Collaborate Disseminate
While the Sahara Desert is an important ecosystem in its own right, its human neighbors in the Sahel would like it to stop encroaching on their environment. [Andrew Millison] took …read more Continue reading Hacking the Soil to Combat Desertification
As we move through the Sixth Extinction, it can be beneficial to examine what caused massive die-offs in the past. Lystrosaurus specimens from South Africa have been found that may …read more Continue reading Mammalian Ancestors Shed Light on The Great Dying
For a time, pocketwatches were all the rage, but they were eventually supplanted by the wristwatch. [abe] built this cyberpunk Lock’n’Watch to explore an alternate history for the once trendy …read more Continue reading A Cyberpunk Pocketwatch
Much of the world’s medical equipment is made by a handful of monopolistic megacorps, but [Milos Rasic] built an open cardiography signal measuring device for his master’s thesis. Using a …read more Continue reading Open Cardiography Signal Measuring Device
If you’ve ever been wondering what you should make next, it can be a daunting task to decide with the firehose of inspiration coming straight from the series of tubes …read more Continue reading A Beautifully Illustrated Guide to Making
While rulers and tape measures are ubiquitous, they always seem to disappear when you need them. We know you’d never forget your safety glasses (safety first!), so what if they …read more Continue reading Combination Safety Glasses and Measurement Tool
While the Netherlands is the country most known for its windmills, they were originally invented by the Persians. More surprisingly, some of them are still turning after 1,000 years. The …read more Continue reading Help Wanted: Keep the World’s Oldest Windmills Turning
The iPod once reigned supreme in the realm of portable music. Hackers are now working on preserving one of its less lauded functions — gaming. [via Ars Technica] The run …read more Continue reading iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project
The ever-shrinking size of electronics and sensors has allowed wearables to help us quantify more and more about ourselves in smaller and smaller packages, but one major constraint is the …read more Continue reading Power-Over-Skin Makes Powering Wearables Easier
Today, movie effects are mostly done in CGI, especially if they’re of the death-defying type. [Tyler Bell] shows us how they shot actors with arrows before CGI. Almost every medieval …read more Continue reading How to Shoot Actors with Arrows Sans CGI