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!
Next year is going to be a big year folks, we’ll see more investment and emphasis on alternative energy than ever before, this will be our “space race” and our “moon landing”. The children of today will be the ones who will shape the next decade and the next century. As a parent, a friend, […]
How to make water bounce from Edison’s desk. Using a high-speed camera setup in the lab, GE scientists captured details of water droplets dancing on amazing superhydrophobic surfaces developed in GE Global Research’s Nanotechnology lab. Tao writes – Hello everyone, I have some exciting videos that I want to share with you! Using a high-speed […]
Wow – Disney and NASA have teamed up for a contest – K-12 kids can name the next Mars Rover. Grand prize is a trip to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab to sign your name on the real rover!
James Burgett of ACCRC’s skull of junked electronics (photo via Dale Dougherty) The Alameda County Computer Resource Center could really use your help, as Dale writes on boingboing: ACCRC is in desperate straits. The Bay Area electronics recycler is going through tough times with an emergency re-org and a lack of funds to pay taxes […]
treasure stolen gold low the sun and busy bees prepare for winter We collected honey from our two backyard hives this fall and I’ve finally finished jarring it. The new hive, split from last year’s hive, produced over 20 pounds of honey. This is more than our first hive produced last year, but the older […]
What do you do with all those extra resistors, capacitors outdated Ic’s and dull red LEDs? Make SpareBots! Part sculpture, part recycling, SpareBots are a festive way to make figures, work with your hands and tell a story, like the SpareBot rodeo below: Flickr user Charlie Beldon has posted up some neat little sparebots into […]
Antique voltmeter displays current air quality from the web – By Tom Igoe… One thing that disappoints me about computers is how little character they possess. Antique instruments of information display, like Victorian pendulum clocks, barometers, and compasses, and Babbage’s calculating engines, have a presence that modern computers lack. I dig the look of the […]
