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Hybrid RepRap/Sewing Machine “Teddy Bear Printer” Takes Yarn as Feedstock

[image error] Innovative design retrofits off-the-shelf hardware with "felting print head."

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Gardening Without a Yard

[image error] Here are some of my favorite DIY designs for growing food that require not even an inch of lawn.

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MakerCon: Makers Are the New Explorers of the Universe

[image error] In only two short weeks, MakerCon is set to commence at the Oracle Conference Center in Redwood City, CA. While I’m excited about everything happening at this event—running Tuesday-Wednesday, May 13-14—one of the more recent additions to the agenda has me very eager. New Explorers of the Universe Drones, submersibles, […]

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Cooking with Raspberry Pi: Solrmatic Programmable Solar Cooker

[image error] In a nutshell, the Solrmatic is a Raspberry Pi-powered rotation device for a solar cooker allowing the solar oven to get hotter or cooler based on the program you input. You can put an off-the-shelf solar cooker on top, or even build your own. We’re excited to show off Solrmatic […]

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Fairy Friend Pen Pal

[image error] Daisy the fairy returned this Spring to stay in the fairy house my daughter and I built together last year.

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New Project: Bonsai 101

[image error] Bonsai plants are, in their essence, little trees. Yet the art of bonsai has a much greater scope: it strives to replicate nature. It is an art that emulates the elements and their action on living plants. A tree is just a sapling until the roots grow, the water comes […]

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New Project: How to Print a One-Page Book by Hand

[image error] One of the best parts of being a maker is sharing your projects with others. So here's a DIY way to spread your DIY ideas by printing a one-page book by hand.

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New Project: Super Cheap Seed Starters

Soil blocks greatly reduce transplant shock, leaving you with more survivors in your garden.

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KitRex: Googly-Eyed Life-Size Paper Velociraptor Costume

This industrial origami-Inspired laser cut dino costume was a big hit at the inaugural Lehigh Valley Mini Maker Faire. As expected, a steady stream of children tailed the reptilian pied piper, in awe of it's crafty cardstock awesomeness.

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The Maker Faire UK Roundup

That's a wrap for Maker Faire UK for this year, the fifth here at the Life Science Centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Growing from just 30 makers to 350 in just five years, this year's faire was the biggest, and loudest, yet.

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