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Cash for Clunkers could raid renewable-energy loans

The money to fund an extended Cash for Clunkers program could come at the expense of renewable energy companies.

The House on Friday overwhelmingly passed a bill to extend the program which gives consumers up to $4,500 for trading in old cars for new, fuel-efficient ones with an additional $...

You’ve heard of papercraft, but now tapecraft?!

You’ve heard of papercraft, but now tapecraft?!

Jul 31, 2009

Today while browsing evilmadscientist.com I found a link to this flicker set by Happy Monkey. It's tapecraft! Basically papercraft, but using tape instead. And most of the stuff is geometric figures instead of like, an Instructables robot.

Here's a link to a tutorial for a dodecahedron, which looks...

By: Sunbanks

Make your own d20 handbag

Make your own d20 handbag

Jul 31, 2009

The crazy Evil Mad Scientists have gone and made another cool item and shared the instructions with the rest of us. This time around it's a d20 handbag so you can carry around what's important to you and show your role-playing roots at the same time.

d20 Handbag of Holding: How to build it

By: fungus amungus

Sun power: Army unveils giant solar project

Sun power: Army unveils giant solar project

Jul 31, 2009

Acciona solar thermal plant in Nevada.

(Credit: Acciona)

The U.S. Army on Friday detailed what it expects to be the Department of Defense's largest solar energy project--a 500-megawatt installation at the Fort Irwin base in the Mojave Desert in California.

The solar power will be generated by both ...

Make awesome jewelry out of household objects

Make awesome jewelry out of household objects

Jul 30, 2009

If you want to make something cool for yourself, you can use some household items and your imagination to create some amazing things. Anni Albers did just that several decades ago and you can now get kits to recreate them. Or maybe just dig around in your drawers and see what you can make with what ...

By: fungus amungus

Pirate outfit for dogs

Pirate outfit for dogs

Jul 30, 2009

Halloween is coming, folks. If you want to get your own family pirate outfits in order, you'll need this one for your dog. It may be a bit involved, but it looks like the results are worth it.

I'd try this on my cats, but... yeah, they're cats.

How-To: Pirate Dog Costume

By: fungus amungus

Zero touts electric motorcycle

Zero touts electric motorcycle

Jul 30, 2009

The Zero DS

(Credit: Zero Motorcycles)

The all-electric Zero DS motorcycle from start-up Zero Motorcycles became available in the U.S. on Thursday.

For $9,950, U.S. drivers can ride both on and off-road free from carbon guilt.

In addition to running on a power pack of lithium-ion batteries, ...

Originally posted at Planetary Gear

(newsletter) Concrete LEGO, Bass Cannon, Cardboard Trebuchet…

(newsletter) Concrete LEGO, Bass Cannon, Cardboard Trebuchet…

Jul 30, 2009


By: fungus amungus