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!
CBS’s Lesley Stahl takes an inside look into the world of Saudi Aramco, the world leader in crude oil production – there are a lot of political, energy, social and security comments that I’m sure folks will have, but you must check out the GIANT 220 foot screen in the command center. It.is.crazy… The engineers […]
The Crafty Crow tips us off to this great tutorial on Just Like Martha, which shows how to turn old magazines into colorful recycled paper trees.
Here’s an interesting contest: recycle discarded mattresses into useful products! Deadline has been extended to December 19: The competition aims to encourage entrants to form groups capable of creating a consumer product, instructions detailing how to make the product, and a plan for production on a larger scale. Entrants must create designs that take into […]
This sculpture from Norway was made from hundreds of old vintage lamps in an attempt to create a “crowd” like atmosphere of inanimate objects in the wild. Interesting use of light and furniture to create this installation. via Environmental Graffiti
Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo is in the process of building a new Humboldt penguin exhibit that conserves energy; they’re installing a natural filtration system, and they’re using geothermal energy to keep the pool at a penguin-pleasing temperature range of 50-60 degrees Farenheit. State-of-the-art engineering allows the new penguin exhibit to help us reduce our environmental […]
Kiteman has a very romantic Instructable on collecting real-life fallen stars – meteorites. In the Maker Shed: Find The Best of Instructables in the Maker Shed! Instructables.com has become one of the most popular magnets for makers and DIY enthusiasts of all stripes. Now, with more than 10,000 projects to choose from, the Instructables staff, […]
I have a love of free materials for many reasons, not least of which is that I feel fine having dozens of non-working prototypes when I’m building with garbage. It doesn’t get much “freer” than wooden pallets. Here are a few pallet projects I’ve found: Mikey and Wendy’s pallet chair, made in an afternoon and […]
