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!
I’ve been working on microscope sets for Maker Shed. Until now, the only microscope set the Shed carried was the Thames & Kosmos TK2. That’s a decent set, at under $100, but it’s still a toy. We wanted some better sets, so I put together three, which we imaginatively named the Basic Microscope Set, Intermediate […]
This is the work of Szymon Klimek, whose work has been honored by the Internet Craftsmanship Museum. [via The Automata / Automaton Blog]
LHC tweets its first circulating beam of 2009, good luck finding the Higgs gang. Photos here…
Science Friday’s “Science Through Graphic Novels”… Great interview(s)! Using graphic novels to teach science… In this segment, we’ll take a look at two graphic novels that approach science from a different direction. One tackles Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species,’ while the other deals with the life and ideas of philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell. Michael Keller […]
Last week I wrote about how to construct a simple sheet metal “bridge,” which, in combination with an ice cube bucket and a jelly jar, makes an effective pneumatic trough for collecting gas samples over water. This week I’m going to show you how to use this apparatus to generate and collect pure oxygen, and how to use that oxygen to observe the brilliant blue flame of sulfur oxidation.
Olympus BioScapes competition winners, amazing photos!
Wow, rad physics experiment in which FIRE is used to visualize sound. Don’t try it at home, unless you’re a physics teacher, in which case please show this to your students. [Thanks, Tyler!]
