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!

Russell the rave ‘raffe returns

Ah, 2006…

Er, wait, I meant to say: Ugh! 2006! No doubt a hundred years from now future history will recall, as I do, that the only really good thing that happened in 2006 was the first appearance of Russell the Electric Giraffe at the San Mateo Maker Faire. The years have gotten steadily better since then, for me at least, and certainly for the Faire, and, it would appear, for Russell himself, who is now a five-year Maker Faire veteran. We heart you, oh gentle glowy grazing one. Long may your lava-lamps shine.

Continue Reading May 25th, 2010 Sean Michael Ragan2

Science-themed Tarot deck

Logan Austeja Daniel, Martin Azevedo, and biochemist/jeweler/entrepreneur Raven Hanna of Made With Molecules are the brains behind this beautiful deck of Tarot cards with scientific themes. Suits were commissioned from five different artists: Janelle Schneider (Wands), Kristy Whitehouse (Pentacles), Shari Arai DeBoer (Swords), Tammy Stellanova (Cups), and Kris Johnson Michiels (Major Arcana). The deck’s gonna be available for sale soon, but the exact date is TBA. You can sign up to be notified by e-mail here.

Continue Reading May 24th, 2010 Sean Michael Ragan

An iris by any other name?

Right, so, here’s a question for the nomenclaturally aware mechanical engineers in the audience. Last weekend, I was exposed to two equally awesome objects that include radially-opening apertures that I call “irises.” The first, to left, is Alan Rorie’s Aperture Lamp, which includes an adjustable opening to control the amount of light it emits. The […]

Continue Reading May 24th, 2010 Sean Michael Ragan24

Spacing out at Maker Faire

Hermes Spacecraft – Space travel for the masses One of the de facto themes of this year’s Faire, so perfectly represented by our Gothic Raygun Rocketship design centerpiece, is space and space hacking. This serves as the perfect lead-in to our upcoming DIY Space issues of MAKE. Here, our roving court photographer, Blake Maloof, captures […]

Continue Reading May 23rd, 2010 Gareth Branwyn

Automakers 2.0 – A Maker Faire webcast

Before Maker Faire switched into high gear, earlier this week, MAKE editor and Maker Faire founder Dale Dougherty sat down with K. Venkatesh Prasad, Technical Leader, Infotronics team in Ford Research & Advanced Engineering, to talk about Ford’s American Journey 2.0 project and the networked and open platform car of the future. American Journey 2.0

Continue Reading May 22nd, 2010 Gareth Branwyn

Vehicles (alternative and otherwise) at Maker Faire

One of my favorite aspects of Maker Faire is always the wild, whimsical, and inspiring vehicles on display, or merrily making their way throughout the grounds. Here’s a small sampling of photos taken by my son, Blake Maloof, this morning, before the crowds descended. [Thanks, Blake!]

Continue Reading May 22nd, 2010 Gareth Branwyn

The Road to Maker Faire: Raven Hanna

Raven Hanna, here, of Made With Molecules. I’m a scientist-turned-artist and longtime maker involved in a number of creative science communication projects, including molecule-inspired jewelry and the project Science Tarot, which will have its own table next to the Made With Molecules’ table. This will be my second year exhibiting at the Maker Faire, and […]

Continue Reading May 21st, 2010October 5th, 2015 Molecularmuse

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