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Speak Friend and Enter this Hidden Lord of the Rings Door

Descend the stairs to find this enchanted movie replica of Elvish craftsmanship. This touch sensitive door leads not to the Mines of Moria but to a basement home movie theater. It fits evenly within the frame of the door and remains concealed in its dormant state until someone with secret […]

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Taulman3D Releases New, Super Strong Nylon Filament

Tom Martz of Taulman3D joined the crowds at the Midwest RepRap Fest this past weekend in Goshen, Indiana. While there, Tom took to the stage to present his company’s brand new Alloy 910, a high-strength nylon filament. Alloy 910 came about after Taulman’s corporate clients asked for a stronger nylon […]

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Learn About PSoC and BLE in Upcoming Online Tutorials

Wilcher will be teaching one 45-minute session each weekday next week on his experience with the PSoC 4 BLE kit

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3D Printed Shoes and the Coolest Hello World Boards You’ve Ever Seen at Fab Academy

The Fab Academy program is a distributed educational model providing advanced digital fabrication instruction for students through a unique, hands-on curriculum and access to technological tools and resources. In this series, Erin, aka RobotGrrl shares her experiences with the program as she progresses through the courses. In this adventure we worked […]

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Out of this World: Milling Meteorite Shoes from Aluminum Foam

Photo: Petr Krejci If you’ve ever wondered how a meteorite might look after being turned into a pair of fashionable shoes, then you’re in luck, because the designers at Studio Swine have illustrated just such a scenario with this spectacular pair of Meteorite Shoes made from aluminum foam lined with […]

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14-Year-Old Inventor Crowdfunds Battery-Charging Arduino, Hits $35K

Now in the final couple of days of its crowdfunding journey I thought I'd take a quick look at Quin Etnyre's new project, the Qduino Mini board.

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Robot Block Party Returns to Providence, RI

On April 11, 2015, members of the Make: books team will be participating in the Rhode Island Robot Block Party in Providence, RI. We’ll be showing off projects from some of our recent and soon-to-be-published books. We’ll have hands-on interactive projects you can play with, including some things from our […]

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Pallet Hacks: Make a Vintage Fruit Crate with Wax Paper Transfers

There are a lot of re-purposed pallet projects popping up all over the internet. I can definitely see the appeal of using free wood, and to get that popular rustic wood look, using old pallets makes a perfect match. So today I wanted to show off this particular tutorial by Ananda […]

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Cypress Discuss PSoC, Demo BLE Nerf Gun, Talk Fingernail-Sized Bluetooth Modules

Your browser does not support the video tag. Cypress staff demonstrate a Nerf gun project built with PSoC operated over Bluetooth using a smartphone touchscreen controller. The project contains motors, relays, and an ultrasonic (“PING“) distance sensor. Our friends at Cypress Semiconductor recently hosted a Hangouts on Air for the […]

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Bring on Spring with a Living Succulent Wreath

Decorative wreaths? I could take them or leave them. Living plant wreaths, however, are an entirely different story. With nearly endless options for color, pattern, and texture, succulent wreaths are pretty much the perfect choice for decorative DIY gardens, no matter what your style. We’ve probably all seen those spreads […]

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