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!
Before and after Hurricane Ike Now is the time for any ideas you have requiring millions of cubic yards of wood mulch. From the Houston Chronicle: The city of Houston will sponsor a nationwide contest in hopes of recycling all of the 5.6 million cubic yards of tree waste cleaned up from households and front […]
Here’s another one of Korean artist U-Ram Choe’s incredible mechanical sculptures that we’ve covered on Make in the past. This particular piece is called “Opertus Lunula Umbra” (Hidden Shadow of Moon) and was shown as part of the 2008 Liverpool Biennial. The animatronic sculpture is made from oars, rudders, and ship motors and is controlled […]
This chair-like robot consists of a planter with robotic legs and some circuitry to detect sunlight levels in the room. When the robot finds the brightest spot it scurries on its legs over in that direction in order to give the plant the most exposure. This reminds us a bit of the “Photosynthesis Robot” by […]
This “Noriko-San” sleep mask was developed for “drowsy train commuters” afraid of sleeping past their stop and consists of a scrolling LED display that communicates the wearer’s destination to other passengers in the train. Of course, this relies on other people actually caring enough to wake you up in time, which its developer, Pyocotan, found […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Flickr member Unity Gain writes – A ridiculously gut crushing distortion circuit packed into a pleasantly aromatic oregano spice jar. The best smelling distortion found anywhere. This would likely sound great with a nice Basil chorus after it – Oregano Distortion
These trash bin conversions by british artist Oliver Bishop-Young range in everything from a swimming pool, to ping pong table, to fake lawn, to talk show set, to instant garden. Check out the link for pictures of all of these inventive ways to turn the eyesore in your neighborhood into a work of art. Skip […]
Here’s yet another cool electric motorcycle mod. This time it is based around a recycled 1986 Kawasaki Ninja ZX 900 where the only working components of the original bike were the tires, frame, and suspension. The bike was retrofitted with a 72 volt drive train powered by 6 batteries and a photovoltaic array. Check out […]
