Daily Links: June 30, 2012

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

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

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

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

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

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)

- 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

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

- 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

Daily Links: June 22, 2012

Today's interesting links:

- Those of you who saw the DIWire CNC wire bender, here is a bill of materials and instructions on how to build one for yourself: Pensa NYC

- Here is the (mostly) complete flight manual for the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance plane: SR-71.org

- A beautiful amplifier made at home: Make

- Air Canada made its first ever biofuel flight, said to reduce emissions by up to 40%: PhysOrg

- For those coffee fanatics out there, here is a large collection of different brewing techniques: Brew Methods

Daily Links: June 21, 2012

Today's interesting links:

- The Vancouver Mini Maker Faire is on this weekend.  Definitely check it out if you're nearby: Make

- This man designs and builds some of the most impressive miniature mechanical art pieces.  Check out his website (which is in Polish) to see more examples: Make

- If you ever go to New York, Evolution is a store in SOHO you absolutely must visit.  Natural history relics such as fossils and minerals and even real human skeletons: The Evolution Store

- Courtesy my friend, a how-to guide on building your own propane metal forge: Popular Science

- One of Adam Savage's current projects - a Rocketeer rocket pack: Tested.com

Daily Links: June 20, 2012

Today's interesting links:

- An interesting look at growing plants in lunar soil: Boing Boing

- Physics news for those interested.  Recent research has been showing that the Standard Model may be flawed: New Scientist

- A great interview with Adam Savage.  Interesting read with lots of good pictures of his workshop: Indoor Boys

- Pratt and Whitney testing a new gear-driven jet turbine for use on regional jets.  Interesting way of doing it: Evil Mad Scientist

- The properly epic looking Sea Orbiter is slated to begin construction this year: InHabitat

Daily Links: June 19, 2012

Today's interesting links:

- Look at these fascinating aircraft designs which Airbus and Boeing have patented: Aviation Week

- Here's another project for you and me to try.  An inexpensive, small greenhouse: Instructables

- An interesting comparison in the size of past, present, and future spacecraft: Supernova Condensate

- For all you coffee fans out there, here are a few videos done by the Intelligentsia guys: D4D

- Bill Hammack, the Engineer Guy produces a bunch of videos about modern engineering marvels, such as this one about the atomic bomb: Youtube


Thanks again for reading!

Daily Links: June 18, 2012

Today's interesting links:

Sorry I'm late with today's update - I haven't been near a computer all day.  So without further ado, here they are:

- An intriguing kickstarter to develop a new spacesuit: Kickstarter

- A great forum to help you throw a motor onto your pedal bike: Motor Bicycling

- If you've ever wanted to design and build your own satellite, here's an interesting shop that sells components for Cubesats:  Clyde Space

- The guerrilla guide to CNC machining, mold making, and resin casting.  A very interesting read: Icamtuf

- Here's one I'm rather fond of.  A Kickstarter project for a space exploration documentary.  Check it out: Kickstarter


Thank you all for reading!

Daily Links: June 17, 2012

Today's interesting links - Sunday Edition:

- A great way to kill a lazy hour.  Adam Savage on problem solving: Fora TV

- This is a little too ambitious, I think.  Recording a folk album on the moon: Kickstarter

- An absolutely fascinating look at some of the largest machines ever built to assist the formation of the jet age: Boing Boing

- Need an idea for a project?  Try Google Patent Search: Google Patent Search

- Elon Musk gives a tour of the SpaceX facilities: Youtube


I should have a project post coming up soon.  So stay tuned, and thanks for reading!

Daily Links: June 16, 2012

Today's interesting links, Saturday Edition:


- The Abyss is one of my favourite movies.  Here's a series of fascinating making of videos for the film: Youtube

- Lego Cuusoo is a place where you can vote on and upload custom Lego sets.  If they get enough votes, Lego will look into building and selling the set! Lego Cuusoo

- It's amazing what can be made with a bit of time and ingenuity (in this case, a cosmic ray detector): hardhack

- This one's time sensitive! Live feed of the LeMans 24 hour endurance race.  It's mostly in French, but sometimes in English (it's a French race after all): LeMans TV

- Make Magazine's weekend project - Extreme LED throwies: Make

Daily Links: June 15, 2012

Today's interesting links:


- Interesting details about China's "space station" in low earth orbit: Jalopnik

- If you haven't heard of Sugru before, check it out.  it's pretty amazing stuff: Sugru

- ArduSat, an Arduino powered satellite.  An interesting concept, with many big hurdles to overcome: Kickstarter

- The Picopter quadrocopter.  Looks like a lot of fun: Instructables

- A vacuum powered wall climbing device.  Scary stuff: PhysOrg

Daily Links: June 14, 2012

Today's interesting links:


- These autonomous flying machines pick themselves up after crashing: Gizmodo

- Something a little different.  Two time Formula 1 world champion on the David Letterman show: Jalopnik

- Adam Savage talking about one of his latest movie prop replica projects.  Inspiring stuff:  Tested.com

- The Shopbot Desktop.  A little out of my price range, but I want one! Shopbot

- For the proper geeks out there, listen to the podcasts on Geek a Week: Geek a Week

Daily Links: June 13, 2012

Today's interesting links:


- What do you get when you mix Minecraft with Shapeways?  Mineways!

- The world's largest optical telescope will be built in Chile: io9

- World's smallest commercially available atomic clock (although good luck getting one): Symmetricom

- The B9Creator.  A home 3D printer that uses a DLP projector and light-curing resin to create very high resolution prints: Kickstarter

- NASA today revealed a prototype for a new Lunar Rover: Florida Today

Daily Links: June 12, 2012

Today's interesting links:


- A cheaper electric bicycle.  Interesting concept, but the verdict's still out: Engadget

- Inventgeek is an interesting site with a bunch of different projects: Inventgeek

- McMaster-Carr is a great place to get parts for projects and prototyping: McMaster-Carr

- Wired is covering all the latest in the ongoing privatization of space: Open Space | Wired

- A beautiful video of Dassault Mirage 2000 military jets: Youtube

Daily Links: June 11, 2012

Today's interesting links:


- Quadrocopters are becoming more and more amazing.  Here's a great TED talk on the subject: TED.com

- A huge number of different line designs and other patterns printable on regular paper: printablepaper.net

- Adam Savage on why it's important for children to be makers: tested.com

- Weta Workshops is one of the last remaining model making companies for film.  Wonderful work: Weta Workshop

- Google patents search.  One of the best places to find info and get ideas for projects: Google Patents

Daily Links: June 10, 2012

Today's interesting links:

- The first talk of Adam Savage's that I watched.  Very inspirational to me: ted.com

- Ocean exploration is almost as exciting as space exploration.  This project aims to make it cheap and accessible to all: openrov.com

- Ever wonder what the layout of a Formula 1 car looks like?  Check out this Sauber F1 car that was sliced right down the middle: youtube.com

- Behind the scenes on The Hobbit movie.  This is the first of seven (so far) making of movies.  All of them are worth a watch: youtube.com