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OLO-smartphone-3D-printer-designboom-01-818x460 3D printer Using Smartphone Light
The creators claim this is the first of its kind, high-resolution portable 3D printer. Interesting idea. (Via Designboom)
picobug_hed-1459273259048 Tiny Picobug
It is adorable and multi-modal – it is capable of flying, crawling and grabbing. (Via IEEE Spectrum)
sc05724 Illuminated Bluetooth Speaker
A combination of white oak and LED-illuminated acrylic makes this a stylish enclosure. (Via Hackaday)
laser-cut-lock1 Laser Cut Padlock
The longevity of the material for the task is questionable, but still a cool idea..(Via Ponoko)

 

SpiderSaber_PIC Dancing Peacock Spiders with Lightsabers
This is just fun to say, even more fun to watch (Via Nerdist).
piper_2 Turning a Tape Gun Into a Prototyping Machine
Interesting idea, but not necessarily very practical (Via Makezine).
japaneserubegoldberg A story-based Japanese Rube Goldberg Machine
This Rube Goldberg machine features not only some amazing timing and clever solutions but also a cute story (Via Sciencedump).
il_570xN.590062877_fx6n Pile of Skulls
Laser-engraved rolling pin for (next) Halloween pastries (Via TLC).

Brought to you from every corner of the great internets.

il_570xN.817161110_5687 Laser Cut Junk Food
..  by I’m Your Present (Via TLC)
tread0 Leatherman Tread
..and the unboxing of it. Wonder how it will behave at airport security..(Via Notcot)
2015-08-25_1006 Blue Whale Experience
This is what it looks like being a blue whale and feeding on krill, by the Goldbogen lab at Hopkins Marine Station (Via IFLScience)
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Solar Windows
We like everything solar! Would be so nice to see it manufactured. (Via Designboom)

7098641439834957747 Das Katzetelegraf
Whatever makes cats’ life better is a good thing! Read on at Hackaday.

Keep warm! What else can I say… This is the season of thermosocks, spice chai, frozen windshields and many layers. For those who are not hibernating just yet, here’s a weekly dose of entertainment:

blank Bioluminescent Bacteria Lamp
I want one! Hopefully no bacteria were hurt in this lighting experiment, and they were all paid accordingly before being let go home into the Mediterranean. (By Teresa van Dongen, via TheFoxIsBlack)
blank Glowy Zoey Costume version 2.0
Simple as a stick person and brilliant as RGB LEDs idea, also reacts to sound. Video
blank Ferrofluid as Album art
Ferrofluid can be strikingly psychedelically beautiful too. Especially if given some color. (Via Laughing Squid)
blank Wax Motors
A comprehensive teardown of a wax motor. (Via Hackaday)
blank An Aerial Laser Display
Seems a little seizure-inducing at the moment, but looks like it has big potential. (Via Colossal)
blank LED Wood Clock
Wish it was shown with the lights off/at night.. (Via Imgur)

Sun, yellow leaves and a new harvest of links from this morning:

blank The Abovemarine
The representatives of the alien underwater civilization are now able to navigate land and hang out with other creatures. (Via Creative Applications)
blank 3D-Printed Dresses
These are made straight outta mathematical formulas! (Via Beautiful Decay)
blank The Dancing Traffic Light
It’s even cooler because it’s in real time and real people. (Via Laughing Squid)
blank Lunchtime Lasers
Oh laser engraved quesadillas, they so yummy. (Via Ponoko)
blank Electromagnetic Field Photos
These look extremely mysterious for some reason, don’t they? (Via Creative Applications)

Saying “links” – implying “Wednesday”, saying “Wednesday” – meaning “links”. Inseparable like yolk and white,  heart and attack, bugs and spray. Here they are, the links.

blank NASA Releases Many Printable 3D Models
Yesss, lot’s of grey filament and here you have yourself an accurate 3D model of your favourite asteroid. (Via Fabbaloo)
blank Solder paste
…looks cool under microscope! (Via NYC Resistor)
blank Tiny Walking Robots Powered by Muscle Cells
Biorobotics is the way to go, I say. Do away with bulky square leaden boxes. (Vie IEEESpectrum)
blank goTenna Portable Telephone Network
Sad, I guess you can’t watch movies on that… (Via Designboom)
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Generative Typography with Processing
Coding to create hairy text – I’m all for it. (Via CreativeApplications.net)

…. And Red and Green (and Blue)!

