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!
Interesting company that makes solar tubes– FREMONT, California — Solar cells have been converting sunlight into electricity for years, but scientists have been much less successful at turning that technology into money. Now, in a staid Bay Area office park, a converted hard-drive factory with a shiny new faรยงade has begun churning out unconventional solar […]
Nice DIY Air suspension system… Gadget Freak James Kinney was looking for a way to take the pressure off the back end of a tow truck when it’s carrying a heavy load. If you can equalize the pressure of the truck bed so all the weight is not on the back end, there will be […]
Hmmm I wonder if compressed air is a greener way for you to run your Haunted House than electric? And if your burning coal to run your Haunted House then…well your insane. Anyway check out this basic primer on how to convert your Haunted Garage or Haunted Attraction from electric to compressed air. Also please […]
Nice skakeboard grip tape pattern made with subhead anti-slip stickers via BB. Usually used for slippery areas, designer Jesse Milden has a lot of nice patterns for keeping humans upright.
Nice pedal powered tank on Pop Sci! If you want to crash a local parade of human-powered vehicles and soak unsuspecting onlookers in water or vaporized hot dogs, a pink camouflage tank is a pretty good craft to do it in. At least that’s what 30-year-old Philadelphia gearhead Vin Marshall thought when he persuaded nine […]
A lemon battery powers an LED. From the Make: Flickr Pool. Lemon Battery More: The elder lemon joule thief Lemon LED Tester
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts had a special Grossology exhibit a while back. They still have a great related site up, with Foul Facts, Eeww Experiments, and Disgusting Downloads. I love the instructions for Edible Poop Cookies: “Shape the dough into turds. You can make flattened cow pies or little kitty turds.” Ew, […]
