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!
Built by the British Royal Society of Arts to bring waste and recycling issues to the public eye – Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment(aka WEEE) Man weighs in @ 3.3 metric tons – What is he made of? Firstly, large household appliances, such as washing machines and television sets make up a large part of […]
Alex Weber, of Tinkerlog, who’s brought us such wonderful projects as the programmable LED (featured in The Best of Instructables) and synchronizing fireflies, now offers kits for both of these projects in his new Tinkerstore. Synchronizing Firefly kit sells for 11.50 Euros (about $14.40) and simulates a firefly with a tiny microcontroller. If put together […]
This is a pretty interesting idea, taking the word chemical “back” as something good… or at least not “poisonous”… I agree! The Royal Society of Chemistry is today reclaiming the word chemical from the advertising and marketing industries. It has been misappropriated and maligned as synonymous with “poison”. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) recently defended […]
There’s a section of freeway near my house that goes through the wetlands on the edge of a lake. There’s a lot of wildlife there that you can see as you’re passing; turtles and ducks, and sometimes huge herons. It feels really magical to see the herons – they’re so majestic and I’m always amazed […]
Chris reviewed “The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments” as well as “Mr Wizard’s 400 Experiments in Science”, he writes – “Mr Wizards 400 Experiments in Science”. (Reno: “Emilio Lizardo is a top scientist, dummkopf.” Perfect Tommy: “So was Mr. Wizard.” -The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, now available on DVD!). Written by Mr Wizard himself, Don […]
It seems like a lot of people still have a bunch of old diskettes lying around collecting dust. Why not make them into a geeky holiday ornament for your tree? It’s the perfect gift for your hacker friends. More about DIY: Old diskette ornaments [CraziestGadgets] In the Maker Shed: The Best of Instructables Volume I
“Sticks” by Doug Back consists of a number of geared down stepper motors with fiberglass sticks mounted on shafts. If a stick touches another, it reverses directions as if they are shy to the touch, ultimately resulting in a common pattern that allows them to rotate freely. Pretty cool idea for a simple autonomous interactive […]
