Rocket Scientists Are Arduino at Heart
This is the story of a group of college students who moved to the Mojave Desert, bought a house, painted it white, and turned it into a make-shift lab. Then they went out to launch rockets.
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This Sleek Media Player Has Raspberry Pi Inside
Mo Volans from FiveNinjas shares Slice at World Maker Faire New York 2014. It’s a set-top media player that’s based on the brand new Raspberry Pi Compute Module. They’re in the process of crowdfunding the project, and have met their funding goal. Since it’s based on the Raspberry Pi hardware and XBMC software, the platform […]
Find Fido at Night with the 3D Printed Light-Up at Night Pet Collar
11-year old Blythe Serrano made a 3D Printed Light-Up at Night Pet Collar, which she was sharing at World Maker Faire New York 2014. It has nine LED lights, a battery, and a light sensor. When it’s dark, the lights illuminate so that you can see your pet easily. She used Sketchup to design the […]
Create Custom Light Sculptures with BlinkyTiles
Each tile holds several digital LEDs, which have onboard controllers and are individually addressable allowing for customizable lighting effects.
Popular at Public Lab
Out in Zone 5, Liz Barry of Public Lab is sensing strong interest in spectrometry. The reason: “It’s like a Tricorder for $10!” The Public Lab is a community where you can learn how to investigate environmental concerns. Using inexpensive DIY techniques, Public Labs seeks to change how people see the world in environmental, social, […]
Interactive Sculpture Dispenses Paint According to the Mood of Local Social Media
Tweeted words paint an interactive sculpture in an idiosyncratic project by Syver Lauritzsen and Eirik Haugen Murvold.
GE Launches an Interface Board to Let You Hack Their Appliances
…and they’re giving away a batch of ovens and refrigerators to help launch the project.