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!
Immune Attack is a shoot’em edu-game that teaches immunology! via /. . Available for PC, in vitro, in situ, and in vivo. The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) presents Immune Attackâ„¢, an educational video game that introduces basic concepts of human immunology to high school and entry-level college students. Designed as a supplemental learning tool, […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Ranjit from Brooklyn created this pleasant device and displayed it at the recent Figment Festival – seems a prime candidate to replace the windchime, hmm … windstring? – come see and hear this– um– whatever it is
Prompted by the coverage of the AIDG Pico-Hydro system, here and on Gizmodo, Catherine Laine of AIDG asked the developer, Sam Redfield, to provide more information. She tells us that he’s also going to try and get a parts list and tech specs that she’ll share with us. [Thanks, Cat!] Sam Redfield on Pico-hydro at […]
CasaSugar has a project on how to make your own liquid soap from a bar.
Bunnie has an interesting write up about AAAS’s Science publication “The MPG Illusion” he writes… Here’s an interesting question. Suppose you had a household with two cars, and each car needs to be driven 10,000 miles per year. One car consumes 34 MPG, and the other car consumes 18 MPG. Since gas is expensive, you […]
TheChemblog is quickly becoming one of my favorite blogs, it reminds me of the good ole’ days when Dylan Styles had a blog. In this entry Kyle talks about – Photochromic chemicals via Wired Science. The reaction is rapid and, most interestingly, rapidly reversible, which means that the formation of the green colored product is […]
Cute lamp made from plastic bottles, you could likely get more ornnate with more bottles and time! More: Plastic knife lamp cuts through the fancy. Recycled Yogurt Container Lamp. Big Kid Night Light (DIY: Circuits) (Page 132). Spoon Chandelier.
