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!
A friend of mine claimed you can make a laser from a gin & tonic, and so I had to find out more. It turns out that not only can you make a very poor laser using ethyl alcohol, you can also make one from Jello! Well, not the actual Jello like you’d find in […]
One of the products released at this year’s CES is iWave‘s Grass Roots Collection of personal electronics accessories — iPhone cases, earbuds, and earphones, all cased in recycled wood. They’re due out Q2 of 2010 with a MSRP of $10-40. iWave’s press release explains: The design-forward electronic accessory company is offering its loyal customers […]
Artist, traveller, & inventor Joost Conijn spent the better part of a year building his own very custom automobile – almost entirely from wood. And what more fitting way to power such a vehicle, than with an onboard wood-burning stove! You might assume such a novel machine wasn’t intended for any lengthy excursions, but in […]
Ecouterre our favorite site on sustainable fashion rings in the new year with 16 eco-fashion predictions for 2010. I was so honored to be included in the roundup of creative eco-thinkers!
Yesterday, engineer Takuo Toda, president of the Japan origami aeroplane association, set a world flight record for a traditional-origami paper plane of 26.1 seconds. He’s had longer flights, but they involved the use of scissors, tape, or other non-traditional materials. [via Neatorama]
Flickr user j_tenkely wanted to do his own powder coating, so he bought a commercial powder-gun and built a custom oven in his garage. He says, “the entire oven cost about $250, but when it runs about $150 to do a bike frame & fork, it’s easy to break-even.”
Fractal polyhedra clusters By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics At The Math Museum, we are interested in making cool mathematical ideas accessible and tactile. With a good 3D printing machine, you can make beautiful fractal polyhedra clusters like the one below. This nylon model consists of twelve groups of twelve small stellated dodecahedra. […]
