I know you’ve got a special place in your heart for the ol’ dry cell battery but I think we can all agree that a torus of hot plasma heated to millions of degrees Celsius is absolutely ideal for all our personal energy needs. Unfortunately, personal fusion power is quite possible yet with, ya know, decades-long research and builds of massive fusion reactors around the world yet to hit the megawatt breakeven point. But, you know what is possible? You’re very own scale model of largest tokamak in the world, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). The 3D Printed ITER Tokamak is a 1:100 scale version of the experimental fusion…

At first glance, the Herring Blade by Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy (also known as CW&T) looks like your typical box cutter. You slide it up to extend the blade, swipe it back to retract, and the rest is up to your very careful hands. But upon closer inspection, you’ll see how this blade is much more simple and way more stylish: Instead of a plastic stopper or positive thumb stop in other cutters, the Herring Blade uses a combination of a neodymium magnet and a precision-machined latch to keep its blade in place and smooth, simple, one-handed operation. To extend the blade, all you do is press your thumb…

When you’re bakin’ up 3D models daily, you’ve likely got your standards and purchase parts modeled up and ready to go, a system in place to create them, or a snarky intern with an old set of calipers ready to do your bidding. We’ve gone past thinking it could be found at an online model repo but, if Thangs has their way, that may soon change. Thangs is a new search engine from deep learning 3D geometry search developers Physna. Founded in 2015, they’ve spent the last several years wranglin’ their very own deep learning data tech that’s set to take 3D search beyond the attempts we’ve seen over the…

For those who are only familiar with its Minecraft counterpart, obsidian is a volcanic glass formed when lava cools so quickly that a crystalline structure is unable to form. It isn’t terribly hard to find either, so maker Patrick Adair decided to combine his love of Minecraft with his love of making things to craft his own real-life obsidian block (diamond pickaxe not required). Now, you may be thinking, I’ve never seen the purple vein obsidian like the type in Minecraft, so how did he make it? Well, Patrick’s block is actually created with a combination of obsidian, purple glow powder, and purple pigment (to give it that iconic Minecraft…

Without a doubt, if ever a virtual reality was needed, 2020 is it. With the insanity of social distancing, self-isolation, and tyrannical mandates looming, it’s important to get your exercise and stay healthy. With that, we need equally ridiculous, yet helpful products to make lockdowns bearable. While you SHOULD just GO OUTSIDE for a walk perhaps you’re concerned about catchin’ the ‘rona. Well, you’ve got options. Blync is a treadmill for the digital age; only, instead of running in place, you’re riding your bike while wearing a VR headset. Thank you, 2020. Just to be clear, Blync isn’t a new competitor in the VR headset market; it’s actually just a…

Young or old, keeping on top of your multivitamins and supplements is hard to keep track of and if it’s meds you need on a daily basis, it becomes even more important. Pill organizers are nothing new. They keep your medication handy when you need it. Some of them even come with labels to let you know when to take your pills. But very few pill organizers actually solve the biggest problem of supplements and medication, which is remembering to take them in the first place. O’kase aims to change that. Time to Take Your Meds Outside of hanging a traditional pill box around your neck (or a reasonable amount…