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!
Looking for some great science books? Have a listen to this podcast… Great Science Reads @ The New York Academy of Sciences… Dean Kamen’s pick Calculus for Cats is wonderful… Seven scientists and science-lovers—Dean Kamen, Helen Fisher, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and more—recommend their favorite science books, fiction and non, for you to wrap up and […]
The Satpack is an ATmega644p controlled satellite tracker with doppler tuning. It uses qrpTracker, which is an Arduino friendly program based on James Miller’s Pan-13 to calculate the position of the satellite.
Have your elements and eat them, too! This is the only safe way to consume those delicious heavy metals, the cupcake Periodic Table! [via Rachel’s Twitter] MAKE’s bi-annual MASSIVE Periodic Table Roundup: Periodic table Periodic Table Sweater Periodic Table of Videos Crocheted Periodic Table Make: Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Science and Chemistry Periodic Table shower […]
Every now and then we all need a break from making things. So sit back, relax, and enjoy “Our Place in the Cosmos” by Symphony of Science.
The coconut is nature’s Altoid tin. If there was one accessory that could drastically improve the coconut it would be the zipper. On Lamu Island, off the coast of Kenya, it would appear that they’ve developed a decent trade around this concept.
Breaking glass with sound… Rubbing the rim of a wine glass with a wet finger will cause it to resonate at its resonant frequency. The glass is placed in front of a speaker playing a sine wave, created by the function generator, of this same frequency. When the amplitude is turned up, we can see […]
From Etsy seller SteamedGlass. The one pictured has already sold. [via Boing Boing]
