Uma carrada de notícias!

Halbach!
12 Ímanes de Neodímio, e quase toda a força dos 2 Pólos, no interior deste anel!
Para uma data de experiẽncias bacanas:

The Halbach 12 magnet Array, 10 mm Cubes, Laser Cut Version!
1 - Put the Arrow piece, the one with the Magnet Axis Directions, on the bottom.
2 - Put the first Square piece, the other pieces, with the square holes, aligned and on top of that. Glue the two, on the outside.
3 - Using 4 Magnets as place holders, stack the other 3 Pieces, and glue the lot on the outside.
4 - After finding the North of each Magnet (a Compass South poit points to it) mark it with a Permantent Ink Felt Marker.
5 - Put the Magnets carefully, the arrows point to the North, put them, first 4 spaced 3 places apart, glue the top, then 4 to the right of those, glue again, then the remaining 4 glue again.
That's it! :)
http://www.ponoko.com/make-your-own/toys/halbach-12-magnet-laser-cut-8615

Os Planos estão à venda, na Ponoko.


Cortados na FabLab EDP, que têem de tudo, voltaremos a falar disso, agora, podem lá ir de Metro até Moscavide, e depois, podem ir ao AtlLab, saem na estação da Encarnação...





Querem mexer num Torno Mecânico, como deve de ser?

Cá vai uma ajuda indispensável, da parte de quem sabe, em três páginas bastante elucidativas:

INSTRUCTIONS TO LEARN HOW TO USE A LATHE

The lathe is a machine tool used principally for shaping pieces of metal (and sometimes wood or other materials) by causing the workpiece to be held and rotated by the lathe while a tool bit is advanced into the work causing the cutting action. The basic lathe that was designed to cut cylindrical metal stock has been developed further to produce screw threads, tapered work, drilled holes, knurled surfaces, and crankshafts. Modern lathes offer a variety of rotating speeds and a means to manually and automatically move the cutting tool into the workpiece. Machinists and maintenance shop personnel must be thoroughly familiar with the lathe and its operations to accomplish the repair and fabrication of needed parts. 

 http://www.americanmachinetools.com/how_to_use_a_lathe.htm

Pura diversão, dos nossos amigos da desktop Gremlins, o vosso Carro, à vossa maneira!

Desktop Gremlins is Proud to Present: Paper Projects Session 3 - The Amazing Automobile!

A brand new PAPER PROJECT is available for download at DesktopGremlins.com! Session 3 - THE AMAZING AUTOMOBILE. What fantastic vehicular invention can YOU create! Download the template, print on uncoated paper, color and build! Sure, you could make it look like a Land Rover, but why not try something bold? A cheese-mobile! Or add a radar dish so and design it to drive on the moon! Steampunk, anyone? Then cut out your automobile and push and fold the paper to give the paper fibers some MEMORY! See if you can figure out how the little slots near the bumpers slide into each other to help the automobile hold its shape. Enjoy!

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=644c9563d534a336433a1d842&id=22d2c6299a&e=bcecf0391e

Uma compacta multi-ferramenta USB, que serve mesmo para uma data de coisas!

Little Wire: the compact USB multi-tool

A look at a simple yet highly versatile multi-purpose USB tool, and an insight into the experience of creating an open source hardware project.

The Little Wire hardware comprises of only a handful of components, but don't let that fool you as it can be put to many different uses including USB GPIO, ADC and SPI/I2C/UART interface.

In the great open source tradition Little Wire builds upon the work of others, and in particular the USBtiny software implementation of low-speed USB for Atmel ATtiny microcontrollers, Limor Fried's USBtinyISP hardware, and a V-USB ATtiny in-system programmer. 

Little Wire is an open source hardware design and the schematic, bill of materials and PCB layout are hosted at SolderPad, with open source software provided at GitHub.

It would be easy enough to construct Little Wire using perfboard, you could make your own PCB from the supplied layout and Seeedstudio also provide complete kits.

http://www.designspark.com/content/little-wire-compact-usb-multi-tool

Duas Impressoras 3D Impressionantes!

