Volume 09
Make: technology on your time™
Maker
Advice and news for MAKE readers. By Dan Woods
Snapshots from the world of backyard technology.
Modify an AM/FM radio to pick up air traffic control communications. By Cy Tymony
What Rough Beast Slouches Toward Arcata?
MAKE goes to the World Championship Kinetic Sculpture Race. By William Gurstelle
Trick your friends into making a vortex tube. By Mister Jalopy
Remove the logo from an iBook. By Tom Owad
REWIRE YOUR HEAD Dr. James Hardt claims that one week of alpha training can yield changes in brain waves comparable to 21 to 40 years of Zen meditation training.
Proto: Turn On, Tune In, Bliss Out
Dr. James Hardt hopes his DIY neurofeedback tech will fire up the global brain. By David Pescovitz
One maker-for-hire’s well-equipped shop. By David Pescovitz
Changing the temperature of nickel wire turns heat into motion. By John Iovine
READ ME: Always check the URL associated with each project before you get started. There may be important updates or corrections.
DIY
One-string electric guitar.
Time-based devices, metal etching, plywood furniture, ByteLight.
PIC programming, TV set salvage.
Action movie effects, tilt-shift photography, online video production tips, outdoor webcam enclosure.
Wind-up car.
Shoe racks, dish stacks, and photo hacks.
By Saul Griffith and Nick Dragotta
MakeShift: High School Lockdown
By Lee D. Zlotoff
The best tools, software, publications, and websites.
Old-school hand tool hacks. By Mister Jalopy
Where makers tell their tales.
Clocks, chameleons, and lockers. By Michael H. Pryor
Our favorite events from around the world.
Our 6,000-volt wedding cake. By Heidi Kumao and Michael Flynn
