I bought a new scanner recently, and soon found myself spelunking through drawers of old photos from my many misspent years in photography. Some of the most interesting shots were...
Posted by Ross Orr
Categories: Photography & Video | No Comments
Build a robust R/C flying-wing airplane that’s fun to fly and great to learn on.
Posted by Breck Baldwin
Categories: Electronics | 5 Comments
Get cookin’ with this Japanese-style skewer grill.
Posted by Bob Knetzger
Categories: Food & Beverage, Fun & Games | 2 Comments
The reaction of when a regular mint (or fruit) Mentos is dropped into a bottle of diet Coke can create a fountain of soda. Without a nozzle, you will have...
Posted by William Anderson
Categories: Kids & Family, Science | 1 Comment
Like most geek-filled offices, at my workplace we have several Nerf guns and similar toy weapons floating about. Not impressed with the performance of my colleague Lester’s Nerf Maverick, a...
Posted by Simon Jansen
Categories: Fun & Games, Kids & Family | 4 Comments
By John Baichtal and Adam Wolf Do you remember those classic video game arcades filled with rattling quarters, 8-bit songs, and flashing lights? You can reclaim that excitement in your...
Posted by John Baichtal
Categories: Arduino, Electronics, Fun & Games | 2 Comments
Turn war into peace by converting a children’s action figure into a peace-loving bookend. Or if you don’t have a soldier, try using an old space ranger (you know the...
Posted by Scott Bedford
Categories: Craft, Furniture, Kids & Family | No Comments
Originally created to decorate magnificent churches, stained glass windows have been around for at least 1,000 years. In modern times the materials and techniques for making stained glass have become...
Posted by Sally Converse Doucette
Categories: Art & Design, Furniture | No Comments
About 13 years ago I learned of some military research into a satellite- and missile-defense device that would propel projectiles using Lenz’s law, which governs the direction of electrical current...
Posted by Thomas R Fox
What is the fun in making robots if you can’t make your own circuit boards? This PCB etching tutorial describes a step-by-step process to MAKE your own circuit board. There...
Posted by Robot Platform
Categories: Electronics | No Comments
When assembling a proper laboratory, the gentleman or lady experimenter should be sure to include a Wimshurst electrostatic generating machine. This device will serve tirelessly in investigations into the field...
Posted by Jake von Slatt
Categories: Electronics | No Comments
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