Science

DIY science is the perfect way to use your creative skills and learn something new. With the right supplies, some determination, and a curious mind, you can create amazing experiments that open up a whole world of possibilities. At home-made laboratories or tech workshops, makers from all backgrounds can explore new ideas by finding ways to study their environment in novel ways – allowing them to make breathtaking discoveries!

Transforming a Game Boy Camera into a Tool for Astrophotography

Transforming a Game Boy Camera into a Tool for Astrophotography

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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Alex Pietrow customized a Nintendo Game Boy Advance’s camera so that it could take pictures of celestial objects.

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Weekend Watch: Exploring Science with Samatha Kranthijanya

Weekend Watch: Exploring Science with Samatha Kranthijanya

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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Although she’s young, Samatha has tackled several difficult concepts and created advanced science projects on her YouTube channel.

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Edible Innovations: Honing in the Science of Preserving Fresh Food

Edible Innovations: Honing in the Science of Preserving Fresh Food

By Chiara Cecchini

Chiara Cecchini

Chiara is fascinated by food as a means to impact bodies, minds, and environment. She has studied international business in three different countries, and is an alumni of the Food Innovation Program and US Director at the Future Food Institute.

Based in California, she is also a Research Scholar at Food Science and Technology at UC Davis, working on building the first comprehensive Internet of Food to enable food care through food systems semantics. She is a selected member of Barilla Center Food Nutrition Foundation, a Research Affiliate at Institute For The Future, Board Member at Maker Faire and selected member of the Global Shapers, a young global network of innovators promoted by the World Economic Forum.

She is passionate about social entrepreneurship and impact investing, and aims to leave her mark on society.

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Mike Annunziata and Vipul Saran, a man fascinated by potatoes, came together to make a more effective way to preserve food.

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