HOW TO – Raft from plastic bottles
Instructables user Weissensteinburg made this raft by collecting plastic bottles for pontoons, and shows you how to make your own, too.
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!
Growing shiitakes
Here’s a neat post about growing shiitake mushrooms. Looks like you don’t have to do much other than keep the log moist after initial setup: Some of the most expensive and delicious gourmet mushrooms on the market are shiitakes, which also are credited in Asia with healthful properties such as lowering cholesterol and improving immunity […]
Plastic lunch bags made to look like mold will save your lunch
These “Anti-Theft” lunch bags are regular plastic sandwich bags with black splotches on them so they are made to look like your lunch is spoiled. Interesting idea for a built in anti-theft device for your lunch although we’re not sure if people actually steal these types of sandwiches anymore. via Design Spotter
Juicy back issue boxes
Maybe we just like these juice boxes turned into back issue boxes ’cause we like the magazines they keep. I guess if you drink a lot of juice… Juice box magazine holder More: Roll your own back issue boxes
Moon light displays realtime phases
Here’s a good idea – take something fun and make it functional. Hmmm, let’s say a remote-controlled moon light for instance … I decided that it would be more interesting if the model moon actually reflected the current phase of the moon based on the date. I did this by replacing the original PCB with […]
HOW TO – Make your own Tweet-a-Watt
As promised here’s how to make your own Tweet-a-Watt, a twittering power meter that can show your friends, your followers and the world how much power you are (or are not) consuming. We entered this in the Green Gadgets design competition, wish us luck! We’re calling it “Wattcher” for now and some of the documentation […]
Christian Science Monitor on wireless sensor networks
(image of solar-powered 802.15.4 node from Tom Igoe’s Making Things Talk) The Christian Science Monitor has an article on wireless sensor networks being used to sense and gather data from the environment: The hand-sized yellow objects poking up among the lush canopies at Camalie Vineyards aren’t a new variety of monster grape. They’re electronic devices […]
