Perform A Brain Transplant On A See-N-Say To Add Custom Sounds
Hacking childhood toys is somewhat of a maker’s right of passage around here. John Park over at Adafruit has made a habit of it for many years though. His latest, he shows how to transplant the brain of a See-N-Say to have your own custom mess.....»»
The Climate Crisis Is Threatening Spain’s Saffron Crop
Growers fear a perfect storm for a tradition that has long bound rural communities together......»»
Can The Color Of Your 3D Printing Filament Affect Strength?
I see people online asking about what brand of material is recommended all the time. One thing that people often overlook is that each individual color has its own properties as well! If you happen to get a brand that has qualities you like, you may.....»»
MDMA and Psilocybin Are Approved as Medicines for the First Time
Many are celebrating Australia’s decision to pave the way for these psychedelic therapies, but questions around accessibility remain......»»
Google’s Coral Dev Board Micro goes into Preorder
Google just announced the latest in the Coral ecosystem. The Coral Dev Board Micro, available “soon” at $79.99 from the coral.ai store. Ever since they announced this board a few months ago, we’ve been curious. This board seems to.....»»
Can The Color Of Your 3D Printing Filament Effect Strength?
I see people online asking about what brand of material is recommended all the time. One thing that people often overlook is that each individual color has its own properties as well! If you happen to get a brand that has qualities you like, you may.....»»
What Would Earth’s Temperature Be Like Without an Atmosphere?
If you want to know what the cloud of gas that surrounds the planet is really doing for us, you have to see what the world would be like without it......»»
The Secret to Making Concrete That Lasts 1,000 Years
Scientists have uncovered the Roman recipe for self-repairing cement—which could massively reduce the carbon footprint of the material today......»»
The Highly Amusing Saga Of Building A Massive Keyboard
Glarses is a youtube channel I had never heard of till today. However, I saw that thumbnail and thought that the massive keyboard looked really interesting and clicked through. Though the channel seems to primarily focus on keybaords and keyboard re.....»»
Scientists Grew Mini Human Guts Inside Mice
These tiny organoids with working immune systems mimic the function of the GI tract and could be used to study intestinal diseases and drugs to treat them......»»
The Last Drug That Can Fight Gonorrhea Is Starting to Falter
Data gaps, funding cuts, and shyness about sex let gonorrhea gain drug resistance. There are no new treatments yet......»»
Look At this New 3D Printed Fabric Method From 3DPrintBunny
If this is your first time seeing 3DPrintBunny, today is your lucky day! She’s been making waves recently with her very creative ways of making 3D printers work. For example, we recently wrote about how she’s using bridges to recreate tr.....»»
Spotted a UFO? There’s an App for That
Enigma Labs launches a project to crowdsource and quantify data about “unidentified aerial phenomena.”.....»»
The Spaceport at the Edge of the World
A tiny Scottish village is betting its future on rocket launches. But the plan may threaten the fragile landscape—and a tenacious billionaire’s ambitions......»»
Did the Seeds of Life Ride to Earth Inside an Asteroid?
Biological amino acids could have celestial or terrestrial roots. An experiment simulated their formation in deep space—but the mystery isn’t solved yet......»»
Why Bother Bringing Back the Dodo?
Audacious plans to resurrect the long-extinct bird could be lucrative. But the moonshot raises thorny philosophical questions......»»
Using Your 3D Printer To Make CNC Fixtures
One thing that I think about a lot, probably more than I should, is that 3d printers are ugly. Some silly decorations, though completely pointless, can drastically alter your perception of the machine. Two machines can feel totally different in capa.....»»
Make That Laser Cutter Blaze: Upgrade a K40
Digital fabrication tools can run from hundreds to many tens of thousands of dollars. For makers interested in a really useful tool at a relatively low initial cost with tremendous upgrade potential, the generic “K40” type 40W CO2 laser pla.....»»
The Case of the Incredibly Long-Lived Mouse Cells
Scientists kept the rodents’ immune T cells active four times longer than mice can live—with huge implications for cancer, vaccination, and aging research......»»
‘Nasty’ Geometry Breaks a Decades-Old Tiling Conjecture
Mathematicians predicted that if they imposed enough restrictions on how a shape might tile space, they could force a periodic pattern to emerge. They were wrong......»»