Forrest M. Mims III, Author at Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers

Amateur Scientist: Detect Cosmic Dust & Space Debris

09/03/2024

Tweak the Make: Twilight photometer to detect micrometeors and orbital junk 400 miles high.

Amateur Scientist: Listening to Light

02/22/2024

Over the years I’ve designed many electronic circuits that transform steady (DC) or modulated (AC) beams of light into sound....

Maverick Scientist: The Briefcase of a Laser Spy

11/21/2023

From Forrest Mims' new book: That time the National Enquirer asked me to help spy on Howard Hughes.

King of the Ring of Fire

08/01/2023

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai is a giant volcano under the South Pacific Ocean, 3,000km (1,860mi) east of Australia. The January 15, 2022, eruption...

How To Nuke-Proof Your Ride

04/12/2023

The first two of the three electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) emitted during a nuclear explosion are by far the briefest. The...

Get Barreled: How To Store Drinking Water

04/11/2023

Most of us have experienced power outages. While brief interruptions are unpleasant, lengthy outages that can occur after severe weather, forest...

Badder Than Batteries: Make A Supercapacitor

03/24/2023

Supercapacitors are among the coolest of so-called passive electronic components. Because they are ultra-high-capacity capacitors, they can function as batteries capable...

Amateur Scientist: Solar Flares, EMP, and Faraday Shields

06/10/2020

Prepare for solar eruptions and nuclear weapons with a DIY Faraday pouch to shield electronic gear.

Build, Hack, and Deploy Detectors to Measure Solar UV Radiation

02/14/2019

Sunlight is essential for our survival, but too much of a good thing can sometimes be harmful. That certainly applies...

Transform a 25-Watt Semi-Flexible Panel into a Practical Battery Charger

05/01/2018

Sunlight may be free, but transforming it into usable electricity is not. Build some small-scale solar power by transforming a...

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