Today's interesting links, Saturday Edition:
- A quick video of NASA's Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Gizmodo
- Here's a list of reasons why many ocean researchers can relate to the show Firefly: Deep Sea News
- An MIT Open class (free online teach-yourself class) to learn to make a coffee can radar: MIT
- If you've ever wanted to learn how to make molds and castings with silicon and resin, here's a great Youtube channel: YouTube
- At the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, KMel robotics put on an amazing lightshow using quadrocopters: io9
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Daily Links: June 29, 2012
Today's interesting links:
- Aquaponics is a neat idea for growing food in a renewable, cost-effective way: Hack a Day
- Adam Savage's latest video from his shop - his self-made Indiana Jones bullwhip: Tested.com
- This is good proof that you can make even the most boring things look interesting - a storm trooper chair: Craziest Gadgets
- Building a pick-and-place machine (used to build electronic circuits) with 3D printed parts: Helium Frog
- NASA recently discovered that Saturn's moon Titan likely has a hidden sub-surface water ocean under its crust: io9
- Aquaponics is a neat idea for growing food in a renewable, cost-effective way: Hack a Day
- Adam Savage's latest video from his shop - his self-made Indiana Jones bullwhip: Tested.com
- This is good proof that you can make even the most boring things look interesting - a storm trooper chair: Craziest Gadgets
- Building a pick-and-place machine (used to build electronic circuits) with 3D printed parts: Helium Frog
- NASA recently discovered that Saturn's moon Titan likely has a hidden sub-surface water ocean under its crust: io9
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Daily Links: June 27, 2012
Today's interesting links:
- A great TED talk about the arduino and the maker movement it's created: TED
- The entomology department of one of my favourite stores in New York, Evolution: The Evolution Store
- A beautiful chess set built using Nixie tubes. I want one: Lasermad
- Tindie is essentially an Etsy for electronics. Check it out: Tindie
- Here's a map of all the space agencies on Earth. There is a fair few: Pillownaut
- A great TED talk about the arduino and the maker movement it's created: TED
- The entomology department of one of my favourite stores in New York, Evolution: The Evolution Store
- A beautiful chess set built using Nixie tubes. I want one: Lasermad
- Tindie is essentially an Etsy for electronics. Check it out: Tindie
- Here's a map of all the space agencies on Earth. There is a fair few: Pillownaut
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Daily Links: June 26, 2012
Today's interesting links:
- A collection of great, weird, antique machines: Boing Boing
- SpaceX testing their latest Merlin engine derivative, the Merlin 1D. You might want to turn your sound volume down: Space.com
- This video put out by NASA's JPL has been making the rounds. Mars Curiosity Rover's 7 minutes of terror: Youtube
- A great time waster: Pick a plot of land in Australia or New Zealand and build it up with lego (Only works with Google Chrome): Build With Chrome
- How a microwave oven really works, courtesy Bill Hammock, the Engineer Guy: Youtube
- A collection of great, weird, antique machines: Boing Boing
- SpaceX testing their latest Merlin engine derivative, the Merlin 1D. You might want to turn your sound volume down: Space.com
- This video put out by NASA's JPL has been making the rounds. Mars Curiosity Rover's 7 minutes of terror: Youtube
- A great time waster: Pick a plot of land in Australia or New Zealand and build it up with lego (Only works with Google Chrome): Build With Chrome
- How a microwave oven really works, courtesy Bill Hammock, the Engineer Guy: Youtube
Monday, June 25, 2012
Daily Links: June 25, 2012
Today's interesting links:
- The physics of Slinkys. Very interesting video: io9
- There are plants that can withstand outer space for over a year. Radiation, airlessness, and everything: Physorg
- Amazon Supply, which used to be SmallParts.com, is a great place to get prototyping materials: Amazon Supply
- A big collection of chemistry videos. Always interesting stuff: Periodic Videos
- An Instructable for an 8x8x8 LED cube. Neat stuff if you have the time: Instructables
- The physics of Slinkys. Very interesting video: io9
- There are plants that can withstand outer space for over a year. Radiation, airlessness, and everything: Physorg
- Amazon Supply, which used to be SmallParts.com, is a great place to get prototyping materials: Amazon Supply
- A big collection of chemistry videos. Always interesting stuff: Periodic Videos
- An Instructable for an 8x8x8 LED cube. Neat stuff if you have the time: Instructables
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Daily Links: June 24, 2012
Today's interesting links: Sunday Edition
For this week's Sunday edition of Daily Links, in addition to the regular assortment, I'm going to include a few links to longer videos worth taking a look at. If you need a nice relaxing Sunday, I can't think of a better way than to watch any that appeal to you.
