Volume 12

Maker

14: Made on Earth

Snapshots from the world of backyard technology.

26: Proto: Art and Culture Philip Ross’ art crosses the boundaries of technology and biology. By John Alderman

32: Building the Barrage Garage The first in a three-part series about building a workshop from the ground up. By William Gurstelle

38: CandyFab

How we built a 3D freeform sugar printer in our kitchen. By Windell Oskay and Lenore Edman

40: For Whom the Bell Tolls

A bell rings to announce bomb-test seismic disturbances. By Katie Kurtz

42: Escape of the Blubber Bots Jed Berk’s autonomous blimps are on the move. By Mark Allen

44: The Safe Workshop

Rules to make by. By William Gurstelle

77: 1+ 2+3: Boomerang

The return of Bernoulli’s principle. By Cy Tymony

80: Mathemagician

At 92, philosopher Martin Gardner is still exploring the perplexities of math, science, mystery, and magic. By Donald E. Simanek

116: 1+ 2+3: Boing Box

A one-stringed instrument goes twang. By Mark Frauenfelder

THE PUZZL ER: Martin Gardner shows photographer Adam Fish how to levitate a playing card.

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READ ME: Always check the URL associated with a project before you get started. There may be important updates or corrections.

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117: Outdoors Atlatl dart thrower, star photography, bike building.

125: Coffee Calibrated espresso tamper.

129: Music Boombox hacking, plastic plate speaker.

133: Home Disk drive wind chimes, Lego gadget recharger.

140: Science Beetlebot, flight simulator.

148: Footwear Platform shoes with alarm and portable media player.

154: Howtoons: Trash Bag Trenchcoat By Saul Griffith, Nick Dragotta, and Joost Bonsen

156: MakeShift: Impaled! By Lee D. Zlotoff

166: Toolbox

The best tools, software, publications, and websites.

174: Blast from the Past Locksmithing by mail. By Mister Jalopy

180: Tales from the Blog Hacker spaces around the world. By Bre Pettis

181: Aha! Puzzle This

Poisoned wine and the 3 wise sages. By Michael H. Pryor

186: Maker’s Calendar Our favorite events from around the world. By William Gurstelle

187: Reader Input Your letters, our answers.

188: Toys, Tricks, and Teasers Putting a spin on a puzzle. By Donald E. Simanek

190: Make Money Dollar bill greetings. By Tom Parker

192: Homebrew My Lego UAV. By Chris Anderson