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The Fire Tornado

How to re-create a terrifying force of nature using an old record turntable and kerosene. CAUTION: Proceed at your own risk! This is another dangerous, hazardous, perilous project from MAKE Volume 35, "Playing With Fire."

Kickstarter for Documentaries on Makers in Africa

Diane Hendrix, Founder and Director of Young World Inventors, wrote in to let us know she's raising funds to do another series of mini-documentaries on young makers who solve interesting problems with limited resources.

Arduino in Math Class

Precalculus is a class that has many opportunities for creative teaching. Since we are a smaller school, there isn't enough interest in computer science to justify a full class so I try to embed some of these skills into my math classes to help students become ready for the computer heavy careers that may await them. One way I've found to do this is through Arduino. My students had heard of Arduino because we had a few students working on Arduino projects last year, but had never worked with them. They were excited at the opportunity to "play" in math.

Lego Mindstorms EV3 Most Useless Machine

Laurens Valk built this quick & dirty "most useless machine" with a Lego Mindstorms EV3 set. It consists of a touch sensor acting as a switch and a servo motor resetting the switch every time it's pulled. It's a machine with no purpose other than to shut itself off!

Announcing the Winners for NYC’s Road to Maker Faire Challenge

The winners for NYC's first Road to Maker Faire Challenge are announced. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all the makers who entered this one-of-a-kind contest. View a gallery of all the contestants on the blog.

Maker Faire Weekend Recap: Albuquerque and Dover

A glimpse of projects and people from this past weekend's Dover and Albuquerque Mini Maker Faires.