A Primeira, a Pandabot, é algo fantástico, pelo preço e pelo aspecto limpo e dum Design sem mácula:

PandaBot

Introducing the 3D printer you've been waiting for. Robust, stable, affordable and elegant

From day one we've kept our design focus of the Panda Bot on our users. We want to enable the creativity of designers and help them leverage the possibilities of 3D printers. Every design decision was made in terms of how it made your life and work easier and more productive.  Because the Panda Bot has been conceived of from the start as a consumer product, it's inherently rugged. It will take interference and keep printing, dampening out errors as it goes.

Elegant 

Our printer's materials and aesthetics were chosen to ensure that our end product belonged on your desk. To get the most benefit from a 3D printer, it needs to be accessible to you and so has to look professional.  

Stable Thanks to the product focused design and key innovations, the Panda Bot keeps running, object after object. Self-calibrating Our innovations take the biggest chore out of 3D printing. Our sensors and software make it self-calibrate, just like a paper printer.

Affordable We're the industry cost leader, taking advantages of design advances and economies of scale to make 3D printing cost accessible to everyone.

Open

We have our custom print queue to make 3D printing more accessible For advanced work and researchers, our printers can take any generated G-code, letting you explore deposition strategies and quantify material properties.

http://www.pandarobotics.com/index.html

 

E esta maravilha, um Conceito Inovador que vai dar de falar:

   

COMING SOON, REALLY, REALLY SOON!!!!!!

The Rostock MAX is the newest 3D printer by us here at SeeMeCNC.  Featuring a new linear motion design by partdaddy, the cheapskate uses the aluminum extrusion as not only the structural member, but also the linear bearing surface.  The extruder is our modified "Steve's Extruder" that uses push to connect fittings for a bowden extruder setup fed down to our proven hot-end design.  The hot-end platform as well as the Delta arms are all made from incredibly strong, lightweight injection molded reinforced plastic.  The same material is also used in the extruder body to keep everything super strong and light.  Laser Cut framework, injection molded plastic and precision CNC machined parts, all made by us, to bring you what we think is the most outstanding looking "think outside the box" printer design yet.

http://shop.seemecnc.com/Rostock-MAX-Delta-3D-Printer-Kit-68399.htm

3D, que se farta

Eis um Post que tem Impressão 3D, que se farta, de todos os tamanhos...

 

Começemos pela Impressora 3D de bolso!
Esta notícia, veio pelo amigo Maurício Martis, se já não o fizeram, adicionem-no como amigo, ao Facebook e ao Google Plus.

Temos aqui,  uma boa ferramenta para Modelistas, Cientistas, Coleccionionistas, Ilusionistas, e sei lá mais quem, Joalheiros e Designers, por exemplo, obra duma equipe onde figura um engenhoso Luso-Descendente, o nosso amigo Tiago Rourke, da Diatom:

Piccolo the tiny CNC-bot from diatom studio on Vimeo.

Piccolo is a pocket-sized stand-alone CNC platform. For less than $70, you can assemble your personal Arduino-compatible kit for tinkering, developing and deploying basic 3D output. Be it plotting quick graffiti, printing a one-off business card on the fly, or multiple Piccolos working together to create a large mural, this kit provides a platform for experimenting with 2D or 3D digital fabrication at a small scale. This open-source design emphasizes simplicity, and is entirely composed of digitally manufactured components and inexpensive off-the-shelf hardware.

piccolo.cc

by:
Tiago Rorke | Diatom Studio, tiago.co.nz
Greg Saul | Diatom Studio, gregsaul.co.uk
Cheng Xu | CMU CoDe Lab, cheeriocheng.com
Huaishu Peng | CMU CoDe Lab, huaishu.me

Força, pessoal!

Um pouco maior, eis outra Impressora 3D Portátil, notícia que apanhei da Ponoko, e não a ùltima deles que cá figura:

Portable 3D printing with the Tantillus

Cute, portable, printable

RepRap aficionado Brad has designed a portable, mini-3D printer called the Tantillus. Not only is it pretty cute, it’s also capable of running on batteries!

The inspiration for the printer came when Brad found that his Prusa was too large to bring with him on holidays, and that full-size 3D printing capability was unnecessary during travel.

