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If sticking drawings to a fridge won’t do, parents of pint-sized Picassos can put their child’s art on a pedestal by having it 3-D printed through a new service called CrayonCreatures.

When drivers aren’t familiar with cyclists, they might not even recognize that there’s a bike until it’s too late. Jonathan Lansey’s solution is ingenious: Equip bikes with something drivers will recognize — a car horn.

When you’re building your snow fort masterpiece, one icy material stands atop all others: Pykrete.

Each week, Wired Design brings you a photo of one of our favorite buildings, showcasing boundary-pushing architecture and design involved in the unique structures that make the world’s cityscapes interesting. Check back Fridays for the continuing series, and feel free …

While most people spent their holiday playing with toys, Irish maker Conor O’Neill was busy daisy-chaining a Raspberry Pi, MaKey MaKey invention kit, and slices of cheese—yes, cheese—to create the world’s tastiest RC car.

One of the largest manufacturers of 3-D printers, 3D Systems announced today the purchase of modeling software company Geomagic, though the company’s press release declined to announce the price.

A study of school design has discovered that school layouts can influence a child’s development by as much as 25 percent — positively or negatively — over the course of an academic year.

GitHub, the popular and well funded version control company, is entering the 3-D printing market. Their new software, called “Make Me” allows users to push files to the MakerBot via HTTP and monitor the build process via web cam.

A Beijing building project by London-based architect Zaha Hadid is proving so popular that the structure is being pirated elsewhere in the country.

The emerging field of smart textiles, known as “Wearables” or e-textiles, has gained considerable momentum in the past few years as enthusiasts continue to build more and more complex projects with microcontrollers that keep growing in power while shrinking in …

Visions of Seaside is an upcoming 608-page hardcover book that documents how the theory of New Urbanism was put into practice in the construction of a small town in Florida in 1981.

Most people think losing 10 pounds is an ambitious New Year’s resolution, but Pixar artist Everett Downing set out to create 365 brand-new superheroes in one year. Downing has brought iconic characters to life in classics like Ratatouille, WALL-E, and …

Autodesk is developing CAD tools that can design new blood vessels, liver tissue and other replacement parts for the human body in collaboration with 3-D bioprinter company Organovo. After their recent announcement about the project, the principals from each side …

Adafruit, the electronics kit retailer and promoter of hobbyist engineering, is making a move to teach electronics to a younger demographic. So young that they’re enlisting the help of puppets.

New York City is constantly under construction, meaning the skyline and sidewalk vistas always include cranes and scaffolding. Now, two designers aim to improve the view by making construction a little nicer for pedestrians. Their sidewalk-improving initiative is called Softwalks.

Greg Kumparak has made a model TARDIS with an AR-augmented interior — and just like on Doctor Who, that interior has a deceiving physical feature.

We’ve gathered 10 DIY experts to get their proposed New Year’s resolutions, including repurposing forgotten materials and 3-D printing less stuff. And documenting projects better, something you’ll hear from a few of them. Read up, then get to your workshop.

No two snowflakes are alike, not even these computer-generated versions.

Since our last Raspberry Pi roundup we’ve found 10 more amazing projects that show how versatile this diminutive PCB is. From voice-activated coffee makers to wall-hanging plotters, the Raspberry Pi is proving to be a fruitful addition to the maker’s …

Look out, Apple, there’s a new ultra small laptop on the market featuring cutting- edge hardware, a solid-state hard drive, and a glowing fruit icon on the lid.