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!
Just put a slow-moving vehicle sign on this, and it’s good to go. Will Foster made a half scale Panzer tank for playing paintball. He recycled a broken generator he got from his part time job, and turned it into this. He drives it around his parents neighborhood, obviously scaring the locals. Via Geekologie.
Etsy seller Recycled Ideas makes these plantable cards, handmade paper cards with flower seeds embedded in them. Just plant the card and flowers will later bloom in it’s place. A perfect green gift for Mother’s Day! [ via CasaSugar ]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Flickr member Pocket-sized breadboarded a solar/magnetic pendulum as seen in the BEAM book – JunkBots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels The self-sufficiency of solar power can really up the fun-factor in these builds – Magnetic Pendulum on Flickr This site explains the project a bit more, and highlighting it’s […]
This soft pneumatic powered exoskeleton uses electronic components to control the flow of air which transforms the burden of weight and kinetic actuation into an easier hurdle for the wearer. Unlike previous versions, this one is light, portable, and low-power and only activated when muscle assistance is needed. Pretty nice way to perform better in […]
Portland scooter enthusiast Jake Stept has converted a Vespa into an EV and even built super-bright LED headlamps for it. He documents his efforts on the V is for Voltage boards. The Rezistor – World’s quietest Vespa [Thanks, Tim!]
Lenore of Evil Mad Scientist Labs has baked up a batch of Sierpinski cookies and details how she did it. Who’s hungry for geometric self-similarity? I am! I am! Sierpinski Cookies
Make: Books indexer extraordinaire Patti Schiendelman sent us a link to this seriously cool UK catalog of “Weird, smart, strange, bizarre, electronic, technology resources and materials.” Hey, that sounds like our market demo! Shape Memory Polymer (SMP) The material is a cast thermo-setting resin with extraordinary memory properties. Most polymers have some ‘memory’ but this […]