As expected, the build area is small (100mm x 100mm x 110mm), but actually isn’t too far off of the original MakerBot Cupcake’s intended usable build area. Also, printable extension panels are planned in case a larger print is required.

The most intriguing planned feature to me is the daisy chain option. Two printers sharing a single set of electronics could be used to mass-produce duplicate sets of prints at a reduced cost. (Like fleet of Tantillus devices printing copies of themselves, for example.)

http://blog.ponoko.com/2012/02/15/portable-3d-printing-with-the-tantillus/

Mais uma dica da Ponoko, este, dá para todos os gostos, e tamanhos.

Um sistema configurável ao que queiram, atenção, é só a parte Mecatrónica, sem a parte electrónica, nem extrusor, mas disso, também se pode comprar à parte, e usar uma fresa CNC, etc.

ORD 3D printer kits using MakerSlide now available for pre-order

A mechatronics kit for a clever DIY 3D printer.

The ORD 3D printer from Buildlog.Net that we posted last month is now available for pre-order. It will offered as a mechatronics kit, which means that it does not include the extruder or any electronics. These kits are intended as a starting point for your own project, not as a complete 3D printer, although there is a note on the site that a complete kit may be offered if enough people express an interest.

That being said, it looks like an excellent and highly adaptable system. The two kits are nearly identical except for the length of MakerSlide, so the system scales up and down very easily. The smaller Quantum ORD kit is projected to cost $225-$300 and the larger Hadron is expected to be $275-$350. The reservation fee for either is $30.

http://blog.ponoko.com/2012/02/17/ord-3d-printer-kits-using-makerslide-now-available-for-pre-order/ 

Uma Fresa CNC, Instructable de valor, para fazerem nas vossas casas:

Homemade 2'x4' Wood CNC Router

Here I am going to show how I made my CNC (Computer Numerical Controlled) router. The table measures 24"x48" and the cutting envelope is about 19”x38.” I made this CNC when I was 17 and if you would like to see more on this CNC, visit my website at www.KylesWoodworking.webs.com

Para acabar, sem CNC, e para a Páscoa, um Ovo da Páscoa, para o grandinho...

Giant Easter Eggs

Easter is coming soon and I hope that a lot of you will find this instructable helpful. I'm going to show you how to make giant Easter eggs out of regular insulation polystyrene. I used 100 milimeters thickness polystyrene for making 1 meter eggs. You can use this technique for making almost any round shaped object.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Giant-Easter-Eggs/

Um Aranhiço Mecânico

Notícia da Ponoko, um Aranhiço que desenha!

Pythagoras the drawing robot
A laser-cut delta robot that can draw better than I can

Aaron Fan is a robotics student at Georgia Tech. Over the past few months he has been regularly updating his website with details of his current project: Pythagoras the drawing robot. He covers a lot of ground, from the mathematics to the coding and hardware design.

I love this project because it ticks all my boxes: the parts are laser cut, the design is open source and well-documented, and the finished machine is equal parts ingenious and pointless. Check out this post for an overview of the project, or take a look after the break for video of the bot in action and examples of what it can draw.

http://bhttp://blog.ponoko.com/2012/02/03/pythagoras-the-drawing-robot/?log.ponoko.com/2012/02/03/pythagoras-the-drawing-robot/

Uma besta quadrada dum Motor 1600 CV, em exibição em Paris, esta semana:

1600 hp monster diesel firing up at Rétromobile 2012

By Ben Coxworth

Hey, you like really big engines? Well, here's one that's not going to fit under the hood of your F-150. This 30-ton (27-tonne) Type 9 V.O.S. engine is one of just three built by the French company Duvant in 1962. It's over 18 feet (5.5 meters) long, 11 feet (3.4 m) tall, and gulps down 350 liters (92.5 US gallons) of diesel fuel per hour. With its four valves per cylinder and turbocompressor, it is capable of producing 1600 horsepower. Best of all, should you happen to be in Paris this week, you can see the thing running.

This particular Type 9 spent 50 years in the basement of the Auteuil Race Course, in Paris. There, it drove a giant alternator, that could power the entire facility in the event of a power outage.

http://www.gizmag.com/giant-type-9-vos-duvant-engine/21317/

Um Instructable  sobre como fazer uma caixa para o vosso PC, em Lego!

