DIY ultraviolet laser made from scrap aluminum
Nyle Steiner of sparkbangbuzz built a Simple Homemade T.E.A. Laser using some pieces of scrap aluminum and a moderately high voltage power supply.
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!
Citizen science guest authors
You can’t get very far in exploring the expanding realm of citizen science without bumping into the names Tito Jankowski and Eri Gentry. Tito has been involved in DIYbio, the global amateur biology org with local chapters, the Pearl Biotech Gel Box project (the open hardware gel electrophoresis system), and OpenPCR, the open-source PCR machine. […]
Weekly Make: Projects round-up
In honor of Citizen Science month, here are some science-related projects available on the site. If you haven’t registered yet, done a project, or posted one, here’s how to get started. Also, don’t forget that Evernote now offers a Make: Projects Notebook in their “Trunk” area, so you can add (select) Make: Projects to your […]
The Elements, as seen by the Internet
Here’s a neat video rendition of Tom Lehrer’s Elements Song, by Joe Sabia.
Citizen scientist takes matters into his own hands
Screenshots of the DIYgenomics iPhone app You may already know 23andMe, the company that trades your spit (and a few Benjamins) for copious amounts of your raw genetic information. But what can you actually do with this data? Citizen scientist Raymond McCauley did quite a lot, after learning about his genetic predispositions (such as a […]
Beautiful solar system mobile from really cheap stuff
If you’d told me yesterday that it was possible to make a solar system mobile from nothing but yarn and styrofoam craft balls that I’d be proud to hang in my living room, let alone give to a child, I would not have believed you. You win this round, Instructables user yosyam!
Shotgun shell candles
Here’s a great starting project for the rugged, outdoorsy, he-man type who is secretly candle-curious. The fact that it’s made with shotgun shells makes up for any girliness that might otherwise accrue to candle-crafting. Even if you use strawberry-scented wax. If you’re still feeling emasculated, try casting some beer bottle caps into the wax and/or mounting the finished candles on empty cans of SKOAL. From Instructables user Sunbanks.