- This is a clever, albeit slightly precarious idea for storage on your bicycle: Boing Boing
- The Chinese have successfully completed their first manual docking with a space station: Washington Post
- Tour the solar system from home. Video: TED.com and the software: NASA
- Human powered quadrocopter. Amazing, exhausting looking stuff: Gizmodo
Videos:
- A fascinating documentary regarding the development of the XB-70 Valkyrie, a strategic bomber prototype from the 1960's: (~45 minutes)
For this week's Sunday edition of Daily Links, in addition to the regular assortment, I'm going to include a few links to longer videos worth taking a look at. If you need a nice relaxing Sunday, I can't think of a better way than to watch any that appeal to you.
- This is a clever, albeit slightly precarious idea for storage on your bicycle: Boing Boing
- The Chinese have successfully completed their first manual docking with a space station: Washington Post
- Tour the solar system from home. Video: TED.com and the software: NASA
- Human powered quadrocopter. Amazing, exhausting looking stuff: Gizmodo
Videos:
- A fascinating documentary regarding the development of the XB-70 Valkyrie, a strategic bomber prototype from the 1960's: (~45 minutes)
- The "As Yet Untitled" Adam Savage project from Tested.com: (~20 minutes each)
- On the Subject of Man Caves
- On the Subject of Getting Started Making
- On the Subject of Being a Geek Dad
- Wired's Chris Anderson talks about DIY unmanned autonomous vehicles. Intruiging stuff: (~30 minutes) Fora TV
- Bill Stone talking about cave exploration. It's one scary profession: (~60 minutes) Google Video
- Bill Stone talking about cave exploration. It's one scary profession: (~60 minutes) Google Video
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Daily Links: June 23, 2012
Today's interesting links, Saturday Edition:
I'm going to change things up a little bit for this Saturday edition of the daily links and make it a little more substantial. As well as my usual links, I'm going to include a few projects that you can get started on, if not finish, this weekend. Enjoy!
- Want to go on a trip to the moon? Do you have $100 million? Engadget
- Here's a website all about one of the most amazing modern materials, aerogel. There are even recipes on how to make your own (note: it's not easy) Aerogel.org
- Ben Krasnow back with another great result: home-made pop rocks: Youtube
Get started on some projects:
- Build an over-the-shoulder camera mount for a go-pro or similar camera: Instructables
I'm going to change things up a little bit for this Saturday edition of the daily links and make it a little more substantial. As well as my usual links, I'm going to include a few projects that you can get started on, if not finish, this weekend. Enjoy!
- Want to go on a trip to the moon? Do you have $100 million? Engadget
- Here's a website all about one of the most amazing modern materials, aerogel. There are even recipes on how to make your own (note: it's not easy) Aerogel.org
- Ben Krasnow back with another great result: home-made pop rocks: Youtube
- Check out today's Google Doodle, a tribute to Alan Turing on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Google
Get started on some projects:
- Build an over-the-shoulder camera mount for a go-pro or similar camera: Instructables
- Build a window hanging garden. Great for those of you who don't have garden space outside: Youtube
- Build a simple Stirling engine that runs on the power of a candle: Instructables
- Build a bag alarm, for those of you who worry about stuff getting taken from their shoulder bags: Make
- Build my algae farm/bio reactor that I talked about a few days ago! It took me all of 10 minutes: Mechanical Mindspace
- Build my algae farm/bio reactor that I talked about a few days ago! It took me all of 10 minutes: Mechanical Mindspace
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