Collaborate Disseminate
When it comes to electromagnetic waves, humans can really only directly perceive a very small part of the overall spectrum, which we call “visible light.” [rootkid] recently built an art …read more Continue reading Buildling A Light That Reacts To Radio Waves
[Make Something] boasts he has made probably the fanciest picture frame you’ll ever see. He started with an original sign purchased on eBay and then made it to be bigger, …read more Continue reading Ultimate Picture Frame Combines Walnut and 3D Printing
You’ve likely seen an X-cube, a dichoric prism used to split light into its constituent colours–you know, those fun little cubes you get when tearing apart a broken projector. Have …read more Continue reading X-Cube Prism Becomes Dichoric Disco Ball
If you’re looking to edit an image, you might open it in Photoshop, GIMP, or even Paint Shop Pro if you’re stuck in 2005. But who needs it — [Patrick …read more Continue reading Messing With JPEGs in a Text Editor is Fun and Glitchy
Facebook Marketplace provides you with a free grain silo, so what do you do with it? If you are [saveifforparts], you mix it with other materials and produce a retro-style …read more Continue reading Redneck Spaceship From Trash
If you need something clever for a gift, consider this two-part 3D-printed Christmas ornament that has a small secret compartment. But there’s a catch: the print is a challenging one. …read more Continue reading Christmas Ornament Has Hidden Compartment, Clever Design
This is one of those fun hacks that come about from finding a product and going “I wonder if I could…” — in this case, artist/YouTuber [Wesley Treat] found out …read more Continue reading Laser Cutter Plus CYMK Spraypaint Equals Full-Color Prints
These days, everyone’s got a million different devices that can take a passable photo. That’s not special anymore. A camera that draws what it sees, though? That’s kind of fun. That’s …read more Continue reading Instant Sketch Camera Is Like A Polaroid That Draws
In Dune, the Fremen people of Arrakis practice an odd future hybrid religion called “zensunni.” This adds an extra layer of meaning to the title of [Mark Rehorst]’s Arrakis 3.0 sand …read more Continue reading The Zen Must Flow From Arrakis Sand Table
The major objects in our solar system orbit along the plane of the ecliptic, plus or minus few degrees, and it turns out most exoplanet systems are the same — …read more Continue reading An Improbable, Doomed Star System in a Clockwork Coffee Table