Contacts case for small parts
Here’s something that never would have occurred to me — using old contact lens cases to hold and organize surface-mount and other tiny electronics parts. Small Parts Tray made from Contact Lens Cases
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!
Light pollution through the eyes of Civil Twilight
Can you see the stars at night in your neighborhood? Maybe not, but the Civil Twilight Collective is working to raise awareness and encourage solutions to light pollution. Lunar Resonant street lighting is an interesting way of providing an appropriate amount of illumination to cityscapes. Photographer Christina Seely has been doing nightscapes of the brightest […]
The Naked Scientists explain the science of snot
I love the Naked Scientists site – they explain things so well. And snot is always interesting. The average sneeze can propel a mucus missile and its microbial passengers at up to 100 miles per hour, hence the saying “coughs and sneezes spread diseases”, and as well as sneezing there is of course nose blowing. […]
The making of a triode
One of our most viewed and discussed postings of ’08 was Claude Paillard’s stunning triode video where he makes a vacuum tube triode from scratch. While poking around the Web, looking for other videos he might have done, I bumped into this documentary about the 2006 European Triode Festival in the Netherlands, celebrating the 100th […]
HOW TO – DIY Cleaning Products
A lot of people seem to be reorganizing and revamping their homes right now, and these DIY cleaning product recipes from Jolly Mom could be just the kick-start you need to inspire you to work on own place. [via One Pretty Thing]
HOW TO – Light Bulb Bud Vases
If you’re looking for a way to recycle old light bulbs after switching over to CFLs, Craftershock points us towards this tute by Veronica Peterson showing us how to turn them into hanging bud vases!
Run your car on trash
Wow: All Power Labs has converted a Honda Accord to run on trash: We may not yet have a flux capacitor for time travel, but we do already have the equivalent of “Mr. Fusion”, which if cleverly applied, will enable you to run your car on everyday “trash”– today. This “magical” device is called a […]