Lego Computer Case

Welcome to the Lego computer build instructable!  Through this tutorial I'll show you the general method for how to build a computer case of any style out of Legos!  To help with the instructions I'm going to use a Star Wars Imperial themed case that I put together.  The end goal should be to make a case EXACTLY how you want it though (i.e. custom colors, theme, exterior and interior shape, etc.) so you can accommodate whatever computer parts you want to use and whatever style you like.

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-Lego-Computer/

E para dominar a besta que é o programa 3D Blender, cursos a 3 níveis, Básico, Médio e Avançado:

altLab - Lisbon's Hackerspace 

BLENDER BEGINNERS CLASS
(for people new to Blender and 3D)
Inscrições abertas! - http://altlab.org/events/event-registration/#blender01

This is your friendly introductory class to Blender. In this seven-hour class we will:

Get an introduction to Blender User Interface...

https://plus.google.com/105675170241002222017

E uma dica para o Ubuntu, se têem partições FAT, do Windows, e as malditas não dão para escrever nada no Ubuntu, eis a melhor solução:

Have you tried writing to the files with a sudo command? That should work with your current setup.

To get file writes for your normal user working, you need to use the uid and gid options to mount, to set the owner of files on the partition to your current userID. You probably also want either umask or dmask and fmask options.

Your mount command would look like this:

sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sda6 /media/FAT32 -o uid=1000,gid=1000,umask=022
# assuming your user's UID is 1000, GID is 1000
# umask=022 sets permission mode 755 for all files on the partition

http://superuser.com/questions/79813/read-and-write-permission-for-fat32-partition-in-ubuntu

Inovar em Português

Do Blog Portugal Inovador, o primeiro Shopping virtual é Português:

Fonte: Diário Económico

Brandsbreeze, o primeiro shopping virtual do mundo abriu, em finais de Novembro. “Este é um espaço online, onde as marcas estão presentes de forma permanente e mantendo a sua identidade e valores, visto serem replicadas para o online em 3D, baseando-se num loja física”, explica Miguel Diniz, um dos responsáveis por este projecto, integralmente português.

http://pt.brandsbreeze.com/

Para aprender a fazer, e a partir daí, inovar, vão ao altlab, e aprendam a fazer as vossas próprios aplicações para Smartphones:

Workshop PhoneGap + Sencha Touch

28 e 29 Janeiro, 2ª Edição Workshop PhoneGap+Sencha Touch Plataformas de Desenvolvimento para Smartphones.

Inscrições: http://goo.gl/acvDW

E isto não é em Português, mas é importante, encontrado pela Metal Casting Zone, como obter objectos com furos no interior, na Fundição:

E para que se não façam mais tristes figuras em Genebra e etc. cá vai o meu Movinento para criar Centros de Prototipagem, e irmos à luta por fabricar e exportar as nossas Invenções, mas com pequenas séries de produtos, para termos algo para distribuír, em feiras e Exposições:

http://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/o-meu-movimento/ver-movimentos.aspx?m=180

Gelo, e gatos

Objectos 3D, em gelo! Do Blog da Ponoko.
Claro que dá para pensar logo em Fundição a molde perdido...
 

3D printing with ice


A cool way to print (…sorry)

I love experiments with non-standard 3D printing materials. Mashed potatoes was probably my favourite until now… But printing with ice has the irresistible combination of converting a digital file into a fixed, permanent medium that is also temporary.

http://blog.ponoko.com/2012/01/05/3d-printing-with-ice/

As 10 melhores Engenhocas para... Gatos!

Gizmag's top 10 cat gadgets

By Andrea Powell

Felis catus, the domestic cat. They've been our companions for thousands of years, but if you're a cat looking for some comfort, distraction or just some new playthings, there's never been a better time to be alive. We recently looked at some fun apps for your cat to play with on your iPad or tablet, but if you're not inclined to let your feline loose on an expensive piece of modern computing equipment, read on. Whether your furry fleabag is a pampered Persian or an ear bitten moggy, Gizmag's top 10 cat gadgets have been compiled with Puss's pleasure (and yours) in mind.

http://www.gizmag.com/top-10-cat-gadgets/20623/

-Bóbi! Vem ao dono! Ou, como controlar um robot por chat!

