This is interesting, I wonder how much energy he needs to put in to get a burn, it might not be efficient, but sounds like fun (if it really works. Post your thoughts in the comments!) – For obvious reasons, scientists long have thought that salt water couldn’t be burned. So when an Erie man […]
Little bugs… for bugging people – A life-size, robotic fly has taken flight at Harvard University. Weighing only 60 milligrams, with a wingspan of three centimeters, the tiny robot’s movements are modeled on those of a real fly. While much work remains to be done on the mechanical insect, the researchers say that such small […]
BBC – Using/ observing WoW might give some clues on how a real epidemic might effect people… An outbreak of a deadly disease in a virtual world can offer insights into real life epidemics, scientists suggest. The “corrupted blood” disease spread rapidly within the popular online World of Warcraft game, killing off thousands of players […]
Kendall writes – If I understand correctly, the company has patent-pending some technology that lets anybody design & selling anything through 3D printing into a seamless package that allows anybody with an idea to find a designer (crowdsourcing), design their own products, promote it to the world and let customers buy it without a factory […]
We’ll stock all these kits in the Maker store as they become available :) – a fantastic article by Freeman Dyson… Our Biotech Future – The New York Review of Books – Every orchid or rose or lizard or snake is the work of a dedicated and skilled breeder. There are thousands of people, amateurs […]
Intelligent bookshelf demo from Freshcreations using RFID. From the pages of MAKE: RFID for Makers. MAKE 06 – Page 160. Subscribers: Read this article now in your MAKE Digital Edition or get MAKE 06 @ the Maker store.
Convert plastics back to oil using microwaves… – A US company is taking plastics recycling to another level – turning them back into the oil they were made from, and gas. All that is needed, claims Global Resource Corporation (GRC), is a finely tuned microwave and – hey presto! – a mix of materials that […]
