Biomass robot eats food, requires litter box
Researchers at the University of Bristol are hard at work designing robots that can draw power by digesting food directly.
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!
Gorgeous – Frank Westfall’s 1930 Art Deco Henderson motorcycle
Frank Westfall’s 1930 Art Deco Henderson motorcycle via Twitter. Knucklebuster writes – I took these photos at the Rhinebeck Grand National Meet where the newly restored bike was unveiled. The bike belongs to Frank Westfall from Syracuse, NY. According to some info I found online, the bike was originally built by O. Ray Courtney in […]
We’re landing on the moon in a few moments… (41 years ago) watch it “live”
We’re landing on the moon in a few moments… (41 years ago) watch it “live”. Jason writes – I had so much fun with this last year, I’m doing it again: watch the original CBS News coverage of the Apollo 11 Moon landing and first Moon walk, reported live by Walter Cronkite exactly 41 years […]
Turbine-powered hotspot
Dan Lampie and David Brenner built a turbine that powers a WiFi repeater and VOIP server. The project uses a pair of Linksys wireless router with DD-WRT firmware to bring Wi-Fi and VOIP connectivity to remote areas without well-established infrastructure. Potential applications include extending internet connectivity from urban to rural areas, providing weather and trail […]
Incredible 35 minute video tour of the ISS
      Incredible personal video tour of the International Space Station with Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke (January 2009). If you can’t view the OGG file, it’s on YouTube as well… More: See the Space station! Origami spaceplane to launch from space station
Rogue engineer steals departmental copier, tears it apart for fun
Bill Hammack is one part Mr. Wizard and one part James Burke. He’s a professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his alter ego Engineer Guy has made over 300 public radio spots emphasizing the creative aspects of science and engineering. In this three minute video, Bill tears apart a photocopier and explains, with great wit and wisdom, how it works. Ten more videos are available at his site. I especially like the one about tantalum. [via Boing Boing]
Does PVC + Duct tape = safety ?
So this is my question: based on experience, rather than theory, can anyone definitively say if duct tape wrapped around a PVC air chamber improves the safety of these devices? Please let us know in the comments. And if you shoot some video of your experiment, that would be totally sweet!