Do Google+ de Maurício Martins, da AltLab:

It's not every day that you can use Chat to do something as out of the ordinary as controlling a robot---or is it? Let me introduce you to +Magabot! Using #GoogleChat, anyone can control the Magabot with simple commands to speed up, slow down, turn left, turn right, etc. And even cooler than that, when you Video Chat with Magabot, you can see where you're headed, as the laptop sitting on Magabot will show you what it sees. Check out the video below which introduces you to Magabot in all its glory

https://plus.google.com/#101101574912422273805/posts 





E um fato voador!

Gryphon winged suit drops in for some serious air time

By Jeff Salton

Are you were waiting for a good reason to join the armed forces? Perhaps you are just a kid who always dreamed of flying and never grew up, or maybe you are thinking of challenging Yves (Jetman) Rossy in the human winged flight game? This could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. Get ready to duck … the Gryphon Next Generation Parachute System could be headed your way. Although engine-less, the Gryphon still has an electronic guidance system and heads-up display navigation and all equipment is cleverly tucked away making for better “stealth” flights.

http://www.gizmag.com/wingsuits-gryphon/13512/

Altlab!

Lá consegui ir ao AltLab...

No fundo, é simples, é só ir pela Avenida, ao lado do Aeroporto, até ao Terminal militar de Figo Maduro, depois virem para a Praceta Domingos Rodrigues, é o número 2.

Vêem uma porta laranja, esqueçam, contornem a esquina e têem uma porta por onde podem entrar, às 3ªs Feiras, a partir das 20:30.

Umas Instalações como deve de ser...

 

As máquinas de Oficina, Ferros de Soldar, etc...

E as Impressoras 3D, que é para ver isso que lá vamos!

Por isso, se eu lá fui, também vocês podem, e devem...

altlab – Lisbon’s Hackerspace

Praceta Domingos Rodrigues, nº2
Figo Maduro

2685-327 Prior Velho

Portugal

Or just drop us an email…
altlab.org@gmail.com

Mais uma iniciativa AltLab

Querem aprender a fazer apps para Smartphones, e ganhar assim experiência numa actividade que tem futuro?

Workshop PhoneGap + Sencha Touch
Este workshop está dividido em dois módulos:

Módulo 1 – PhoneGap (1º dia)
Módulo 2 – Sencha Touch (2º dia)

Workshop PhoneGap + Sencha Touch
Este workshop está dividido em dois módulos:

Módulo 1 – PhoneGap (1º dia)
Módulo 2 – Sencha Touch (2º dia)

O workshop completo, com duração de 2 dias pretende funcionar como introdução aos ambientes de desenvolvimento ubiquos baseados em html5 para dispositivos moveis smartphone através da introdução com exemplos práticos das duas bibliotecas actuais a funcionarem em conjunto: PhoneGap e Sencha Touch.

O workshop é dirigido a programadores com alguma experiência na programação web e interesse no desenvolvimento de aplicações ubiquas para dispositivos smartphone Android ou iPhone/iPad.

Os participantes devem trazer o seu portátil de desenvolvimento (Windows, Mac OSX ou Linux) e se possível um dispositivo da plataforma alvo preferida (Android ou iPhone/iPad).

Datas / Horário : 28 e 29 de Janeiro | 10h30 ~ 17h30 – Inscrições http://t.co/RXskEcIE Preço : 50€ por Módulo (1 dia) ou 80€ os 2 Módulos (2 dias). Membros do altLab só pagam 10€/Módulo ;)
Local : no altLab, é claro! (Praceta Domingos Rodrigues, nº2)

Este workshop será orientado por Filipe Cruz, membro do xDA (AZ Labs, Coimbra)

Nota : a inscrição online é obrigatória

Open Hardware Weelkly

Acabou agora de estalar, saídinho de fresco, este  Open Hardware Weelkly, do nosso amigo Maurício Martins, com uma data de coisas boas para os Engenhocas, por isso, vão dar uma olhada:

http://paper.li/ledsandchips/1317816319

Leds & Chips

Abriu uma loja para Fabbers e outros Engenhocas:

Umas palavras do Criador da loja, o meu amigo Maurício Martins:

Sobre a loja...



