How-To: Hardware Store Sand Pendulum
MAKE regular David Prutchi shows how his ten-year-old daughter and he remade an expensive “designer” sand pendulum using hardware-store components.
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!
Farm-Fresh EMG Controller via Air Guitar Hero
The MIT MEDIK project is using the Air Guitar Hero article from MAKE vol. 29 to help develop “agricultural prosthetics” for farmers who have lost limbs.
How-To: Baking Soda Air Freshener
Freshen up your home the natural way with this baking soda air freshener tutorial from Maggie at Smashed Peas and Carrots. It definitely looks a lot better than the traditional orange box, and you can change up the paper in the lid to match the decor of each room! More: How-To: Make a Natural Moth […]
Math Monday: Acrylic Frabjous Kit
By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics Frabjous is a sculpture that consists of thirty identical parts which are assembled into a geometric star with twelve spiral vortices. A few years ago, a MAKE post showed how to make a cardboard version that requires many hours of hobby knife cutting. Should you prefer a […]
Free Flint Knapping Library
The flint knapping community is as generous with its time and expertise as any enthusiast group I know. Case in point, this fantastic resource from knapper Mike Lynn, who has compiled more than 340 pages…
Ambient Bus Arrival Monitor
Check out John Graham-Cumming’s ambient bus arrival monitor that he built out of a hacked Linksys wireless router that pulls data from London’s Countdown service and lets him know how long he has to wait until the next one. Underlying this is a simple JSON API that, while not public, seems to be usable by […]
A Stylish and More User-Friendly Geiger Counter
In the wake of the Japanese earthquake and nuclear accident, Bunnie Huang designs an attractive and more user-friendly Geiger counter.