Collaborate Disseminate
Here’s a design for a split-flap clock that doesn’t do it the usual way. Instead of the flaps showing numbers , Klapklok has a bit more in common with flip-dot …read more Continue reading Split-Flap Clock Flutters Its Way to Displaying Time Without Numbers
This DIY lasertag project designed by [Nii], which he brought to Tokyo Maker Faire back in September, is a treasure trove. It’s all in Japanese and you’ll need to visit …read more Continue reading DIY Laser Tag Project Does it in Style
[Neil] from The Cave, a computer and console gaming museum in the UK, has a treat for vintage computing and computer gaming enthusiasts. They received an important piece of game …read more Continue reading Donated Atari Mega ST Gives a Peek at Game Development History
[Joe Musashi] was inspired by discussions about 3D engines and decided to create a first-person 3D maze of his own. The really neat part? It could have been done on …read more Continue reading Behold a First-Person 3D Maze, Vintage Atari Style
[Christina Ernst] executed a fantastic idea just in time for Halloween: her very own Remy the rat (from the 2007 film Ratatouille). Just like in the film Remy perches on …read more Continue reading Make Your Own Remy the Rat This Halloween
For as long as AI Large Language Models have been around (well, for as long as modern ones have been accessible online, anyway) people have tried to coax the models …read more Continue reading All System Prompts for Anthropic’s Claude, Revealed
Physicist John Archibald Wheeler made groundbreaking contributions to physics, and [Amanda Gefter] has a fantastic writeup about the man. He was undeniably brilliant, and if you haven’t heard of him, …read more Continue reading Remembering John Wheeler: You’ve Definitely Heard of His Work
Space is a challenging environment for semiconductors, but researchers have shown that a specific type of memristor (the hafnium oxide memristor, to be exact) actually reacts quite usefully when exposed …read more Continue reading Memristors Are Cool, Radiation-resistant Memristors Even Moreso
[Andre Me] has long-standing interest in automating 3D print jobs, and his latest project is automating build plate changes on the Bambu A1 Mini. Here’s how it works: each build …read more Continue reading 3D Printer Swaps Build Plates to Automate Print Jobs
We love the idea [Btoretsukuru] shared that uses a simple setup called the Syringe Slider to take smoothly-tracked video footage of small scenes like model trains in action. The post …read more Continue reading Shoot Smooth Video From Your Phone With the Syringe Slider