Remaking History: Raise Water Using Fire With Thomas Savery’s “Miner’s Friend”
Re-create Thomas Savery’s proto-steam engine — the first industrial machine to use fossil energy.
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Amateur Scientist: Detect Cosmic Dust & Space Debris
Tweak the Make: Twilight photometer
to detect micrometeors and orbital junk 400 miles high.
Foamsmithing Faux Leather
How to simulate leather using EVA foam.
Toy Inventor’s Notebook: Weather Bird
Make a science toy that can forecast the weather.
Passive Motion Masks
Add movement to your mask — without motors.
SJ’s Declassified Metal Printing Starter Guide
Ready to try industrial metal 3D printing? Here’s how the rocket scientists do it
Retro Computing: Old Tech, New Thrill
Yesterday’s technology is
a playground for enthusiastic new communities.
