LockWasher robots
We’ve written about Lockwasher’s rayguns before – he has some great junk robots, too!
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!
DIY mechanical magnetic levitation
Bill Beaty documents his recipe for levitating neodymium magnets using two rotating coppers tubes. Note: The aptly named “Fantastically Dangerous Mechanical MagLev” could indeed seriously injure a person (you’ll notice Bill uses a clear plastic covering over the tubes to prevent the aforementioned nastiness) – While working on science museum exhibits in 1990 I came […]
A truck grows in Sacramento
MAKE Editor and Publisher Dale Dougherty writes from the California State Fair: Here is one of my favorite sights, a “green” truck in the Farm area. It’s an old truck covered in grass with vegetables and flowers growing in the flat bed. Talk about a raised bed! Think how the yards of rural America could […]
Vampire Energy!
Great chart showing the dreaded vampire energy from GOOD magazine…
Why is it so?
Great collection of clips from TV science teacher Julius Sumner Miller “Why is it so?” Why is it so? – the ground-breaking TV series with the enigmatic Professor Julius Sumner Miller – ran on the ABC from 1963 to 1986. Professor Miller’s infectious enthusiasm for physics delighted, educated and entertained generations of Australians, most of […]
DIY Lamborghini
Unfortunately there isn’t any information on the maker of this car, but the pictures are cool. If anyone knows more about this build, please post it in the comments and I will update the entry. If you can’t afford a Lambo, make it! Checkout the rest of the photo set Update: Apparently the car, called […]
The DCMC Binding System
So what exactly is the DCMC binding system? DCMC stands for “Dirt Cheap Milk Container” and it’s a really clever way of binding a book. It allows you easily add or remove pages based on your needs, kind of like a 3 ring binder. Read more about The DCMC Binding System
