Rugs as art… Environmental awareness…
Clever global warming rug… made by Nanimarquina via BoJ. “Road Kill Carpet” Bunny rug.
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!
Industry gives a laboratory to America’s young scientists… WE CAN DO IT AGAIN?
Industry gives a laboratory to America’s young scientists… Popular Science 1941. YOUTHFUL, IMAGINATION, an inexhaustible national resource, is being developed along scientific lines by the American Institute of the City of New-York. This organization, chartered in 1828 and devoted throughout its existence to the promulgation of science and the encouragement of American industry, established its […]
Chemical & Engineering News on home science labs
Featuring our own Robert Bruce Thompson, author of the Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments (where you can learn how to set up a home chemistry lab and keep your local public officials on their toes): HOBBY CHEMISTS will tell you that home labs have been the source of some of chemistry’s greatest contributions. Charles […]
Plastic Water Bottles Become Sparkly Star Decorations
The folks at esprit cabane show readers how to make these wintry stars from the bottoms of plastic water bottles.
Lights bloom in Cornwall
“Field of Light” by Bruce Munro (currently installed at the Eden Project in Corwall, UK) consists of 6,000 acrylic stems connected with fiber optic cables ending in a clear glass sphere. The stems themselves hold no power, so there are 11 external projectors that send light to the balls while the entire installation covers an […]
Add a trumpet to your tailpipe
This tail-pipe hack is meant to make some noise every time the vehicle (in this case a motorcycle) spits out enough carbon monoxide that could be harmful to the environment. Since this might end up getting you into an accident, so we don’t condone this type of modification, still it’s kind of nice to hear […]
Smart car turned into a monster
The “Unique Monster” is a strange car mod that puts monster truck tires onto the Smart car, which is known as one of the smallest, most fuel efficient cars around. We like how this maker decided to turn this unassuming car into a road warrior and hope they don’t have any evil motives for this […]