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!
Gav caught the EV bug. He also caught the video bug, and made a bunch of great videos of his process to convert his glider to an EV. During the next few months I’ll be converting an old gas powered car to run on clean, cheap electricity. It’s a serious learning curve for me but […]
[Photo from Godisa] Approximately 10% of the world population has a disabling hearing impairment, and 80% of them live in developing countries. The most expensive part of a hearing aid is the battery, which needs to be continually replaced. The Solar Aid solar-powered hearing-aid battery recharger, developed in Botswana, helps those with hearing disabilities afford […]
[Image from Futisaba] Earlier this week in Lilongwe, Malawi, some enterprising fellows loaded up a truck with rebar. Unfortunately, they did not properly assess the weight bearing capabilities of the roof of the lorry cab. They could have benefited from a bit of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis or FMEA after the mishap. There are […]
[Image from Howtopedia] The Treadle Pump design is very simple and effective at helping people to bring water to their crops. Treadle Pump is a foot operated water lifting device that can irrigate small plots of land of small holders in regions that have higher water table (not deeper than 25 feet) A low cost […]
To reduce your electricity usage, try an engineerโs problem-solving method.
The eccentric saga of Russ George.
We need to commit to hard numbers of where we wish to go, and we need to consider carefully the cost of building infrastructure.
