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January 16, 2016
How to Use a Multimeter Video Tutorial
This very clear 3-part video series patiently walks you through how to use a multimeter
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Bringing a Guitar Back to Life with Lasers
Jozef Karpiel discovered that his guitar's plastic enclosure had cracked, so he used the power of lasers to restore it.
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January 15, 2016
Electronics That Last: How I Built an Heirloom Laptop
Imagine an laptop you could pass down to your kids. Kurt Mottweiler walks us through the design considerations in making an heirloom laptop.
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Cyanotype Printing with Waves and Rain
Artist Meghann Riepenhoff uses the cyanotype process to make prints of waves, sand, and rain.
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January 14, 2016
How to Make String from Plastic Bottles
Build a rig for making very strong plastic "string" from plastic bottles
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A Teenage Girl’s Journey to Change the World with Code
Learning to code made Hania Guiagoussou feel empowered (you could even say "super-powered") to change the world.
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KeKePad Wearable Board Brings Easy Alternative to Conductive Thread
Michael Yang, co-creator of KeKePad, was fed up with the limitations of conductive thread, so he designed a new wearable module that connects via an innovative new cable of his own design.
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Mill an Elegant Inductive Phone Charger
An inductive charger can make charging your phone as effortless as putting it down. CNC a wooden block to house an inductive Qi charger for your phone.
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January 13, 2016
Made in Baltimore: What Kind of Makerspace to Make?
Dive in with Will Holman as he explores American makerspaces and sets foot on a journey to build his own: Open Works in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Sculpting a Life-Size Humpback Whale
Ever wonder how the giant animal sculptures in aquariums and natural museums were made? Sculptor Stephen Kesler shares his process.
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