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!
For the affluent lover-of-the-elemtents – consider these self-descriptive “periodic rings“. @ $6,500USD for the platinum version, one might enjoy the fact that any onlooker can tell what it’s made of. Hmm, seems there’s no “Al” version available – I declare a remake! Related: Making elemental earrings on the CNC mill Dynamic Periodic Table and MASSIVE […]
Here’s the video of last night’s Colbert Report with Dean Kamen talking about his vapor compression distiller. The Colbert Report
Mark Rehorst and his son Alex had a Cub Scout cake auction fundraiser to attend, and decided to make something a little less traditional than a cake. Mark writes: I’ve had a few microbiology classes and cultured many different types of bacteria on different media, and I happened to have a case of pyrex Petri […]
One of my favorite talks at ETech this year was Saul Griffith’s – approaching our power needs as an engineering problem, while I think there are a lot of talks devote to identifying the problems this might be the first one that has a goal and actionable plans. But, it’s not pretty and it’s not […]
Prepared to be mezMOrized by the “kinetic geometries” of this flat-fold paper model. Flat Fold Paper Models [Thanks, Patti!]
Quick, simple and handy Instructable on using bike tubes to store batteries – also good to check out, 1,000+ uses of bike tubes. Related: Bike tube rubber bands, a one minute project, bike tube rubber bands. HOW TO – Bicycle Frame Protection. Clever instructable for protecting and camouflaging your bike using an old innertube…
Rob has an amazing gallery of Ziplock seals using the Eyeclops magnifying camera. Related: Eyeclops: Super magnifying camera.
