You have probably seen shielded wire before, when you strip the insulation off there is often a thin metal foil or tight braided wire beneath. Watch the video above to see how the Braided Shielding is Made. Turns out it is quite the elaborate mechanical machine that is involved here!
Check out the video above of a Die Machined in a Sphere by a 5 Axis CNC Machine. Via: HG Comments
If thumb drives were made 100 years ago it would look something like this steam punk version over at Jeff Avery’s Blog. Jeff built this with his son who wanted a cool and unique thumb drive. Nice thing about this one is you will never be stuck in the situation where someone else thinks it is theirs. The outer shell is made from some copper pipe and an end
 Jared Bouck from InventGeek sent us some information about the latest project he is working on. We have seen lots of his previous project here over the years. Zcapture is the latest thing out of the idea engine… Check out the Kickstarter for more information on how you can get one. The system will allow you to take some great looking 360 degree pictures of products. You have
Waking up gradually is a great way to start your day. There are two methods that are normally done to do this sound and light. I often set my phone to gradually increase the alarm volume over several minutes. This sure beats the other standard alarm clock that is loud enough to wake up everyone in the house and only have one volume level. I have been wanting to
Our friend Rodger Cleye just sent in his latest creation. The Thunderball V2 is a Heavy Lift Bicopter that can lift 13lbs! It was built from PVC, bolts tie-wrap and tape. The mannequin makes it look great. I think if this was launched from a platform that allowed the copter to launch with the mannequin legs to remain in the standing stance it would look totally amazing. I am
 I can see the wind up flying pants (translated) become an instant hit. In this prototype you see the parts were printed on a 3D printer and the wings are made of a thin plastic material. From a few seconds of winding up the rubber band the plane can get some great height and flight time. You can see some videos and pictures below of other similar creations
