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!
Windell, over at EMS Labs, takes a break from experimenting with hardware to play with his food, geeking out over the strange and cool properties of the Nelumbo Nucifera, also known as the Sacred Lotus (amongst other names): Any plant fiber running down the length of the rhizome would be trimmed down to an inch […]
Bring your old raincoats to Maker Faire May 3 & 4 in San Mateo and Kendra Stanley of City Bag Trade will help you turn it into a waterproof shopping bag! You’ll be able to find Kendra in the Maker Market area, Booth #905 (next to Recycleworks). Check out City Bag Trade for more info […]
This pixellated water was spotted somewhere on NYC’s Lower East Side, but it didn’t quite evaporate so it’s probably still around there somewhere. This type of art is a pretty nice way to re-imagine the city as if it were a video game, a technique that many different artists have been using lately. [via]
On Dinosuars+ Robots, Mister Jalopy points us to this crazy-cool atomic age fiberglass bike featured on Nostalgia.net. The bike was designed and prototyped in 1948 and sold for one yea, by Bowden, in 1960. 1960 Bowden, Spacelander
Jem Stansfield made an air powered moped from carbon-fiber air tanks and 2 rotary air engines. It can be refilled almost instantly from a compressor and has a range of about 7 miles. This is a great get-around-campus vehicle, even if it looks a bit strange. Read more about the Air Powered Moped Related Read […]
Tiny Birds Organics shares this free knitting pattern for a “soaker”–which, if you’re not familiar with the term, is a breathable pair of bloomer-type shorts used to cover cloth diapers. Knit Soaker Pattern
The Core77 blog has a roundup of tons of different mechanisms and techniques for getting every last bit of your toothpaste (or other gels or pastes) from the tube. I’m astounded by the myriad products available for this, and hence I like the plastic free “rub it over the edge of the counter” instructable best.
