<!– Art, Something I want to learn to do… –> By John Baichtal, 2012/10/15 @ 5:00 pm Always wanted to learn how to do this! Founded just over a year ago by Alan Iwamura and David Ablon, Brooklyn Glass is an open-access studio that brings glassblowing, flame working, and neon bending under the same roof. [...]

<!– Art, Something I want to learn to do… –> By John Baichtal, 2012/10/15 @ 5:00 pm Always wanted to learn how to do this! Founded just over a year ago by Alan Iwamura and David Ablon, Brooklyn Glass is an open-access studio that brings glassblowing, flame working, and neon bending under the same roof. [...]

<!– Crowdfunding, Medical –> By Eri Gentry, 2012/10/13 @ 6:30 pm Calling all maker-entrepreneurs in the healthcare space. Here’s an opportunity to get your startup funded on the fast track at Prebacked Health, a hackathon with serious funding on the line, October 19-21, 2012. Awards totaling more than $100k are up for grabs. The typical [...]

<!– Raspberry Pi –> By Matt Richardson, 2012/10/15 @ 4:34 am This morning we awake to some good news coming from the official Raspberry Pi blog: We’re pleased to announce that from today all Model B Raspberry Pis will ship with 512MB of RAM as standard. If you have an outstanding order with [RS Components [...]

<!– 3D Printing, Casting Forging –> By Sean Ragan, 2012/10/15 @ 6:00 am From sugru user Carson: A clumsy seat-mate on an airplane broke the audio plug on my earphones when he was trying to get out of his seat. I was able to remove the existing overmolded strain relief and resolder the connections, but [...]

<!– Halloween –> By Brian Jepson, 2012/10/14 @ 11:00 am On Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at 4PM Pacific, O’Reilly’s Community Engagement Specialist Jon Johns will show you how to make some Halloween treats and toys: Learn how sugar, vitamin B2, and UV lighting can combine to create glow-in-the-dark Kryptonite candy that not even Superman could [...]

<!– Food and Beverage –> By Michael Colombo, 2012/10/12 @ 12:00 pm Not all casting media are food-safe, which is why you need to take extra care in choosing your mold-making resin if the treats you make are intended to be gobbled up by others. Smooth-on suggests Equinox 38 for any food-grade mold-making and the [...]

<!– Events Holidays, Gaming, Video Games –> By Gareth Branwyn, 2012/10/13 @ 2:26 pm Our pal Phoenix Perry sent us this flyer for an awesome game design jam happening next weekend at NYU Poly’s Game Innovation Lab. MAKE is one of the sponsors. More info here. Article source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/makezineonline/~3/g8eZfD03ZsY/

<!– Robotics –> By Goli Mohammadi, 2012/10/12 @ 11:30 am Researchers at Georgia Tech are working on a fascinating robot based on MacGuyver’s character in the classic television series. As robots are being used more and more to go into disaster zones that may be dangerous for humans, this GT bot is being designed to [...]

<!– Food and Beverage –> By Michael Colombo, 2012/10/12 @ 12:00 pm Not all casting media are food-safe, which is why you need to take extra care in choosing your mold-making resin if the treats you make are intended to be gobbled up by others. Smooth-on suggests Equinox 38 for any food-grade mold-making and the [...]

<!– General, Raspberry Pi –> By Shawn Wallace, 2012/10/12 @ 2:16 pm I’ve been lucky to have been able to work with Matt Richardson on our newest Make Books title: Getting Started With Raspberry Pi. The book is now available in Early Release form, and the finished book will be out for Christmas. This concise [...]

<!– Video Making –> By Stett Holbrook, 2012/10/12 @ 2:52 pm DIY videographers take note: a click isn’t what it’s cracked up to be anymore–at least not according to YouTube. According to an announcement made today, YouTube will now rank videos on based “user engagement” instead of mere clicks. So it’s not enough to get [...]