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!
MythBusters needs volunteers to attempt another recreation of Archimedes’ legendary solar death ray. David writes – Because it’s been so popular with our viewers, this will be our third attempt at a story called Archimedes Death Ray. The myth is that the [Greek] army defended themselves from invading [Roman] ships by lining the shores with […]
The University of Nottingham has produced a series of YouTube videos, each about a different element. Here’s their YouTube channel (via BoingBoing), and here is their website for more information. I poked around a bit and found out that there’s a documentary being made about the scientists, and they’re posting wonderful snippets here. They’re really […]
This is an incredibly simple and cheap system for generating power from water. The basic concept is using a turning wheel to generate water pressure at 35psi. That pressurized water is then used to power a turbine. It is completely self-regulating and a great source of green energy. Check out the website for some videos […]
Tinselman had a link to these wonderfully confusing images. Nothing is actually moving on the screen – they work if you print them out, too. Here’s a short explanation of the peripheral drift illusion. And I found this article on the science of optical illusions.
Hack n Mod has a video round-up of wind generating schemes beyond the well-known bladed turbine. Next Gen Wind Energy you have Never Seen
Zach DeBord, who did the bots and photos in my Pummer, Dude! piece in MAKE Volume 08, and collab’d with me on the Vibrobots and Solar Roller pieces for Street Tech, has posted a bunch of new pics of his Pummers on his Flickr sets. 2006 BEAM Pummers More: MAKE Volume 08: Pummer, Dude! [Free […]
In today’s episode of BBtv, MAKE Editor at Large David Pescovitz and Xeni Jardin of BBtv get a tour of the TCHO chocolate factory. David also did a piece on TCHO for the Proto column of MAKE Volume 14. In part one of BBtv’s multi-part exploration of Tcho, we begin in the lab, and learn […]
