Contents
06 Top Projects
The Rijksmuseum of DIY projects
16 Objet 3d’art
Function, meet form; form, function
18 Manchester Robot Orchestra
Meet the new Ed Sheeran, with extra hard drives
22 Columns
Streamline life like Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic Park
24 Letters
A PhD researcher needs your help. So help her!
25 Kickstarting
Transport for the kids, hackable by the kids
26 Hackspace Artisan’s Asylum
This is what maker heaven looks like
32 Arduino: the Next Generation
New boss, new gear, new software. Forza Arduino!
46 How I Made: Guitar Synth
Make sweet music inspired by our favourite Icelander
50 Open Space Agency
Seek out new life and new civilisations, with DIY gear
54 Interview: Noisy Toys
On analogue audio and nasal integrity
64 Improviser’s Toolbox Measuring tape
Home projects, made-to-measure
68 HackSpace learns: Glass-blowing
We try not to burn ourselves on hot silica. And succeed!
06 SPARK 31 LENS
Cover Feature
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The world’s favourite maker board is getting a
boost – find out how, when, and what you can
do with the new stuff
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Science is fun, dangerous,
and full of saturated fat flavour
Tutorial
Dry ice ice cream
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