Made On Earth — Earth, Wind, Inspire
Inspiration for Gary Bates kinetic sculptures came from watching the windmills while plowing the fields of his grand-father’s farm in tiny Manhattan, Mont.
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!
Charles F. Taylor: One-Wheel vehicles
Way before there was a Segway, there was Charles F. Taylor and his one wheel vehicle. This website has a lot of information, pictures, and even videos of his creations. Anyone for a remake? Taylor’s passionate hobby from 1939 on, was the development of several working prototypes of a one-wheeled vehicle. Two of these prototypes […]
Making recycled paper
Summer is a great time to make paper – you can make a mess outside! Here’s a site that shows how to make paper out of other paper. I found this Instructable on making paper out of dryer lint. You can make paper directly from plants! And stamp artist Michelle Ward has some great variations […]
A guide to lead-free soldering
Hack-a-day’s new contributor Jason Rollette has a nice overview for the why-and-how on using lead free solder. I certainly learned a thing or two!
Watch Mars Phoenix lander coverage live today
Live coverage of the Phoenix landing on Mars begins at 6 p.m. EDT on Sunday, May 25 @ NASA TV
How to make invisible ink
A classic project for those rainy sundays – the two most common approaches to making invisible ink in the kitchen: Write a message with lemon juice or, then heat with a lamp/oven/iron to decode (but not burn!) as seen above. or Write your message with baking soda + water mixture, allow to dry, and decode […]
HOW TO – Urban Homestead Gardening
Instructables user shellberry made this how to on urban gardening. From the site: We’re turning the concrete jungle backyard of our townhome into an experiment in sustainable urban homesteading. Here’s how you can add some OCD (i.e. easy to maintain) gardening space using an adaption on Mel Bartholomew’s Square Foot Gardening practices (build up, don’t […]