Link: http://ledsandchips.com/shop

Os preços são bastante competitivos e os produtos adquiridos online podem tanto ser recebidos via CTT, como levantados em Lisboa em 2 locais:

No meu estúdio, na Rua Jorge Afonso perto de Entrecampos de 2ª a 6ªfeira entre as 15h e as 18h ou no altLab  no dia das reuniões regulares do colectivo que acontecem todas as 3ªfeiras a partir das 20h30.

É que as vezes temos mesmo urgência em terminar um projecto e ainda não há em Lisboa onde, por exemplo, se possa comprar um Arduino para entrega imediata ;)

Espero que gostem!

Vão lá!

http://www.ledsandchips.com/shop/index.php?route=common/home

Domingo a soldar!

altlab - Lisbon's Hackersapce

Praceta Domingos Rodrigues, nº2
Figo Maduro, Lisboa

altlab.org@gmail.com

http://altlab.org

FreeCadCam, um Site a ver

Iso saíu agora mesmo, e cá está, para todos os Engenhocas que querem envolver-se no mundo do CNC:

Find more photos like this on FreeCADCAM.com

Vão lá que também têem à vossa disposição um Download do Freemill:

http://www.freecadcam.com/

Novidades

A Altlab de Lisboa tem as seguintes Actividades:

altlab - Lisbon's Hackersapce

Praceta Domingos Rodrigues, nº2

Figo Maduro, Lisboa

altlab.org@gmail.com

http://altlab.org

Um Novo Material que pode ser feito no Micro-ondas!

New heat-harvesting material made in $40 microwave oven

By Ben Coxworth

Virtually all electrical devices and industrial processes create heat as they operate, which is typically wasted. In the past several years, various thermoelectric technologies have been developed to address that situation, by converting such heat into electricity. The ideal material for the purpose would be one that has a high electrical conductivity, but a low thermal conductivity - that way, it could carry plenty of electricity without losing efficiency through overheating. Unfortunately, electrical and thermal conductivity usually seem to go hand in hand. With some help from an ordinary microwave oven, however, researchers from New York's Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a nanomaterial that appears to fit the bill.

The team started with zinc oxide, which is already pretty well-suited to heat harvesting, as it is nontoxic, cheap, can have its electrical conductivity boosted, and has a high melting point. It is also, however, fairly thermally conductive.

In collaboration with the University of Wollongong, Australia, the researchers proceeded to add tiny amounts of aluminum to samples of zinc oxide, then processed the two materials together in a microwave oven. The resulting aluminum-doped zinc oxide nanocomposite retained the original zinc's electrical conductivity, but had a much lower thermal conductivity.

http://www.gizmag.com/heat-harvesting-material-microwave-oven/20007/

E mais um argumento prós Professores de Matemática, a dita cuja até serve para ajudar a criar NOVOS PLÁSTICOS!

Mathematical model could streamline the development of new plastics


By Ben Coxworth

When it comes to the development of new plastics, two things have generally happened - a plastic is created and then a use is found for it, or a long trial-and-error process is undertaken in order to create a plastic with specific qualities. In a move that has been described as "comparable to cracking a plastics DNA," however, scientists at the University of Leeds and Durham University have created a mathematical model that should allow specialty plastics to be created much more quickly and efficiently.

The model incorporates two pieces of computer code. One of those is designed to predict how different polymers will flow, based on the the connections between their string-like molecules. The other predicts the shapes that those molecules will take on, when created at a chemical level. The model is based on data from experiments, in which the melting, flowing and forming processes of lab-created "perfect polymers" were analyzed.

http://www.gizmag.com/mathematical-model-for-plastics/20006/

E mais uma trazida a vós pela Ponoko, uma maneira de colorir o Plástico das Makerbots!

Coloring 3D printer filament with a Sharpie

Making colorful 3D prints with white ABS plastic.

Thingiverse user cyclone designed this handy device to add color to 3D prints using a couple Sharpies. If you have a large quantity of white ABS and you’re bored of the color, this would be a great way to add some variety without buying new plastic.

