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!
While most major computer manufacturers have recycling programs in place, television makers aren’t doing quite as well: With only three months to go until the digital TV conversion, the Electronics TakeBack Coalition (ETBC) today released its new TV Recycling Report Card, grading the major TV manufacturers on their efforts to establish national programs to take […]
The work with sprouting seeds is rinsing them: don’t rinse enough and you get really unappetizing mold in with your fresh greens. Here’s a solution to that problem that makes your toilet a little less wasteful. In action: Of course, you have the added benefit of the odd looks you’ll receive when you explain that […]
The talks of bailing out GM (and other auto-makers) are dominating the headlines, it’s an interesting debate and I think we (the USA) will end up “bailing them out” – not because it will save them, but because it will postpone an even harsher economic reality. I’m curious what the makers here think – it’s […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Arms22 shares this oddly stealthy example of DIY audio – converting a couple of empty grandes into computer speakers using a TDA1552Q amplifier chip. Nice reuse – looks natural too! The relevant page is in Japanese but you can still check out the schematic – Coffee cup speakers
Interesting article about Honda @ Forbes… At American auto companies, finance guys and marketers rise to the top. Not at Honda… Of all the bizarre subsidiaries that big companies can find themselves with, Harmony Agricultural Products, founded and owned by Honda Motor, is one of the strangest. This small company near Marysville, Ohio produces soybeans […]
As part of part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Make: DC, Dorkbot DC, and HacDC have teamed up with the wonderful Koshland Science Museum to present: Innovation Program: Test Your Imagination Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Location: Koshland Science Museum Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Cost: $7/$5 for students Age Range: 13+ Innovation. New ideas. […]
Edible Estates is continuing to march around the country, with 6 gardens that were formerly lawns now in place nationwide. (Images of Austin’s Edible Estate via fritzhaeg.com) Check out Fritz Haeg’s presentation from his Austin visit here for great visuals of the difference between lawns and edible estates. Also check out this Mother Earth News […]
