Pummer

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:16:30 -0400

A BEAM Pummer, made with 16 BPW-34 Siemens Osram 1/8" solar cells as the power source. Solar Engine 2 [via] From the pages of MAKE: Part robotic plant life, part techno-sculpture, these desktop toys are easy and fun to make, the pummer!. He
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Artwork made with money

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:00:03 -0400

Stunning and intricate artwork made with money via Land-o-links (anyone know who the artist is?). Related: Business cards made from dollar bills, cut with a laser... HOW TO - Fold a Shamrock from a Dollar Bill. Refacing government tender.
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Quick and easy light-up bracelet

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:00:17 -0400

Instructables user craft-tech made this tutorial for making your own illuminated wrist cuff using nothing but scraps from your electronics shop floor. This is a great first project if you're interested in conductive thread or sewing in general, and
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7 in 7: Day 5

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0400

It's Day 5 of 7 in 7 at ITP and we now have a Discommunicator, Blend, Desktop Flight Tracker and Don't Blink. Click on a picture to read about each one-day project in the 7 in 7 blog. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read
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Self-made instruments by Adachi Tomomi

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:15:47 -0400

Adachi Tomomi is a Japanese musician and sound poet. Make has covered his Tupperware synths before - his lower-tech work like the Tomoring is even more re-makeable. Tomoring is exceptional instruments because it is not electronic but electric. It
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Light Bar Controller

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:00:00 -0400

This is a nice example of how to sync LED's to music. It uses an ATtiny13 and a microphone to sample the audio and control the show. You can download the schematics, PCB files and code on the web site. This device analyses the music it picks up via
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The Real Value-at-Risk

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:44:00 -0400

The Economist had a special report on international banking a few weeks back (May 17th, 2008). I particularly enjoyed the article on risk management ("Professionally gloomy"), despite the fact that the author has the wrong date for the conc
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Add some nostalgia to your digital photography

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:29:39 -0400

The "Emotoscope" by Kenichi Okada (a student in the Design Interactions department at the Royal College of Art) is a portable device that turns current digital photography and filmmaking into relics from the past. His device shoots video as if it w
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HOW TO - Finger knit

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:00:57 -0400

Here's how to finger knit, needles - we don't need no stinkin' needles! Finger knitting is the art of knitting without needles. It is relaxing and easy to do. You can make scarves, toy snakes, gift wrap decorations, headbands, and more with these k
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7 in 7: Day 4

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:00:00 -0400

The fourth day of 7 in 7 at ITP revealed Seasonal Salad Dress, Spammed!, Face the Web and "Cheating" Book Cover. Click on a picture to read about each one-day project in the 7 in 7 blog. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Read more | Permalink | Comments |
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More pics of the Brass Lion

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Over at the Steampunk Workshop, Jake von Slatt has more pics of the Brass Lion recumbent steampunkified trike. The Brass Lion - Steampunk Recumbent Related:Brass Lion recumbent tricycle Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles
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Conveniently sized Korg MIDI controllers

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:40:18 -0400

Most commercial MIDI controllers overly bulky - certainly not designed to be on ones lap while soldering/bending/wiring/coding. Hopefully Korg's upcoming line of "nano" devices can fill that void. Peter Kirn of Create Digital Music runs through t
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Waalbot wall climbing robot

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0400

Here's an episode of EngineeringTV featuring a gecko-inspired wall-walker being developed at Carnegie Mellon University. Waalbot Wall Climbing Robot Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Robotics | Digg this!
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Conveniently sized MIDI controllers

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0400

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Rod Stewart in Model Railroader Magazine

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Rod Stewart: model train geek? Who knew? Stewart contacted Model Railroader magazine last year, said he'd been a hobbyist for 20 years, and sent them pics of his layout. While he was on tour, he visited the magazine's offices in Milwaukee. Stew
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CRAFT: 07 Preview the Shoe Issue - CRAFT Video Podcast

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:00:00 -0400

Download the MP4 Video or HD Version | Subscribe to CRAFT in iTunes Take a little video tour inside the new issue of CRAFT: 07, our Shoe issue featuring lots of projects perfect for the Summertime. View the complete table of contents. Subscribe t
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HOW TO - Light bulb oil lamp

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:00:44 -0400

Instructables user bumpus was appalled at the designer pricetag on Sergio Silva's light bulb lamp set, and hence made instruction set for making your own oil light bulb lamp. I'd recommend against making one of these if you have small children or la
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Fractal table

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:00:43 -0400

This table is made through rapid prototyping (3D printing) of branches that become increasingly more dense at the top to form a planar surface. It was developed by Platform Wertel Oberfell and Matthias Bär. Via Core 77. Related: Rapid prototyped
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RoboGames 2008 -The world's largest open robot competition - THIS WEEKEND (Bay Area, CA)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:00:26 -0400

RoboGames (formerly ROBOlympics) is happening THIS WEEKEND in San Francisco, CA, MAKE is a sponsor! RoboGames is the world's largest open robot competition (even the Guinness Book of World Records says so!) We invite the best minds from around the
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Homemade plastic - from milk!

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:00:00 -0400

We've mentioned making plastic with milk before; Coffeebot has a great Instructable on the subject. The plastic is moldable, and has a consistency of soggy cheese (I certainly hope I never encounter cheese that's anything like this!). When all is
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Integrate an iPod with your VW

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:00:00 -0400

This homebrew iPod interface for a Volkswagen is a nice way of using the iPod's old school remote cable to interface your MP3 player with your car's stereo system. Read more about this impressive hack at the link below. VW iPod Interface (with rem
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Weekend Project: Herbie The Mousebot

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:00:00 -0400

Herbie the Mousebot is a very quick, easy-to-build, light-chasing robot kit, perfect for beginners. This little robot is so quick, you have to run to keep up with him. To download Herbie the Mousebot MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. @ The Ma
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Realtime sensor network awaits your input ... or output

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:00:00 -0400

Wow, this could grow into something quite awesome. Pachube is - a web service that enables people to tag and share real time sensor data from objects, devices and spaces around the world, facilitating interaction between remote environments, both
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Password generator will make you look even nerdier

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:00:00 -0400

The "Pass Key", pictured above, is a 5 volt powered computer the size of a candy bar that generates 16-digit alphanumeric passwords faster than you could possibly ever need. Still it's pretty cool that this device does the Steve Job's iPod "Nano" t
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Voice of Saturn synth kits

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:00:00 -0400

The Voice of Saturn synthesizer modules are available as basic[==bendable] complementary kits with control voltage connections Description of the VoS synth - Loosely based on the Atari Punk Console with some custom tweaks and an LFO front end,
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