An Instrument A Day Plays the Blues Away
For the fifth year in a row, Brooklyn-based Ranjit Bhatnagar has committed to making an Instrument A Day every day in February
DIY Projects
Breadboarding the ATTiny2313
John “johngineer” De Cristofaro wrote a great tutorial on building an ATTiny2313 prototyping board. I created it because I use the Tiny2313 a lot, and I was tired of wiring up all of the above each time I wanted to work on a new circuit. Some things, like ISP headers and ceramic resonators, are not […]
Drone Sailboat Built by College Students
The Missus, a mini (2-meter) autonomous sailboat, will compete in the 6th International Robotic Sailboat Championships this June, in Vancouver, BC. We are a group of Memorial University students who are building an autonomous sailboat to compete in the Sailbot and World Robotic Sailing competition. The team is made up of students from all MUN […]
You Actually Can Put A Gun Rack In A Chevy Volt, Newt Gingrich
Turns out, you CAN put a gun rack in Chevy Volt! Watch.
Anodize Titanium with Common Ingredients
If you’d like to take a crack at anodizing your titanium camping gear, try submerging it in Coca-Cola and running 20v-100v through across it. This can be achieved using 9v batteries and a little patience. Depending on the voltage applied, you can transition between Bronze, Blue, Light blue, Yellowish, Purple, Cyan, and Green. [via hackaday]
How-To: Make Conductive Ink
There are so many cool projects out there that use conductive ink, but where to get the ink? Now you can DIY that part, too!
DIY or Buy: Custom-Fit Earbuds
Collin Cunningham takes a look a pair of commercial earbuds and compares them to a pair he molded himself. DIY or Buy?