Collaborate Disseminate
The unspoken promise of new technologies is that they will advance and enhance our picture of the world — that goes double for the ones that are specifically designed to …read more Continue reading Kathleen Lonsdale Saw Through the Structure of Benzene
After five years of research, Colgate-Palmolive recently revealed Australia’s first recyclable toothpaste tube. Why is this exciting? They are eager to share the design with the rest of the toothpaste …read more Continue reading You Can’t Put the Toothpaste Back In the Tube, But It Used to Be Easier
Let’s face it: pretty much everything about e-textiles is fiddly. If wearables were easy, more people would probably work in that space. But whereas most circuit prototyping is done in …read more Continue reading Flexible Prototyping for E-Textiles That Doesn’t Cost an Arm and a Leg
As much as I’d like to devote an article to each and every bit of keyboard-related what-have-you that I come across in my travels through the intertubes, there just aren’t …read more Continue reading Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Chinese Typewriter
Let’s face it — eating different colored candy like M&Ms or Skittles is just a little more fun if you sort your pile by color first. The not-fun part is …read more Continue reading Compact M&M Sorter Goes Anywhere
We’ve all been there. Your current project has hit a wall, or the next step will take days to complete, and you need something to do in the meantime. So …read more Continue reading Wood and Brass Drink Temperature Monitor Looks Good, Has Class
The past year has been quite a ride for everyone on Earth. But you never know which day is going to be your last, so you might as well live …read more Continue reading Sunlight-Based Life Clock Predicts Your Darkest Hour
Okay, so you want to build a keyboard — something crazy-curvy like the dactyl or dactyl manuform. The kind of keyboard that has to be hand-wired, because key wells and …read more Continue reading Printable Hot-Swap Sockets Make Keyboard Building Even Cooler
Ever since we saw the movie Big, we’ve wanted a floor piano. Still do, actually. We sometimes wonder how many floor pianos that movie has sold. It’s definitely launched some …read more Continue reading Cheap, Expandable Floor Piano Plays with Heart and Soul
Leprosy is a bacterial disease that affects the skin, nerves, eyes, and mucosal surfaces of the upper respiratory tract. It is transmitted via droplets and causes skin lesions and loss …read more Continue reading Alice Ball Steamrolled Leprosy