Amazing Solar Sinter

Nov 15, 2011 by

Sand + Sun = Glass. This project by Markus Kayser is an amazing example of what is possible. The technology is based on sintering...

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Maker Faire 2010

May 24, 2010 by

This year, I finally had the time to visit Oreilly’s Maker Faire in San Mateo. What a treat! There is hope for us all yet. Some...

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The future of open source R...

Mar 18, 2010 by

Today I had the privilege of attending the Open Source Business Conference in San Francisco. While the presentations have all been...

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Hacienda Buena Vista and the B...

Oct 13, 2009 by

In 1833, Salvador de Vives, a Spaniard who emigrated from Venezuela to Puerto Rico, purchased an 87-acre farm in the hills north of...

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ECCEROBOT – A New Humano...

Aug 16, 2009 by

European robotics labs are collaborating to develop a humanoid robot by copying the human body’s inner structures: bones,...

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