How-To: Make a peristaltic pump from an appliance timer
This clever hack from Nederlander Ruud Setteur is only available in Dutch, but the pictures are worth many thousands of words.
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!
How-To: Paper Pulp Fire Briquettes
Dr Qui on Instructables shows us how to convert loose sawdust (surplus from woodworking) into compressed fuel briquettes for your wood stove (or wood burning hot tub).
Weekend Project: Double Pendulum
Build a simple device that exhibits chaotic behavior and makes an excellent science project or conversation starter.
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Super high-power LED draws 8 amps, burns foam, plastic
This is the PT54 PhlatLight from Luminus Devices, Inc. It’s intended for use in portable video projectors. More photos of the setup here. [via Hacked Gadgets]
“Balloon accelerator” from Dyson bladeless fans
I haven’t much use for those fancy new “Air Multiplier” bladeless fans by British entrepreneur James Dyson, but this publicity stunt, in which dozens of the units are used to guide a neutral-buoyancy balloon around a complex warehouse “race track,” is admittedly pretty cool.
A better Geiger-Müller mood lamp
Ãœbermaker Michal Zalewski is at it again: MAKE #21 featured a project for a Geiger-Mueller mood lamp that changed colors in response to background radioactivity. Unfortunately, this project relied on hard-to-identify and somewhat pricey components, and the color transitions seemed rather harsh. So, here’s my completely different take on the same concept. Michal’s mood lamp […]
Homemade Play Kitchen
Erin Woodward, who runs the blog Sutton Grace, has created a fabulous play kitchen for her daughter out of an old entertainment center. You know, the kind you see for sale at almost every garage sale you’ve ever been to in the burbs. Although the one she used in her reuse project was a bit […]