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!
Robert Bruce Thompson, author of books on everything from PC Hardware to Astronomy, is working on a new book for Make: the Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments. So, we’ve got chemistry on our mind here, which led Dale Dougherty, the Publisher of Make, to ask Robert: I read a story last week about the […]
Is it possible to pull apart 2 interwoven phone books? Find out!
This homemade giant skateboard looks like it might be just what you need as a backup if your car breaks down and you don’t have any way of getting to work. Either that or maybe you could use it to tow your car. Giant homemade skateboard – Link
Scienceblogs has an interesting post up explaining how to maximize the benefits of caffeine for everyday use – A landmark 2004 study showed that small hourly doses of caffeine (.3mg per kg of body weight [approx 20 mg per hour; thanks digg!]) can support extended wakefulness, potentially by counteracting the homeostatic sleep pressure, which builds […]
Next Meeting: Tuesday 26 February 2008 7 PM – 9 PM (ET) ALWAYS FREE! Location: Smith Hall of Art, Room 114 George Washington University 801 22nd St NW Washington, DC 20037 Katie Bechtold : The MESSENGER Project Katie, a spacecraft flight software developer and controller, will discuss MESSENGER, the first mission to visit Mercury in […]
Kalina Wilson recently sewed up this nautical-themed shower curtain from a decomissioned mainsail. The results are cute and super-sturdy. Link.
NASA has a “Workmanship” section of their site to “illustrate some of the reasons behind NASA’s workmanship and process requirements. The pictures contained in these pages are actual images of space flight hardware that failed during testing (primarily during vibration or thermal cycle environmental tests). The troubleshooting and repairs necessary to restore the hardware to […]
