Collaborate Disseminate
Have you ever heard of Fordite? It was a man-made agate-like stone that originated from the Ford auto factories in the 1920s. Multiple layers of paint would build up as …read more Continue reading Laser Art Inspired by the Ford Motor Company
Inspiration can strike a maker at any moment. For [Laura Kampf], it happened in the desert when she saw a tumbleweed. Tumbleweeds roll through the western United States, hitting cars …read more Continue reading Cisco Ball is the Tumbleweed Opposite of a Disco Ball
The demoscene has provided our community with its artistic outlet since the first computers which could handle graphics, and has stayed at the forefront of technology all the way. For …read more Continue reading A Demo Party On A Chip
![French acrobatic artist [Bastien Dausse] flies around on an impressive anti-gravity device he created.](https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/anti-gravity-thingy-800.jpg?w=800)
With US astronauts scheduled to return to the Moon in 2026, it might be nice for them to really and truly know ahead of time what the gravity situation is …read more Continue reading Low-Gravity Playground Looks Highly Entertaining (and Useful)
Now, we wouldn’t necessarily call ourselves connoisseurs of fine art here at Hackaday. But we do enjoy watching [Julian Baumgartner]’s YouTube channel, where he documents the projects that he takes …read more Continue reading George Washington Gets Cleaned Up With a Laser
While fluid dynamics sounds like a dull topic, SoapFilmScope promises to make it fun by using your cell phone to observe the interactions between sound waves and liquid membranes. You …read more Continue reading Exploring Soap Films
When you think of art, you might think of portraiture, landscapes, or other kinds of paintings. But mathematics can feel artistic at times, too. We’ve all seen gorgeous Mandelbrot fractals, …read more Continue reading Making Art With Maxwell’s Equations
You might think Google Glass was an innovative idea, but [Allison Marsh] points out that artist [Lisa Krohn] imagined the Cyberdesk in 1993. Despite having desk in the name, the …read more Continue reading Almost Google Glass in 1993
Hacking and making are great fun due to their open ended nature, but being able to try anything can make the task of selecting your next project daunting. [Steph Piper] …read more Continue reading Maker Skill Trees Help You Level Up Your Craft
As the debate rages on about the value of AI-generated art, [Chris Borge] printed his own version of another technology that’s been the subject of debate about what constitutes real …read more Continue reading Camera Lucida – Drawing Better Like It’s 1807