Manual orrery from ornaments
Member csf0137 shares these pics of a simple planetary model made with holiday ornaments – nice use of common nuts and bolts in the design! – Link Related: Amazing orrery – Link Lego Orrery – Link
Science
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!
Laser beam alarm system
Kip Kay has a new video and Instructable on building a laser-beam-triggered alarm system. I don’t know that I’d want to rely on such a thing for actual security, but it might be a fun project nonetheless. Protect Your Home with Laserbeams! – Link
Engineering resource site
While doing research on a Make: Books project, I came across this awesome site of engineering information covering materials, design, processes, engineering formulas and math, all sorts of delectable goodies. The site has the unfortunate name eFunda (I thought it was an online lender or something). It stands for “Engineering Fundamentals.” EFunda prides themselves on […]
Wave powered boat
The Suntory is able to propel itself through the water using only the energy found in waves. It is an interesting concept, lets hope it can be scaled up to make shipping more environmentally friendly and cheaper. There are other means of free energy out at sea, just look for the big white sails. – […]
Solar and Wind Leaf Photovoltaic Shingles
This takes solar energy to a whole new level. It is simple, beautiful, and functional. Let’s just hope it’s affordable. SMIT (Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology) has a compelling new project called GROW that’s an innovative and aesthetically arresting solar and wind power solution. Combining the best of green tech and ecology, GROW draws inspiration from […]
HOW TO – build an Enerjar
Makers of the Enerjar have posted build instructions to their site. Head on over to start building one of these handy power consumption meters. – Link Enerjar, Greener Gadgets Design winner on Core77.com – Link Related: Greener gadgets design competition results – Link
Speaker cans
An anonymous reader sent us a link to these neat speakers made from used cans. Oddly enough they convey a rather chic sense of style. The instructions are written in german – but you can pretty much infer the necessary steps from the supplied images. I’m guessing they may sound a bit “tinny”? – Link […]