We just received word that the book that we had heavy involvement with is nearing distribution! Keep an eye out for "Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels: Building Simple Robots with BEAM Technology" (ISBN: 0072226013). It's officially supposed to be out October 8th, but word is that it's presently in the warehouse! (YES, of course […]
Wednesday Links: New Materials, Music Ma...
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March 23, 2016
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Liquid Metal to Make Stretchable Electronics The elastic tech has huge potential for wearable tech, mobile devices, and even electronic "smart clothing." |
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New Material Inspired by Geometric Patterns Inspired by the intricate geometries and repetitive patterns found in Islamic art, researchers at McGill University developed a material with new properties. (Via ZME Science) |
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Kinematic Petals Dress debuts at MFA | Nervous System 3D kinematic dress inspired by petals, feathers and scales (Via Creative Applications). |
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Marble Machine A gigantic marble machine making music using 2000 marbles (Via Wintergatan) |
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A soldering iron out of BIC gas lighter Interesting idea, maybe not that great in terms of safety though..(Via MrGear) |
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We are working on fixing the bugs in the website, along with a number of other improvements. Some of you may already know that we are rewriting the ordering portion, making processing your BEAM needs that much easier. It is approaching it's release very quickly, we are just doing the final testing now! So give […]
GM Motors used in humanoid arm
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It appears February 14th is almost upon us, and it's an event that holds emotional significance to the very fibre of our souls. So to celebrate GPS Day (or Oregon Day or Death of the First Cloned Mammal Day or First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire Day or Department of Commerce Day) we decided […]
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