Using a Sharpie can make gummy metals easier to cut. And we’re learning why. Online Digi-Comp II emulator (via The Computer Museum) Analyzing Solorigate from the Microsoft Security blog Exploring with Microscopes + Drones: San Rafael Bay, part of a...

Guy made a custom clock case out of aluminum for our Bulbdial Clock kit. It turned out beautifully! There are some really nice pictures of the design and build process, so definitely go check out his post. Thanks for sharing...

Miniature Notepad Drafting Arm What Happened to the Submarines at West Edmonton Mall? (YouTube) A history of San Francisco lighted house numbers Breadboard wristwatch with bubble display (via hackster.io) What shape of 3D printed titanium implants best fosters bone adhesion?...

Today we are introducing a major refresh of the smallest member of the AxiDraw family of pen plotters: the new AxiDraw MiniKit 2. The AxiDraw MiniKit 2 is our special compact DIY-kit version of the AxiDraw lineup. Versus the original...

7-segment magnet-driven ball clock Thermite Welding Train Tracks A review of the Apple Face Mask, via The Prepared A 3D printed infinity mirror Jeffries tube. Design available here. My Unlicensed Hovercraft Bar Is Technically Legal Moving a large building by...

This year’s Halloween may be a little different from years past. But maybe you’re doing a Zoom costume contest? Want some spooky snacks? Or want to get in the mood with seasonal decor? Is it not Halloween for you if...

Restored, upscaled, and colorized film of a 1902 ride on a suspended train in Germany Early web artwork restoration at the Guggenheim Doubts, a carpet by artist Faig Ahmed “The Different Useless Machine” (Rotates the switch instead of flipping it.)...

The Ingeniøren (Denmark’s oldest engineering publication) blog Greater Spaces interviewed me in their ongoing series of interviews with women in technology. You can read the interview in Danish or on Medium in English. Thank you, Vanessa for the great conversation!

Lego Interface UX Are there dead wasps in figs? ONO: How the Biggest 3D Printing Scam of All Time Unfolded This promotional video from Exco, a maker of aluminum extrusion dies, shows a lot of what goes into manufacturing an...

Our AxiDraw MiniKit was recently reviewed in IEEE Spectrum. Thank you to Stephen Cass for the review! We’re glad you have enjoyed it.

ISS solar transit showing the SpaceX Crew Dragon and the Canadarm2 by Thierry Legault on YouTube A DIY Neon Pixel Display Ramelli’s Rotating Reader built by RIT students who called it a 16th century version of a multitabbed browser FBI...

I was recently interviewed for HackSpace Magazine and just got the copy in the mail! It’s a meandering conversation about how Evil Mad Scientist got started and covers some of the wide variety of projects we’ve worked on. In the...

It has been a great season for plums, so I’ve updated the lemon plum jam recipe that I’ve been gradually refining over the years. The new basic recipe is below along with other tips I’ve gathered. Ingredients: 8 cups cut...

Inside the Pulsar Calculator watch from 1975 Simrefinery recovered Putting the coronavirus under the microscope The helium shortage has ended, at least for now Ken Shirriff looks at the 8086 processor Strike a solder joint behind enemy lines Testing the...

HackSpace Magazine issue 31 has an article on kits that inspire, and it includes our very own EggBot! Thanks, Marc, for the awesome write-up!

The real lord of the flies Learn python from the NSA Index Pick and Place, an open source pick and place machine. Video intro here. Matisse designed a chapel in Vence A fully automated bread production line (YouTube) A Roman...

A couple of months ago, we wrote about our status under our county’s shelter in place order and it’s time for an update! The situation has been gradually changing locally and the newest guidelines allow for us to bring our...

“Do we want to get to the moon or not?” John C. Houbolt was responsible for the Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous plan A video comparison of different laser marking compounds for use with CO2 lasers Figures in the Sky: How cultures across...

I recently had the pleasure of talking with Sven of the KidsLab podcast and the Evil Mad Scientist episode is now live! KidsLab is “a podcast for parents, educators and everybody passionate about #STEAM education.”

Heather Seeba wrote in to let us know about a gathering she has hosted around the EggBot. The EggBot brunches have been big hits with my friends. Seeing the fascination and excitement showing new people my EggBot has to be...

Dial Indicator Clock Anatomy of a rental phishing scam The Best Crispy Roast Potatoes Ever Recipe Fixie Clock with OLED based “fake NIXIE” tubes The placebo effect and veterinary care Fruit Walls: Urban Farming in the 1600s A list of...

We started Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories in 2006 as a “personal project blog”, to capture, organize, and share some of the things we do for fun. It has evolved over time to become a resource for our customers as well...

The tenth annual Open Hardware Summit will be in New York on March 13. I’ll be participating in a panel looking back at the past ten years of open source hardware and looking forward to the next decade as well....

Open source SVG emoji from Twitter 2-Bit Mario: A physical Mario Brothers game The most important device in the universe, built by prop designer John Zabrucky Video made from photos of Comet 67p taken by Rosetta A Conversation on Microbiomes...

Elecia and Chris of Embedded.fm invited us to come back on the show for episode 317: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY DISINTEGRATED?. We also had the added enticement of a low tide adventure after recording. Lenore had been on the...