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!
Colossal reported earlier this week that Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang (who does a lot of pyrotechnic-based art) had finally succeeded in executing his Sky Ladder piece. Readers may remember Guoqiang from his gunpowder art and that time he filled the Guggenheim with suspended LED-exploding cars. Sky Ladder was realized at Huiyu Island Harbour, Quanzhou, Fujian, […]
Curiosity might just be our favorite Martian robot. This week, NASA has released files to 3D print your very own Curiosity rover.
An organization called Made In Space has announced that they’ve made a breakthrough in 3D printing within a vacuum.
When I was a teen, I did an astronomy (and archeology) summer camp one year. As part of it, we got to spend some nights operating the telescope in the teacher’s backyard observatory. He had turned a Sears metal garden shed into an impressive little observatory, complete with a motorized roof that opened to raise […]
This makeathon will unite Makers and people who understand disabilities to develop prototypes that could address the challenges presented.
While looking for a way to strengthen cannon barrels, Bessemer discovered better ways of making steel.
A look at the tech inside a mostly successful high-altitude rocket launch
