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!
Instructables user dpearce1 made a solar-powered motorized trike, and an instruction set to go along with it. From the instructable: The purpose of this project is to build a vehicle that: -Provides free, ‘green’ transportation for short distances (<10 miles), thus it must never plug into a wall socket, or emit any pollutants. -Charge while […]
You all know we like our bicycles, but in Japan scooters rule. Pink Tentacle has a great collection of modified Japanese scooters. They all look really fast, but I assume underneath all the fiberglass and metal is a little scooter engine. It’s not all that bad, they are environmentally friendly, compared to cars, and you […]
Tim writes in with a proposal for a collaborative remake – Saw this on engadget yesterday. I would like to find some other folks who would be interested in working on an open DIY version of this turbine. It looks like some airplane props and a motor. I’m sure there’s more to it than that, […]
Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope is out… I’m going to install it soon and compare it to Google’s “Sky” and Starry Night — if you’ve already done so, post up in the comments!
Jenny @ CRAFT writes: Heavy Petal has a great tutorial showing how to drill an alder log and fill it with mushroom spawn-laced wooden plugs to create a super-cool log that will eventually sprout shiitake mushrooms galore. My favorite is the last step: “Then you make omelettes.”
Gas prices got you down? Sources don’t need to tell us that fixing and riding bikes is the way to go. Here at MAKE we love riding, fixing, improving, and modding our bikes, so we thought we’d share all things Bike @ MAKE. New to bicycle commuting? Take some advice for city riding. Safety first! […]
Solar + synthesizer = two great tastes in one! – A wearable, portable square-wave synthesizer designed to be worn around the wrist so that he or she can be musically expressive whenever the moment strikes them. Rows of buttons run along the underside of the wearer’s wrist for triggering of musical tones and a light […]
