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 $…
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
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
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 …
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
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
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
The Department of Energy on Wednesday detailed $30 billion in loan guarantees available to promote renewable energy and grid upgrades.
The DOE is soliciting applications for projects in renewable energy and added electricity transmission. This phase of loan guarantees also makes loans available for “cutting edge” biofuels projects.
The solicitations …
The Tesla Roadster
(Credit: Tesla Motors)
A San Mateo County Superior Court judge on Wednesday denied former Tesla Motors CEO Martin Eberhard’s request that he be declared one of only two Tesla founders, according to a statement released by Tesla Motors late Wednesday night.
“We agree that Eberhard’s …
Originally posted at Planetary Gear
New Jersey to approve deal to install 200,000 solar panels around the state on its utility poles.
(Credit: Petra Solar)
It looks like those unsightly utility poles throughout New Jersey will be getting yet another accessory.
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities is set to approve on Thursday …
Originally posted at Planetary Gear
This berry picker is made out of PVC pipe. Heat is used to shape the plastic. Two "fingers" at the working end do the picking. The berry then falls through the pipe and lands in a plastic bag tied to the other end. This berry patch belongs to a neighbor. I plan to grow some at my house on rebar…
By: Thinkenstein
Want to know how to make beautiful, light weight, eco friendly, handmade, recycled beads! Check out this step by step instructions on making a paper bead, and you will enjoy and achieve some stunning results!We are Mzuribeads; professionally rolling paper beads, and exporting fair trade jewelry fro…
By: Mzuribeads
As those of you who have been fervently following my posts for over a year know, last summer I was working on making myself invisible. While my the results of my experiment were lackluster, it appear that a man in China has nearly perfected the technique. He says his quest towards invisibility start…
By: randofo
Here’s an interesting way to fix a key when the plastic loop on top breaks. It’s a mini pouch with a key ring that the key can go into.
I probably would’ve just epoxied a key ring to it, but this looks a lot nicer, that’s for sure.
Broken Key Fix via CRAFT
By: fungus amungus
Be sassy and stylish with earth-friendly jewelry you make yourself!
These Instructables feature methods that reduce waste, recycle objects
and use sustainable materials. You can feel good about sporting your
new bling, knowing you’ve reduced your impact on the environment!
Clove Necklace…
By: scoochmaroo
This is a loft bed I made for my son that resembles an AT-AT Imperial
Walker. I searched the Internet and found scale models, cakes, legos,
baby strollers and costumes resembling an AT-AT, but never found a bed
that resembled an AT-AT. So I made one. Since it is made from
materials readily av…
By: BykManDan
“Science Comedian: Talking Hawking, the Moon and Beyond” – our newest video essay is up on Time.com, as part of their celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. It’s about Stephen Hawking and space colonization.
In April, 2008, Hawking came to Washington, D.C., to honor NASA on their 50th birthday. [...]
As part of our drive to get you sporting a shiny new Pro Account, we are holding a special "Go Pro" sales event which will be running through August 27th!
What’s in it for you besides an array of great Pro features like less advertising, custom PDF downloads and digital patches?
If you…
By: randofo
Our friends over at Becausewecan just built an awesome Twisp and Catsby conference table with wood and resin inlays for the folks at Penny Arcade. They did a great job – it even glows1 in the dark!
Check out the making-of video here:
1 I’m totally taking credit for that one – last time we visi…
By: canida
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