Sternlab » Portfolio http://sternlab.org Sternlab is Becky Stern. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:11:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Beating Heart Headband http://sternlab.org/2012/01/beating-heart-headband/ http://sternlab.org/2012/01/beating-heart-headband/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:27:34 +0000 Becky Stern http://sternlab.org/?p=1653

The Beating Heart Headband uses a heartrate sensor and perfboard Arduino to flash a heart-shaped LED display to the rhythm of your heart. Full instructions on Make: Projects. Appears in MAKE Volume 29.

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Here’s a clips reel Matt and I put together from the first season of Make: Live. What fun!

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This geeky necklace depicts an ASCII heart, like you’d see in email or text messages: <3! The pieces are laser-cut in Sterling silver, then hand soldered to silver tubes that hang from the 20" curb chain. The necklace has a high-shine finish and is treated to reduce tarnishing. The pendant measures 1.5" square, and the two pieces dangle freely with a silver bead between them. This necklace makes a great gift for any special occasion, especially Valentine's Day. Made with love and lasers in NYC - buy now at the Sternlab store as well as Adafruit and Maker Shed.

 

 

The 5000W laser cutter that cut these pieces is the size of a living room.

 

Photo by Matt Richardson

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Use a bit of conductive thread to make your gloves work with your touch screen phone. Check out the step-by-step tutorial on Make: Projects, too.

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Turns out vitamin B2 is UV-fluorescent. Learn to make green glowing kryptonite candy in this episode of Becky’s Workshop. Check out the step-by-step tutorial on Make: Projects, too.

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Hidden on the Maker Faire grounds is the Secret Noodle Truck, full of delicious soups with excellent company. I had a great time there both eating and making this video about the project, organized by Mark Krawczuk. You might find the noodle truck at the next Lost Horizon Night Market.

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Andrew Salomone used my knitting machine, hacked by Ladyada, to knit this sweater depicting Bill Cosby. I did the sweater construction and video editing.

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Meg Allan Cole welds a typecase coffee table and pays homage to Flashdance.

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This easy soft circuit project can get you started in wearable electronics and make your toes twinkle. Make them in any color you like with my LED Sewing Kit!

Complete step-by-step tutorial on Make: Projects.

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Construct a basic long necktie with stripes to represent your favorite value of resistor – formal wear inspired by the electronics bench.

Complete step-by-step tutorial on Make: Projects.

Product version: current stock available in my Etsy shop, but also available made-to-order in the Sternlab Store.

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