Cardboard Cyanotype Camera
Use blue “sun print” paper to take unique UV photos with a cardboard camera
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
The original Raspberry Pi can take more credit than any other for getting cheap single board computers into the hands of makers, and it’s yet to be dethroned. Four generations and seven years running, “Pi” is shorthand for “an inexpensive computer you can build a project around.” Pi landed in a big way. The company […]
Arduino Nano Every
Arduino makes a return to their breadboard-friendly Nano line with the cheap, basic, Arduino Nano Every. Countless makers have put together their first electronics with this board’s larger cousin, the Arduino Uno, as the brains of their project. The Nano is a similar board: It will wire a few parts together, accept your programs to […]
8 Last Minute 3D Prints To Spookify Your Halloween
Makers usually love Halloween. What’s not to love? Spooky images, fantastic costumes, frolicking in the chilly fall dusk. It really is a wonderful holiday. However, many of us just have so much going on, we can’t celebrate to the extent we’d like. Maybe you live in a dorm, maybe you’ve been too busy to build […]
Toy Inventor’s Notebook: Spin ’N Spill Balancing Bot game
Here’s a fun and easy action game: the Spin ’N Spill Balancing Bot. Stack the gears onto the tippy balancing robot — but be careful! If you cause him to drop or spill, you lose! This game is easy to make, especially if you have access to a laser cutter. 1/8″ MDF is a good […]
Check Out The Most Adorable Tiny Boiling Halloween Cauldron
Sometimes a collection of parts just comes together perfectly. I’m not sure what I find so captivating about this tiny cauldron from Adafruit, but it really struck me as fantastic. I’ve seen so many boiling cauldrons around Halloween, but the bluetooth connectivity and 3d prints being perfectly fit to a circuit playground makes this a […]
Build A Peltier Coaster To Keep Your Coffee Warm — Or Cold
A Cold junction In 1798, Jean Charles Athanase Peltier was just 13 years old and although he came from a poorly educated family in rural France, people already were beginning to notice the youngster’s intellectual talents. Besides being an avid reader of nearly any book he could get hold of, Peltier showed an aptitude for […]