Retro-cool Fineday 3.0 Bluetooth keyboard brings back the clickety-clack

Although electric typewriters have been made almost entirely obsolete, there’s still something to be said for the satisfying “clickety-clack” of their keys. Well, that sound and feel is back, in the all-aluminum Fineday 3.0 Bluetooth Mechanical Keyboar… Continue reading Retro-cool Fineday 3.0 Bluetooth keyboard brings back the clickety-clack

One-of-a-kind aluminum watercraft is like the DeLorean of kayaks

Touring kayaks are typically made of plastic, composites or sometimes wood, but unlike canoes, almost never aluminum. That didn’t phase Brennen Kunka, however, who recently built his own all-aluminum kayak from the ground up – and it’s awesome!Continue… Continue reading One-of-a-kind aluminum watercraft is like the DeLorean of kayaks

Casting Metal With a Microwave and Vacuum Cleaner

Metalworking might conjure images of large furnaces powered by coal, wood, or electricity, with molten metal sloshing around and visible in its crucible. But metalworking from home doesn’t need to …read more Continue reading Casting Metal With a Microwave and Vacuum Cleaner

VW adventure RV rides like panel van, lives like off-grid micro-lodge

German startup NEXSD is looking to improve the quality of motorhomes with an all-aluminum construction it hopes will catch on with RV brands. Its motorhome build was one of the most impressive of the countless Volkswagen-based RVs at the recent Düsseld… Continue reading VW adventure RV rides like panel van, lives like off-grid micro-lodge

Aluminum-gallium powder bubbles hydrogen out of dirty water

“We don’t need any energy input, and it bubbles hydrogen like crazy. I’ve never seen anything like it,” said UCSC Professor Scott Oliver, describing a new aluminum-gallium nanoparticle powder that generates H2 when placed in water – even seawater.Conti… Continue reading Aluminum-gallium powder bubbles hydrogen out of dirty water