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!
The scooter is usually considered the “wimp” on the motocycle food chain. Usually it’s just a bicycle with a motor that is supposed to get you from point A to point B. This jet-powered scooter by Ron Patrick is equipped with two JFS 100 jet engines for maximum thrusting power. It definitely gets people out […]
Here’s how to turn some old circuit boards in to a handy dandy ring binder, the Instructable says it – but we’ll say it again, PCB dust is nasty stuff take precautions when cutting, drilling, etc – Link. Related: Motherboard PCB bracelet – Link. PCB key fob – Link. Circuit board earrings – Link. Circuit […]
A Storybook Life has this great tutorial how to make beads from old newspapers. The beads are made with paper mache, paint, and varnish. [via] Link. Related Paper Bead Bangle – Link.
Here’s a 2 liter plastic soda bottle leyden jar, can be shocking, even dangerous, don’t do this unless you know what you’re doing (here’s what they’re all about, Wikipedia)… The Leyden jar is an early device for storing electric charge invented in 1745 by Pieter van Musschenbroek (1700-1748). It was the first capacitor. Leyden jars […]
How a cesium fountain atomic clock works, currently the primary time standard for the USA – NIST-F1 is referred to as a fountain clock because it uses a fountain-like movement of atoms to measure frequency and time interval. First, a gas of cesium atoms is introduced into the clock’s vacuum chamber. Six infrared laser beams […]
Megan @ PopSci shows you how to make “slime”, she writes – It’s flu season, so why not gross out your friends by whipping up a batch of totally disgusting synthetic snot? You might even learn a thing or two about non-Newtonian fluids in the bargain HOW TO – Make slime – Link.
As covered here previously, Jake von Slatt is going to make a steam-powered car out of a 1929 Mercedes Gazelle SSK replica made by Tiffany Motor Cars sometime in the ’70s. Here he takes an initial survey of the car and what he’ll need to do to get it in shape for a steamy retro-fit. […]
