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February 23, 2017
Glorious MIDI unicorn
It looks good and it sounds good - a challenging project by musician Andrew Huang. (Via LaughingSquid)
Color changing hair dye
Thermochromic hair color, apparently safe and non-permanent, soon as a commercial product. (Via ZMEScience)
Dazzling canopy of interactive moving lights
Teamlab's stunning light and sound show creates an illusion of ethereal space. (Via DesignBoom)
The Technology Under the Skin of the Animatronic Creatures From ‘Spy in the Wild’
An amazing result of merging knowledge of biology and robotics. (Via LaughingSquid)
Camera made from 32000 drinking straws takes pointillistic photographs
A counterpoint to the modern obsession with high resolution - an analog camera producing multipoint perspective grainy images. (Via DesignBoom)

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October 17, 2008
Austin Maker Faire 2008

It's that wonderful time of year when you can see your breath in the air while you wait at the bus stop. Frost decorates the blades of grass, motorists spend five minutes scraping ice off the windshield  before departing and there are hints of snow when you look up at the hills. So what's a […]

January 20, 2025
GD-2 Thermal Paste

Some of our favorite vendors reduced their offerings in thermal paste, so we searched out replacement inventory. We came across GD-2 being reviewed as a cost-effective alternative to more premium thermal pastes. So we've brought in some stock in 1, 7 and 15gram volumes. At 7.5W/MK, it's almost twice as effective as our budget thermal […]

June 15, 2011
Postal Strike - Update

So we came in to somewhat unfortunate news today, that Canada Post has officially locked out their workers and brought mail to a grinding halt in Canada. 'How does this affect me?' I hear you say. Well thankfully none of the other services we offer have been affected, and we're currently evaluating our options with […]

November 23, 2003
GM10 Modifications

Grant has taken some time to document how to turn a standard 81:1 GM10 pager gear motor and turn it into a 9:1 version. Why would you want to do that? You tell me - I'd love to know what project you build with a speed demon like that! Read More...

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