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!
The Bio-Sensing Primer in MAKE Volume 26 opens up the world of human body hacking, pulling together new information and sensor recommendations for detecting brain activity, eye movements, facial expression, muscle activity, respiration, heart rate, blood oxygen level, and more. The article also gives full details on how to build a simple “Truth Meter” that […]
The motorized ears on this adorable headband by Neurowear move in relation to your brainwaves. Syuzi @ Fashioning Technology writes: Anthropomorphic fashion is commonplace in Japan having many subcultures that fetishize the insanely cute. But this novel approach to a high tech “fashion” headband steps up the “cutesy” factor to an insanely new level. I […]
If you’ve got one of these classic spy-cameras and are interested in developing your own pictures from it, instead of paying through the nose to have a specialist do it, you may be interested in this simple DIY method from MAKE pal Alan Dove.
By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics The Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher has inspired many people to create mathematical artwork.ย This elegant cut-and-fold paper model of Escher’s famous lithograph, Relativity, is a virtuoso homage to Escher’s genius. Bryan Peele designed this construction, which is cut from a single sheet of 8.5 by 11 […]
This morning I saw several tweets about DNA testing and Osama Bin Laden: โAll I’m sayin is, if they took DNA samples for bin Laden, who did they match it against,& that was one ruddy fast PCR, can I have your machine?โ โ upulie “Did they bring PCR machine on the site to confirm Bin […]
Measuring brainwaves is not just for neuroscientists anymore. So, how shall we use our newfound sensory powers?
Measuring brainwaves is not just for neuroscientists anymore. So, how shall we use our newfound sensory powers?
