Giant electric pastrymobiles invade Maker Faire
This fleet of humongous roving cupcake cars first appeared at Maker Faire 2007. They’re the brainchild of Tesla Motors engineer Greg Solberg.
Energy & Sustainability
If you’re a maker just starting out your journey in sustainability, it can be overwhelming to figure out how to get started. From understanding the types of materials to utilize, learning what steps will help reduce waste and emissions, and finding inspiring new ways to explore creativity that don’t have a negative environmental impact. The good news is there are plenty of resources available for DIYers looking for ways to make their projects more sustainable – from simple switches you can make today, big-picture ideas for longterm change, or exciting new ways makers are helping push sustainability into the future. In these blog posts we’ll look at tips tricks and ideas specifically tailored towards diyers and makers on the road to creating projects with greater eco consciousness so that not only will you create something beautiful but also respect its impact on our planet!
Automakers 2.0 – A Maker Faire webcast
Before Maker Faire switched into high gear, earlier this week, MAKE editor and Maker Faire founder Dale Dougherty sat down with K. Venkatesh Prasad, Technical Leader, Infotronics team in Ford Research & Advanced Engineering, to talk about Ford’s American Journey 2.0 project and the networked and open platform car of the future. American Journey 2.0
Vehicles (alternative and otherwise) at Maker Faire
One of my favorite aspects of Maker Faire is always the wild, whimsical, and inspiring vehicles on display, or merrily making their way throughout the grounds. Here’s a small sampling of photos taken by my son, Blake Maloof, this morning, before the crowds descended. [Thanks, Blake!]
American Journey 2.0: Cruising to Stanford
Follow the Team Bobcat Ford Fiesta caravan… Cruising to Stanford Team Bobcat members Collin, Joe, and Jon give a quick demonstration of the latest changes to Caravan Track, explaining their experiences from the road and speculating about future versions This Thursday, the American Journey 2.0 team visited Stanford University, their final destination before heading to […]
Sweet bike roadsign wallet
From Kitten Camero.
Biomanufactured brick needs no firing, may be big deal
Then again, if Calla lilies replaced each new brick on the planet, it would reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by at least 800 million tons a year. But we’d also be living in a world without useful new bricks to build stuff with. It is probably reasonable to expect that Dosier’s “Bacteria Bricks” will fare better as a construction material than Calla lilies, but whether they are truly comparable to conventional masonry in mechanical properties, durability, and weather resistance still remains to be proved. Also, her bricks take weeks to harden, compared to traditionally-fired bricks which can be manufactured in two days.
Twittering power meter from MAKE Volume 18: ReMake America now works with Google Powermeter
The Twittering power meter from MAKE Volume 18: ReMake America now works with Google Powermeter. This was a bit of a struggle but we did it (code on github). For long time readers of MAKE you’ll likely recall this was a project of ours/mine I co-designed with Limor Fried (Ladyada) and recently Devlin Thyne. So […]
