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!
This is an excerpt from Make: Soft Robotics, A DIY Introduction to Squishy, Stretchy, and Flexible Robots. Find it at here. As NASA-funded soft robotic and compliant system concepts begin to attract attention,ย we jokingly refer to the rover concepts as the โMenagerieโ since so many take research inspiration directly from animals. These bioinspired […]
When Chinaโs Tiangong-1 burned up last year, it left the International Space Station (ISS) as humanityโs sole outpost in space. Today six astronauts live aboard the ISS, performing spacewalks and science experiments, filming scenes for an upcoming virtual-reality series, and unloading cargo deliveries from capsules like Northropโs Cygnus and SpaceXโs Dragon. These brave astronauts orbit […]
Magnitude.io wants to make it easy for kids to access science in space
Make: vol. 71 is on its way to mailboxes right now, and inside the issue we have a wonderful profile of community science advocacy group Public Lab, including a tear-out insert of their paper spectroscope. To further augment the article and help guide people into building and using open-source tools to measure environmental conditions and […]
In 2015 my colleagues and I founded SEArch+ (Space Exploration Architecture), with a mission to conceive, investigate, and develop innovative โhuman-centeredโ designs enabling human beings not only to live, but to thrive in space environments beyond Earth. We are a collective of designers, architects, technologists, and researchers that integrate design thinking with traditional engineering workflows […]
No fancy tools required, and a budget under $100 to make this impressive decoration
Part science lab, part artistic experiment, part eye-opening experience with the natural world, Takara’s homebrew makerspace brings biodesign to eager students.
