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!
NASA wants your help! They’re hosting the International Space Apps Challenge this weekend at locations across the globe. The international space apps competition is part of NASA’s Open Government Initiative. They’re encouraging participants to contribute to projects in four major areas: 1. Software 2. Open Hardware 3. Citizen Science 4. Data Visualization So far, there […]
Our friends and partners at MAKE have a great new contest going on right now, and if you’re a crafter with an environmentally-friendly frame of mind, you’ll want to pay close attention. Calling all remakers, upcyclers, found object artists, and refuse miracle makers! MAKE has teamed up with Schick, and we’re launching the Project Remake […]
Brent Thorne is building a laser-cut wooden computer that can draw fractals.
The rules of the Dyson car challenge are simple enough. As long as it is powered by the motor found in the Dyson handheld vacuum cleaner, anything goes. And that’s just what happened.
Yuri’s Night is an international celebration of the achievement of human spaceflight, named after Yuri Gagarin and in celebration of the 51st anniversary of his flight. Yay Yuri!
NYC Resistor members recently spent an evening playing around with resin: For todayโs #hackfriday at NYC Resistor a bunch of us were inspired by Junior and ScribbleJ‘s 3D printing projects and experimented with UV curing resin using a DLP projector. We had some JMP UV stamp resin, although it didnโt cure solid with the normal […]
Artist Daniel Palacios created the art installation simply titled “Waves.” Two motors in opposed positions rotate a piece of rope, causing it to whip through the air at high speed. The rope is coerced into a standing wave form, giving both visual and aural feedback to the viewer.
