Japanese Developer Proposes Insane Underwater City #ArtTuesday

From blog.adafruit.com 8 years ago in Platforms Stores

Japanese Developer Proposes Insane Underwater City, from FastCompany: Japanese developers Shimizu Corp have thought up quite a few outrageous ideas in the past: moon bases, floating botanical cities, and an elevator to space, to name a few. Now they’ve released plans for a marine-based floating city, tethered to the ocean...

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JP’s Product Pick of the Week — 4pm Eastern TODAY! 8/9/22 @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit #newproductpick

From blog.adafruit.com 16 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Come on by for JP’s Product Pick of The Week! A new product pick will be revealed. The show airs at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, TODAY!Check out the livestream right here inside this product page, you won’t want to...

AI-Generated Travel Posters #ArtTuesday

From blog.adafruit.com 16 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Intuitively AI art and travel posters seem to be a good fit. These examples show off some great results, the prompt was simply the Country and the slogan. As proof of concept these images show that in the future AI...

How to Create a Steam Box for Wood Bending

From blog.adafruit.com 16 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Xyla Foxlin recently made a really cool bass guitar that used steam-bent wood in its construction. In this video, she shows how she she created the steam box.

A Structure with 832 Vibrant Glass Panels That Reflect Sonoma’s Weather #ArtTuesday

From blog.adafruit.com 18 hours ago in Platforms Stores

For some on the west coast, the idea of talking about the weather is a little silly. In the San Francisco Bay Area, for example, the weather is almost always “nice” or “overcast,” and every once in awhile it’s “Blade...

Behind the Funyuns

From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in Platforms Stores

The engineering required to make your favorite snack is incredibly fascinating. National Geographic shared this video on Youtube! I want some now!Funyun lovers, rejoice! Your favorite snack is lovingly prepared before your very eyes.

Insane Pinball Machine Coffee Table Build

From blog.adafruit.com 21 hours ago in Platforms Stores

This is a jaw-dropping project. Loren at BuildXYZ basically rebuilds a Centaur pinball machine from the ground up and houses it in a coffee table. The build process he goes through is fascinating and his patience and meticulousness are exemplary.

A 1970s Educational Film on “The Toolmaker’s Art”

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

Who doesn’t love these overly earnest industrial films from the mid-20th century? In this film, they look at industrial toolmaking and how tool and die production techniques and standards created a revolution in manufacturing.

NOAA and Saildrone Launch Hurricane-Tracking Drones #drone #droneday

From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in Platforms Stores

Last Wednesday NOAA announced 2 Saildrones were launched into the Gulf of Mexico from Florida and Texas. The drones will collect temperature and momentum data to help researchers better understand and better predict rapid hurricane intensification.Saildrones are equipped with a...

Homebrew Bluetooth Headphones #MusicMonday #3dPrinting

From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in Platforms Stores

Save your wallet and learn a thing or two by building your own bluetooth headphones. Really detailed guide from Homebrew Headphones:Building these headphone doesn’t require much knowledge of electronics and beyond access to a 3D printer, only basic tools. The...

International Cat Day 2022 #CatsofEngineering #WorldCatDay

From blog.adafruit.com 2 days ago in Platforms Stores

Not to be confused with National Cat Day, today is International Cat Day! Every August 8 cats are celebrated globally! There are a lot of Cat folks in the Adafruit community so it is fitting day to honor our furry...