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DIY Witch’s Apothecary Bottles

These little spooky apothecary bottles are such a clever use of materials! Collect up your old spice tins and empty pill bottles to make these totally rad Halloween props. Just add some hot glue details, paint, cork, moss and bark– and you’ve got instant antique containers. This is definitely a […]

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Sealed Air releases video on how Bubble Wrap is made

Sealed Air releases a video detailing the manufacturing process of Bubble Wrap using resin pellets and vacuum rollers.
It’s almost as addicting to watch as it is to pop.

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Making a Hexacopter Using The 3Doodler

Animator Louis DeRosa designed two hexacopters using 3Doodler’s 3D printing pen.
Both were able to attain flight but only version 2 was much more stable.

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How To: The Ultimate Gaming PC

Needing a new computer? Here's how you can build your own!

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DIY Game Boy Pocket Using the Raspberry Pi

Travis Brown designs a Game Boy Pocket clone using a Raspberry Pi running Retro Pi emulation software.
All of the electronics were gutted from the case, which was then modified to fit the RPi and other electronics.
The Game Boy Pocket hit the market back in 1996 and is still popular with fans of the handheld gaming system that they can still be bought today. Yeah, there’s nothing like gaming on a black and white screen, which was better than the pea-green screen of the original Game Boy. Those who are fans of the Pocket but would like to have a color screen and be able to play games from other systems should take a look at Travis Brown’s Pocket Pi.

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New Project: Ultrasonic Spider-Sense

Using an ultrasonic range sensor we can sense how far away objects are.

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Flora-Powered TARDIS Dog Costume

How To: Doctor Who TARDIS costume for dogs complete with TARDIS sounds and lights

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Finding Starter Projects: Deadline-Driven Design

Some kids discover the Maker movement with their head already full of ideas for projects they want to realize. Other kids need a little nudge, some way to focus on a subset of The Wide World of Whatever You Want. In this edition of Finding Starter Projects, we offer you the focus imposed by […]

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S&T Geotronics at the Atlanta Maker Faire

There were many amazing things at the Faire this year, but the wide assortment of hackish items at the S&T Geotronics booth really caught my attention. The first thing that drew me in to the booth was the replica of a “stereotypical” bomb with a timer attached to it. Although […]

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Beekeeper Sculpture Contains an Actual Bee Hive

Artist Brian Fernandes-Halloran pays homage an eccentric beekeeper with a sculpture made from found objects, which is also a functional apiary!

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