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!
For those of you with an overwhelming desire to build your own subatomic particle accelerator, look no further than this Instructable by Xellers, which shows you how to convert a wine bottle into a cathode ray tube (CRT). Of course, that’s not all you need: other ingredients include a two-stage vacuum pump, a neon sign […]
Astounding needlework by space wonk Jen Scheer, aka @flyingjenny, now up for auction on eBay.
Check out this clever mosquito repellent diffuser refill hack. Instead of spending cold hard cash on chemical refills, use an orange peel instead. It does the same job, smells better, and involves less noxious chemicals.
This week’s article is a request, well – it’s more like an open letter for astrophysicist, science communicator and Director of the Hayden Planetarium Neil deGrasse Tyson to consider speaking at Maker Faire New York (or just being our special guest) Sept. 17 & 18 – New York Hall of Science.
A bit of nail polish, a container of salt water, a 9V battery, a Q-tip, and some alligator leads. That’s pretty much it. Easy, inexpensive process from Instructables user lasersage appears to give impressive results.
In July, the US Department of Energy hosted its annual Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC 2011) conference in Denver, CO. Among the programmed events was a “Visualization Night” in which a three-person jury, and members of the audience at large, voted to determine the best of 23 submitted scientific visualization videos.
MIT student Jed Storey built this skateboard, including home-made hub motors on every wheel. It is steered with a pistol-grip RC controller. [Thanks, Shane]
