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Darbin Orvar: Construct a Beautiful, Dimmable LED Light Fixture

Watch Darbin Orvar create a modern-looking light fixture that uses high powered LEDs for a dimmable effect.

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This Tennis Racket Grunts Like Maria Sharapova When You Swing It

You don't actually need to grunt to get a good tennis swing, so why not let you're tennis racket do all the grunting for you.

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Shoot First with Home-Built Star Wars Target Practice

Every Star Wars Project Featured on Make: So Far (Over 100!)

We love Star Wars and you probably do, too. So here's every Star Wars project we've posted over the last 10 years.

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7 Cool Maker Camp Projects You Might Have Missed

If you didn't participate in our fall program for Maker Camp After School, don't worry! Here's a recap of the coolest stuff we made this season.

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Do Not Build This Knife-Wielding Chopping Machine

Simone Giertz designed an incredibly dangerous automatic food-chopping machine using a kitchen knife and servo motors.

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From Aerospace to Weaving, Houston Mini Maker Faire Is an Inventors’ Paradise

Houston Mini Maker Faire attendees had a chance to create scientific creatures, assemble a clock, take a peek through augmented reality, and much more.

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You Can’t Touch This! Arduino Yún Alarm System

The purpose is clear. You don’t want your kids to steal your food from the cupboard, or from the fridge, or someone to open your locker. Or maybe you want to take pictures of your pet stealing food. Or maybe you are Dwight Schrute and you want to finally unmask […]

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Party Like a Sci-Fi Billionaire with the Music-Sensing Light from Ex Machina

Now you can recreate the infamous dance scene from Ex Machina with some cardboard, LEDs, and Arduino.

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How to Sequence LEDs to Music: A Tutorial by Freaklabs

Akiba of Freaklabs helped design sequenced lighting like those used in the Wrecking Crew Orchestra shows

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