A MAKE Reader Builds the Solar Pendulum from Volume 28
Tom Buchanan, a retired teacher, emailed to let us know he successfully built Owen Tanner’s solar pendulum, as seen in MAKE: Vol. 28, page 146.
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!
Math Monday: Make a Marble Run
Build a Pascal’s Marble Run, a deterministic marble board.
How-To: New Paper from Old Paper
Though we’re constantly moving toward more electronic and less paper-based communication, we’ve all got paper we don’t need laying around, be it junk mail, newspaper, receipts, magazines, paper bags, books, or whatever else. If we’re lucky, it ends up in the recycling bin. What about giving old paper new life by making it into new […]
“Explosive Polymerization”
Almost two years ago to the day I wrote a post about how much I wanted to see a reaction of the type called “explosive polymerization.” That phrase appears here and there on hazard warnings for certain compounds and in the general context of chemical safety, but I could find little online info about exactly […]
Amoeboid Robot Oozes Mechanically
This cool robot is inspired by the way slime mold moves, and consists of a balloon serving as the protoplasm, with real-time tunable springs and friction control units surrounding the balloon. [Technology Review via Beyond the Beyond]
Have Biosensor, Will Liberate Data
OpenYou project hacking with mass-market heart rate monitors and other biosensors can improve medical care in the developing world.
How Gemstones are Faceted
Ever wondered about how gems are cut and polished? Here’s a great 6-part video series that covers the basics of “meetpoint faceting,” as it’s known, from jeweler John Bailey.