Brief summary of today’s short issue: it is about squishy mice robots that feed on the dark matter, live in weird motors and make TVs smile.

blank Smile TV
Pretty retro-looking 4-legged TV leaves you smiling like an idiot in order to watch anything. (Via Designboom)
blank How Squishy Would You Like Your Robot?
Finally science moving in the right direction – making robotics more human-like and organic like. Squishy is good! (Via IEEE Spectrum)
blank The Weirdest Engine
Hopefully it works just as good as it looks… (Via Gizmodo)
blank Super Black Material
Aside from all jokes about ninjas, goths and little black dresses, this is mesmerizing and I can’t stop staring at it. (Via IFL Science)

…as opposed to mice that feed on light.

Well, we missed out on spring, but summer is finally here and it is hot! And that means we have fireworks, mosquitoes, green stuff on trees, bunnies and sparrows, air conditioning, donuts, lasers, er… that is year round. That’s why today we have some thunder clouds in order to provide some cooling, laser bent wood to  provide some funky patterns, and turtles. They are always good to have no matter the weather.

blank Interactive Cloud
Cloud stuffed with electronics including Arduino and motion sensors to simulate real thunder cloud. I wish it also hovered around on its own. (Via Colossal)
blank Curved Laser Bent Wood
Via the geeks at Instructables.com, here’s something we’ll be putting in our “Laser-to-test” file. Let’s make flexible wood with laaaazors!
blank Please Tell This Robot What a Turtle Looks Like
…or teach him to ask about it if he doesn’t know. (Via IEEESpectrum)
blank Light Pen Draws on LED Matrix
This seems like a beginning of something really cool. Maybe because it involves LEDs, or drawing, or matrix, I am not sure. (Via Hackaday)
blank A DIY Water-Saving Device
Saving water is good. I want one of those for psychological pressure, and more general guilt. (Via Arduino blog)

Just like turtles, LEDs add to any project, so hence them.

Another Wednesday brings another dose of links. What’s new about that? Links themselves, I guess.

blank Time-lapse Panoramas
We’ve all seen panoramas like that – but the video at the end of the post is really worth watching (Via Geek.com)
blank 3D Weaving
Regular weaving is complex, imagine weaving in three dimensions! And the machine that does just that. (Via Notcot)
blank Laser Cut Inspiration
Always nice to see what projects you can do with a laser, especially I like the first one, what an awesome and functional way to utilize the rotary attachment!(Via Ponoko)
blank Wireless Charging Pants
…just make sure to not wash the phone while it’s charging! (Via Designboom)
blank Math Equations Visualized
… and cast in plaster make fascinating sculptures. Somehow the translation of this totally abstract concept into something tangible is really exciting. Dunno why. (Via Wired)

Although I missed one week. Sorry.

It’s the summer! Or something somewhat similar… And this is the summer issue of the new links. Not the last one, of course.

blank Mechanical Ball Clock
Wood? And marbles? And it’s a clock?! This needs to be shown! (Via Dangerous Prototypes)
blank Magnetic Sand Hourglass
Don’t we all love things to fidget with? This one will not only help you kill time but also feel guilty about it right away – it is a clock after all. (Via Gizmodo)
blank Robot Arms
Another 9 pairs of those, and maybe we can compete some Hindu gods… (Via IEEE Spectrum)
blank 3D Printed Ear
Now this is kinda creepy – should we address this ear by its name? (Via Designboom)
blank Light Painting
It’s the glowing brain! (Via Hackaday)