The gas sulphur hexafluoride is denser than air and therefore this boat can float in “the air”.
Having some fun with sulphur hexafluoride
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Watch the trailer for Arduino the Documentary
The open source hardware platform Arduino seems to become more and more popular. I.e. it has been used by a 17-year-old who made a satellite! Above you can see the trailer for the upcoming film Arduino the Documentary. :)
The best barbecue starter
This must be the best barbecue starter ever! :-D It’s simple, effective and free och chemicals.
It is time to send your mobile phone into space!
It is quite impressive to see what can be achieved with off the shelf materials. Check out the video above and read more at makezine.com.
About The Rocket Project
Eight high school students are the lucky ones to taking part in a sponsored project that aims to create a rocket that launches into space! Read more at The Rocket Project.
About perching with a model aeroplane
The guys at MIT’s Perching Glider project have produced some great material about perch-landing UAV model aeroplanes.
Build a video camera rig for your iPhone
Spencer Watson seems to be a real maker and shows in this video how he with simple and common objects created a camera rig that makes filming less shaky. Check it out!
Quadapult
Brad Litwin is the maker of this somewhat useless but fascinating Kinetic Work Quadrapult. :-)
An interesting test for support material using RepRap
The guys at ifeelbeta.de have managed to create a successful test where they used PLA plastic as a support material while printing a 3D object with ABS on a RepRap 3D printer. The PLA plastic is then dissolved in a liquid leaving the final 3D part bare and finished. Read more.
Giant statue of Optimus Prime
It’s giant! It’s 10 meters tall and made of six tons of scrap metal. :) Read more.