[Kemper Smith] developed a bit piece of nature in Processing. He was inspired by a biology experiment that ecstatic squid cells using electricity. The result is an interactive display that mimics that biology. Last August we saw a peculiar experiment that required Cyprus hill music on the color changing cells of a squid. The cells […]

we all know what the utmost goal of 3D printing is: to be able to print parts for everything, including our own bodies. To achieve that potential, we need better ways to print soft materials, and that indicates we need better ways to support prints while they’re in progress. That’s the focus of an academic […]

This could easily be called “the year of the 3d printer”. They are in the news, in every hackerspace, and at every event. This last one is the one I’m going to focus on here. All the coverage we’ve seen as well as our personal experience shows that MakerFaires are filled with 3d printers. At […]

in spite of the declares of “free energy” on the title of the video below, this is not yet one more goofy perpetual movement story. We right here at Hackaday completely support the legislations of thermodynamics, as well as we believe you ought to too. however you have to admit that a pump that works […]

There has to be something tainting the water supply over at the Louisville Hackerspace LVL1. They’re building a freaking moat in front of their building, ostensibly to keep the black knight as well as zombies at bay. After digging a 14-foot deep trench in front of their building – a hazard mitigated by a few steel plates as […]

Voice activation, one-touch cooking, web controls, cooking settings based on UPC… have you ever seen a microwave with all of these features? We sure haven’t. We believed it was great that ours have a reheat button with three different settings. but holy crap, what if you could actually program your microwave to the exact settings […]