Agate Light Twinkles Just Right
Mother Nature is often a cruel mistress, but what can you do? You’ve got to make the best of what she gives you. This lovely little light was born from …read more Continue reading Agate Light Twinkles Just Right
Tag Archives: Art
Re-Inventing The Single 8 Home Movie Format
[Jenny List] has been reverse-engineering and redesigning the Single8 home movie film cartridge for the modern age, to breathe life into abandoned cine cameras. One of the frustrating things about …read more Continue reading Re-Inventing The Single 8 Home Movie Format
Increase Your Blinkenlights With This Silicon Wafer Necklace
Necklaces aren’t often very high-tech, mostly because of the abuse they have to go through being worn. This was obviously a problem that needed solving, so [Matt Venn] decided to …read more Continue reading Increase Your Blinkenlights With This Silicon Wafer Necklace
The Eyes of the Basilisk are Watching You
MIT student [Anhad Sawhney] built an interesting decoration for his dorm room corridor called The Eyes of the Basilisk. Named after the mythical creature with a deadly gaze, the project …read more Continue reading The Eyes of the Basilisk are Watching You
Oh, The Places You’ll Go With Stop Motion Animation
Robots made of broken toy parts, stop-motion animation, and a great song to tie it all together were not on our bingo card for 2023, but the results are perfect. …read more Continue reading Oh, The Places You’ll Go With Stop Motion Animation
Blatano Art Project Tracks Devices In Its Vicinity
Computers, surveillance systems, and online agents are perceiving us all the time these days. Most of the time, it takes place in the shadows, and we’re supposed to be unaware …read more Continue reading Blatano Art Project Tracks Devices In Its Vicinity
Interactive Chameleon Lamp Changes Color At Your Whim
You never forget your first diorama, especially when it’s interactive. Although admittely a bit late to celebrate Erntedankfest (Germanic Thanksgiving), [Markus Bindhammer] is ahead of the curve when it comes …read more Continue reading Interactive Chameleon Lamp Changes Color At Your Whim
This Machine Has Lost Its Marbles
The astonishing variety of ways to tell the time which have appeared on these pages over the years provides a showcase of the talents and ingenuity of our community. Many …read more Continue reading This Machine Has Lost Its Marbles
The Insatiable Hunger of Paper Shredder-Based Locomotion
We enjoy hacks that combine or alter devices, enhancing (or subverting) their purpose in the process, but [Japhy Riddle] reminds us all that sometimes it’s fun just to enjoy a spectacle. …read more Continue reading The Insatiable Hunger of Paper Shredder-Based Locomotion
DNA art reproduces photos in high resolution and 16 million colors
Scientists have developed a way to “paint” with DNA, creating 16 million colors to accurately reproduce digital images with 24-bit color depth. The resulting images are incredible, and represent not just a new art form but potential advances for storin… Continue reading DNA art reproduces photos in high resolution and 16 million colors