Collaborate Disseminate
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It’s hard to forget the first time you see a laser light show. A staple at concerts starting in the 1980s, seeing a green laser lance out over the heads of tens …read more
Mandalas are meditative objects that mean many things to myriad religions. Psychologist Carl Jung equated them with the concept of the Self as a whole, and put forth the notion that an urge to create mandalas signifies a period of intense personal growth.
[Sander van de Bor] took up the …read more
Continue reading Put Down New Roots From Home With A Free-Form Tree Of Life
Even in a world that is as currently far off the rails as this one is, we’re going to go out on a limb and say that this machine learning, servo-powered prayer bot is going to be the strangest thing you see today. We’re happy to be wrong about that, …read more
Continue reading Silicone and AI Power This Prayerful Robotic Intercessor
Anyone who’s ever cut ribbon, grosgrain or otherwise, may be dismayed by the frayed edge. There are methods of avoiding this, like cutting the ribbon diagonally, or double-diagonally into a forked point, or cutting it straight across and cauterizing the threads with a lighter. But if you have a thirteen …read more
Continue reading Hot Wire Ribbon Cutter Ceremoniously Heats Up Productivity
We don’t see many wire wrapped circuits these days, and you could be forgiven for thinking it was nearly a lost art at this point. But that doesn’t mean the technique can’t be applied elsewhere. [MiHu-Works] recently wrote in to share a sign they recently made for a client’s restaurant …read more
Continue reading Wire Wrapping Skills Put to Use for Sign Making
There’s a scene in Bladerunner where Deckard puts a photograph in a magical machine that lets him zoom and enhance without limit, and even see around obstacles. In today’s climate, this is starting to seem more plausible, what with all the cameras everywhere. [Jasper van Loenen] explores this concept in …read more
Continue reading Esper Makes Virtual Reality From Live Reality
Every once in a while, this job helps you to discover something new and completely fascinating that has little to do with hacking but is worth sharing nonetheless. Turning a single brass bolt into a beautiful Cupid’s bow is certainly one of those times.
Watching [Pablo Cimadevila] work in the …read more
Margot Krasojević has unveiled a new conceptual work, and as we’ve come to expect from the architect, it’s thought-provoking, abstract, and ambitious. The proposal envisions a coastal sculpture gallery that uses hydroelectricity to power up to 200 home… Continue reading Concept art gallery would provide hydroelectric power
[Dan]’s project from last year slipped past us until now, but his Ghost Frame is a great example of tying some modern hackable hardware together with online resources into a clean result, and we like the clear idea behind it. The Ghost Frame is so named because its purpose is …read more
Continue reading Ghost Frame Shows People (and Cats) That Don’t Exist
Flexible circuits have been around longer than you might expect, although they only recently rounded the bend and bounced into the hobbyist’s toolbox. When Boldport fanatic [Laura Lindzay] found out about them, her immediate dream project was to make an origami butterfly that does something cool, though she wasn’t sure …read more
Continue reading Origami Butterfly: A Flex PCB Adventure Unfolds