Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-15
HexaNect Turns Browser Geometry Into Furniture Connectors
A browser-based designer that generates custom 3D-printable connectors, board cut lists, and assembly guides for modular furniture.
Why it surfacedHexaNect lets makers specify their actual board dimensions and friction-fit tolerance, then generates the required STL files locally in the browser. It is a public beta with no account required—and unusually clear about testing, material variation, and the limits of using experimental structures for safety-critical work.
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The Two-Tonne Temperature Problem
August 15’s newborn domains include a live-aboard hydrogen airship with a two-tonne lift problem, a Japanese toolbox that explains its assumptions, an advisory-by-advisory Hawaiʻi hurricane archive, and a wedding-gift game about ungrateful poultry.
This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-15 Domain Arrivals issue.