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MAKE Asks: Teachers that Inspire

Michael Colombo — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:00:13 +0000

MAKE Asks: is a weekly column where we ask you, our readers, for responses to maker-related questions. We hope the column sparks interesting conversation and is a way for us to get to know more about each other.

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Ask MAKE: Gears and Chains and Pulleys and Belts

Michael Colombo — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:00:37 +0000

Jesse needs to build a drivetrain for his homemade zoetrope. Ask MAKE is here to help him out.

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Make your own Magdeburg Hemispheres

Stett Holbrook — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:49:00 +0000

Way back in the 17th Century German scientist Otto von Guericke demonstrated the power of vacuum forming by joining two steel half domes that two teams of horses pulling in opposite directions could not pull apart. In this video, MAKE Contributing Editor William Gurstelle recreates the experiment in ReMaking History with two cake pans. And you can, too, in this easy to follow experiment.

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How-To: Glass Klein Bottle

Sean Michael Ragan — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:07:24 +0000

Dutch glass crasftman Ramon Vink runs a studio called Poelgeest Glass. Using modern lampworking techniques and tools, he makes scientific apparatus and artistic pieces like this Klein bottle, the forming of which he has documented in a series of five YouTube videos. The videos themselves are pretty raw, with minimal post-production and no narration, but taken altogether they do a good job of documenting not just the general process of forming a Klein bottle from stock glass tube, but the specific tools and skilled manipulations required for each operation.

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How an Architect Uses a 3D Printer

Michael Colombo — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:00:54 +0000

I took some time to talk to Marcele Godoy about how she uses 3D printing in the context of being an architect.

Raspberry Pi Heat Maps

Sean Michael Ragan — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:10:03 +0000

Remy at Spanish-language tech site Geektopia is a Raspberry Pi enthusiast with access to a thermal imager. Sounds like my kind of guy.

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The Nerdy Derby at World Maker Faire New York

Adam Flaherty — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:00:53 +0000

The Nerdy Derby is a Pinewood Derby-inspired no-rules* car building and racing competition brought to you by students from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. The first Nerdy Derby will take place on September 29th and 30th at World Maker Faire New York at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. […]

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1939 ‘Map of Physics’

John Baichtal — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:30:43 +0000

So cool. Click through for higher rez. “Being a map of physics, containing a brief historical outline of the subject as will be of interest to physicists, students, laymen at large; Also giving a description of the land of physics as seen by the daring sould who venture there; And […]

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EEG-Actuated Watermelon Exploder

John Baichtal — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:00:25 +0000

Chris Cprek of Louisville’s LVL1 hackerspace demonstrates a EEG-controlled machine that blows up watermelons. Brad and I created Mind over Melon. Ever since I was a boy, I’ve dreamed of exploding things with my mind. At LVL1, we now have the technology to make this dream come true. Using a […]

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Engineer Guy vs. The Lead-Acid Battery

Sean Michael Ragan — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:00:05 +0000

Here, friends and neighbors, is the eighth and final video of Engineer Guy series #4. The element of the week is called 'plumbum' in Latin, abbreviated to 'Pb' on the periodic table, and generally known as 'lead.' Formed into electrodes with its oxide and submerged in sulfuric acid, lead is an essential component in the ignition batteries that start cars and other gas-powered vehicles.

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