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!
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Flickr user Lewinski used the motor from a CD player in his symmetrical solar-powered bot. Hmmm . . . wonder how it could work with an actual CD incorporated as well. Related: Super-symmetrical Symet In the Maker store: Solarbotics Solarcell_A
The Ample Sample contest writes: More than 700,000 carpet samples will ship this year, helping architects and interior designers move closer to choosing the perfect carpet for installation into their projects. Ample Sample 2008 challenges you to “Rethink. Reuse. Upcycle”, and repurpose these samples, after their usefulness to a design project, to make a design […]
College student, Will Foster, built this amazing half-scale Tiger tank. It even has an air cannon for shooting rounds of paint balls. I would not want to be against him at the next paintball skirmish. Via Techeblog – 1/2 Scale Tiger Tank
Ok gang, try and figure out what the Kremlin is “making” with 3,200 mice… via Evil Mad Scientists. My guess, they’re going to enter the M-prize or a mouse-mouse for each office worker.
Here’s an excellent remake candidate; it even gives you a diagram! This wall-hanging holds plants. Great for that wasted wall space in small apartments! Mark Gypson wrote this one in.
Michelle writes – Craftster member flossbox created some scientific embroidery. She made one for the law of gravity and one for DNA with more on the way.
Very cool presentation coming up on April 9th by Jan Chipchase & Duncan Burns – How long have you been using your current cell phone? And what happened to your previous one? If you live in a country like India, China or Ghana the answer is likely to involve the vibrant used phone market and, […]