Cyclone is not the first person to do something like this, he says he used thing #5570 as a starting point; but this looks like the most well-refined design so far.

http://blog.ponoko.com/2011/10/03/coloring-3d-printer-filament-with-a-sharpie/

As notícias continuam a aparecer...

O nosso amigo Jon Cantin, da Woodmarvels, publicou outro livro cheio de planos, é de ir ver:

Uma máquina do caraças, corte CNC por Plasma, dá para uma data de materiais, como Metais e mais o quê...

E ainda... Podem comprar só a máquina de corte, e fazer tudo o resto!

Vejam este Vídeo... QUE ESPECTÁCULO!

http://torchmate.com/products/torchmate_2x2/

O sonho de tanto Artista, a vossa própria Máquina de Projectar!

This week a friend of mine introduced me to a great VJ system called the Tagtool. The Tagtool allows an artist to create drawings and animations for projection in a live performance environment. It’s all open source, and plans are available online for you to build you own.

http://blog.ponoko.com/2011/09/16/tagtool-diy-arduino-light-painter/

E por falar em Arduíno, uma catrefa de novas actividades no AltLab!

Vão lá, é no AltLab, http://altlab.org/

BUS Stop (Paragem do Autocarro): Rotunda da Encarnação
25, 705, 781, 210 and 745

Chega Setembro

Chega Setembro, e com ele, mais um Workshop da AltLab:

Informações e Inscrição, aqui.
...E agora também, com Cursos do Programa de 3D, Blender:

Blender Beginners Class

(for people new to Blender and 3D)

This is your friendly introductory class to Blender.  In this seven-hour class we will:

• Get an introduction to Blender User Interface
• Learn 3D-Navigation
• Cover Object-Mode and Edit-Mode functionality
• Show you how to get more help in the future for all your projects

Please be sure to bring your laptop computer and a 3 button mouse!
We will provide the rest!

The class will be taught by Altlab members.

Next Classes : coming soon  calendar and online registration here.
Price : Donation (suggested 25€)
Where : @ altLab Praceta Domingos Rodrigues, nº2

Uma Gigajoga para andar por aí...

LiquidRoam RoamBoards ready for sale 

By Paul Ridden 

Motorized two-wheeled and three-wheeled personal transport innovations like the Solowheel and the cheap and cheerful Solaron certainly look like a fun way to get around, but if it's four-wheeled action you're looking for then the new RoamBoard is definitely worth a look. The result of two years of designing, building, testing and tweaking, this stand up transportation solution brings together technologies seen in the electric skateboard, bicycle, snowboard, and automotive industries and merges them into a land-surfing motorized skateboard.

http://www.gizmag.com/roamboard-stand-up-transportation-solution-launched/19676/

E um Microscópio à prova  de tudo, não é que usa Hologramas em vez de Lentes?

Cheap, portable microscope uses holograms instead of lenses
By Ben Coxworth 
While financial contributions are certainly a great help to health care practitioners in developing nations, one of the things that they really need is rugged, portable, low-cost medical equipment that is compatible with an often-limited local infrastructure. Several such devices are currently under development, such as a battery-powered surgical lamp, a salad-spinner-based centrifuge, and a baby-warmer that utilizes wax. UCLA is now working on another appropriate technology in the form of a small, inexpensive microscope that uses holograms instead of lenses to image what can't be seen by the human eye.

http://www.gizmag.com/cheap-microscope-uses-holograms/19679/

Uma dica para passarem pelo AltLab

Como o AltLab de Lisboa é do mais informal que há, como saber se lá está alguém, para ir imprimir 3D, ou montar um Arduíno?

Fácil, basta ver no Live feed, ou vídeo em directo, à dieita, e se virem nesse vídeo, que estão lá Engenhocas a bulir, em directo, criando coisas, vão lá...

Se disser "Offline", não lá está ninguém!

E do Blog da Ponoko, uma nova forma de montar Arduínos, o Teagueduino!

Teagueduino: the snap-and-go Arduino
On August 22nd Teague Labs will launch the Teagueduino, an open source hardware system based on Arduino.

Teagueduino is an open source hardware platform that makes Arduino a whole lot easier! There’s realtime feedback, always-valid code creation, and no soldering required. Teagueduino is designed for anyone interested in quickly making electronic projects, regardless of their background.

