Make: Daily In This Issue... DIY Hacks & How To's: Light Up Christmas Present MAKE Asks: Audio Hacks Let the Children Make AMRI Bioprinting: Integrating Makers, and Scientists RobotsConf: Day 1 Stock Up the Workshop with Handy Gifts Advanced Materials for 3D Printing Soldering Skill Required: Check out this "Manhattan style" FM Transmitter Multiplo Open-Source Robotics Kits: New in the Maker Shed Print It Forward DIY Hacks & How To's: Light Up Christmas Present After you put Christmas lights on your tree, your house and your lawn ornaments, you might wonder if there is anything else that you can put lights on. Well, why not put lights on the presents as well. It sounds like a fun idea, but no one wants their present to be tethered to the wall with a power cord. So I figured out an easy way to power a set of lights wirelessly with an inductive charger. Read more on MAKE        • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • MAKE Asks: Audio Hacks MAKE Asks: is a weekly column where we ask you, our readers, for responses to maker-related questions. We hope the column sparks interesting conversation and is a way for us to get to know more about each other. Read more on MAKE        • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • Let the Children Make AnneMarie Thomas discusses children as makers... and makers as children on the Make: Live stage at Maker Faire New York 2013. Read more on MAKE        • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • AMRI Bioprinting: Integrating Makers, and Scientists Jordan Miller, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at Rice University, shares how the Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute (AMRI) is providing a scientific framework for a bioprinting partnership by collaborating with the 3D printing, DIY bio, and scientific communities by repurposing both commercial and open source hardware. Read more on MAKE        • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • RobotsConf: Day 1 The first day of RobotsConf, a new conference designed to transform 150 coders into makers in just 48 hours, was inspirational, educational, and exhausting! Attendees heard keynotes from Whurley, and Super Awesome Sylvia (with dad), then rocketed through educational sessions that covered everything from electrons to artificial intelligence. When the educational sessions ended, the doors were opened to the drone room and the robot build area. Excited and inspired attendees immediately started planning and creating robots, some of which can be seen taking shape in the slideshow. Read more on MAKE        • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • Stock Up the Workshop with Handy Gifts What's the use of an empty Shed? In the Maker Shed, we have all of the tools and guides you need to furnish a creative and productive Makerspace, garage, shed, or any workspace you or your loved ones have. With our Maker Shed Workshop Gift Guide, we've carefully selected our top items to fill the shelves in your own Shed or to purchase for others you have on your list. Read more on MAKE        • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • Advanced Materials for 3D Printing We've gotten really good at making desktop Fused-Filament Fabrication printers, but how do we take it to the next level? There are 100s of different types of plastics, but we have been sticking to PLA and ABS in the 3DP world. So, what's the next frontier in desktop 3DP? Read more on MAKE        • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • Soldering Skill Required: Check out this "Manhattan style" FM Transmitter Using a single piece of copper-clad board as the common ground, build this Kogawa-influenced FM transmitter using the "Manhattan style" for soldering your circuit. This transmitter uses a homemade coil and relatively small number of common components. Soldering skill is required! Read more on MAKE        • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • Multiplo Open-Source Robotics Kits: New in the Maker Shed Multiplo, now available in the Maker Shed, isn't your average robotics kit - It's a complete Open Source system for learning about and building robots. Read more on MAKE        • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • Print It Forward Johann Rocholl built a community around the open source Mini Kossell 3D printer design. A pay-it-forward strategy has proven to be a good model for other open source projects. Read more on MAKE        • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments •

 

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