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Luminary Geometry: LED Period-Tracking Lunar Calendar

This article appeared in Make: Vol. 86. Subscribe for more maker projects and articles! This project manifested at the time of the overturning of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision in June 2022. As the news spread like wildfire, menstruating people worldwide were quickly advised to delete their period-tracking data from private apps and devices, to hide their period data from their doctors, and even their partners, to avoid future incrimination around the right...

August 4, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , 0 Comments
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Gadget Cache Road Trip!

This article appeared in Make: Vol. 86. Subscribe for more maker projects and articles! Last summer I took an epic geocaching road trip to North Dakota. I drove past the majestic painted hills in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, across the badlands, past the colorful fields, all the way to the east side of the state to a one-horse town called Gilby. Gilby may be small but it’s mighty! It contains a rare treasure for those discerning...

July 9, 2025Uncategorized, , 0 Comments
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Pepper’s Ghost Hologram Flask

This article appeared in Make: Vol. 86. Subscribe for more maker projects and articles! I learned about the classic stage illusion “Pepper’s Ghost” from an episode of Mr. Wizard’s World on Nickelodeon, sometime in the late 1980s. Many of his household science experiments were small and easy to replicate at home but occasionally Mr. Wizard would show off something really spectacular to his adolescent co-stars. In this particular segment, he produced an apparition of a skeleton...

June 27, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , , 0 Comments
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Candlelit Cathedral Dress

This article appeared in Make: Vol. 86. Subscribe for more maker projects and articles! I love adding special effects to textiles, and programmable LED strips have changed the game — but sometimes a look calls for more of a candlelit cathedral than a rainbow rave! This project uses flickering LEDs to illuminate semi-sheer fabric panels in the style of stained glass. You can upcycle an existing skirt, or sew your own garment from scratch.  Go for vibrant,...

June 18, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , , 0 Comments
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