Showing posts with label Makezine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Makezine. Show all posts

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Adult Eye Cells Survive the Printing Process

I think this is just the coolest biotech process I've seen recently!

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Using a piezoelectric printhead, researchers at the University of Cambridge were able to print cells from an adult animal’s central nervous system, forming layers of two types of cells taken from the retinas of rats. Though the scientists were concerned that the delicate cells would not survive, they found that viability was not affected and that there were no significant differences between cultures of printed and traditionally prepared cells. Read more...

Flying Robotic Jellyfish Take to the Sky

This is a neat robot I posted about at MAKE...


Leif Ristroph and Stephen Childress from New York University have just released work with a new robotic ornithopter with a biomechanical design based not on traditional insects or birds, but rather on the aquatic jellyfish. As a result the researchers say they’ve solved stability problems that have plagued other machines. Read more...

Best Paper Plane Ever Uses Only Manilla Folders and Glue

Loved writing this one up for MAKE!

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It took five years, a lot of manilla folders and glue, and tremendous patience, but designer Luca Iaconi-Stewart finally completed his 1:60-scale replica of a 777 jetliner. The model, complete with miniature seats, engine, doors and even retractable landing gear, is almost as complicated as the real thing. Read more...

Open Source EMG Biosensor Coming to a Muscle Near You

Another post by me on Makezine...



Until now, EMG equipment has been expensive and complicated. FlexVolt is hoping to make the technology accessible to anyone for under $100. Read more...

I'm planning to use this or a similar device to do EMG experiments with this summer's Maker Camp!

Google Makes Lego Even Cooler

A recent Makezine post by yours truly...

The MAKE logo in LEGO

A partnership between Google and Lego has ushered in a new age of virtual block-play: Build with Chrome. Read more...


Friday, September 20, 2013

Making Education Work

A short piece I wrote for Makezine was publish a few days ago. It's all about the Maker Movement and Education.

"Well, imagine shop class and recess had a love child – that’s the maker movement, and many folks are betting that it can fix what’s broken in our schools."