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!
From ultra-low noise AC power cables to a frequency-calibrated jar of stones, it’s pretty amazing what can be sold in the pursuit of better sound. As it turns out, most of these subtle yet pricey upgrades/enhancements are nothing more than placebo – and hearing is a very subjective thing. Originally presented as part of a […]
Catarina M and Joel Belouet have been experimenting with using a MakerBot as a microscope stage.
Scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider have put together a sound library consisting of Community Commons music interpreted from from LHC datasets. Here’s an example description: The ATLAS detector viewed from the direction of the beam is circular, allowing us to sweep around it in a clockwise direction, looking for tracks and energy deposited […]
Take a look at all the amazing winners of the Inhabitat Spring Greening Contest which challenged designers and crafters to transform useless junk into new treasures. The Reader’s Choice Grand Prize was the Soda Bottle Lamps by Sarah Turner.
Fun video of the 2010 Klamath Kinetic Challenge, held this past weekend, in Klamath Falls, OR. Klamath Kinetic Challenge 2010
The latest way to contribute to the nerd community using Kickstarter: BioCurious, a nascent hackerspace focusing on science, to be located in Mountain View, CA. They need money for rent and pro-grade laboratory equipment. Curious about Biology? Find out more at the new biology collaborative lab space where citizen science moves out of the classroom […]
I actually don’t care too much, personally, for the way this looks, but serious kudos to designer Nicola Zocca for outside-the-box thinking. What other clever off-label uses for polyolefin shrink film are we missing? [via NOTCOT]