The snap-and-go system is reminiscent of Gadgeteer, the open source hardware system about to be launched by Microsoft. Perhaps this plug-in system is an inevitable improvement to open source hardware.
If you’re in the Seattle area, you can go to the launch party:
Monday, August 22nd
6pm–9pm
Metrix Create Space (Capitol Hill)
623A Broadway East
Seattle, WA 98102
Otherwise, you can look through the flickr photo pool and pre-order the
http://blog.ponoko.com/2011/08/18/teagueduino-the-snap-and-go-arduino/

Mais uma data de coisas

Uma base prós Tachos, para a Mesa, ideia do nosso amigo, Joe Cantin, da Woodmarvels: 

 

Fish Pad: New Woodworking Project Launch!

I wanted to design something that was literally “dead easy” and what’s easier to build than a dead fish! This fish pad is perfect for protecting table surfaces from heat or weight damage. It’s a quick to cut project and the physical kit comes with 3 clones… use the eye to keep them all together on a hook!

You can find this in CNC router DXF format, laser cutting EPS format as well as PDF and physical form under Shop by Category / Household Essentials.

Enjoy!

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http://blog.woodmarvels.com/fish-pad-new-woodworking-project-launch

Uma ideia GENIAL, aqueçam a vossa àgua com os galhos que estão sempre a crescer do vosso Mato Jardim, mais todas as ripas de madeira que estão a fazer lixo, e a dar cabo da paciência da Patroa...

Rocket Stove Water Heater

Posted by Barbara Peterson

http://survivingthemiddleclasscrash.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/rocket-stove-water-heater/

E algo para rir à brava, um Bristle-bot, e é claro que isto dá para uma data de Invenções...

Bristlebot: A tiny directional vibrobot
The BristleBot is a simple and tiny robot with an agenda. The ingredients? One toothbrush, a battery, and a pager motor. The result? Serious fun.
(YouTube video here.)

The BristleBot is our take on the popular vibrobot, a simple category of robot that is controlled by a single vibrating (eccentric) motor. Some neat varieties include the mint-tin version as seen in Make Magazine (check the video), and the kid's art bot: a vibrobot with pens for feet.

http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/bristlebot

Altlab

Notícias fresquinhas do Altlab, aprendam a montar os vossos Controles Arduino:

altlab - Lisbon's Hackersapce

Praceta Domingos Rodrigues, nº2
Figo Maduro, Lisboa

altlab.org@gmail.com

http://altlab.org

Fabricamp

Foi muito proveitosa a minha visita ao Fabricamp, ontem, revi malta amiga, e também fiquei com estas notícias, que agora partilho:

A AltLab,

http://altlab.org/

está altamente, agora, num espaço realmente à medida das suas ambições e projectos:

É mesmo ao pé do Aeroporto:

E o Site é:
http://www.flyinghouselisboa.com/Site/Welcome.html


Bacano à brava é este app, desenhem as vossas próprias cadeiras:

http://diatom.cc/sketchchair



Esta malta vai estar também na Guimarâes 2012:

Apresentação

A Fundação Cidade de Guimarães é uma pessoa colectiva de direito privado de utilidade pública e tem duração indeterminada. A Fundação foi criada, e os seus estatutos aprovados, no Conselho de Ministros do dia 9 de Julho de 2009, tendo sido constituída pelo Decreto-Lei nº 202/2009, de 28 de Agosto. É regida, subsidiariamente, pela legislação aplicável às fundações.

A Fundação tem como fins principais:

a) A concepção, planeamento, promoção, execução e desenvolvimento do programa cultural do evento Guimarães 2012 Capital Europeia da Cultura;

b) Findo o evento, a Fundação poderá vir a assumir a gestão do património cultural e dos respectivos equipamentos, propriedade do município de Guimarães, e de outros que lhe sejam afectos, com vista à promoção da cultura, desenvolvendo a criação e a difusão em todas as suas modalidades, bem como o apoio a acções de formação com relevância na área da cultura, promovendo a formação técnica especializada dos agentes e profissionais deste domínio ou domínios afins.

 Vejam mais, aqui:

http://www.guimaraes2012.pt/




Está porreiro!