Beer bottle melted in a microwave
Here’s a video of using a blow torch to heat up a bottle and then using a microwave to actually melt it, according to the experimenter the glass becomes an ionic conductor and absorbs the microwave energy.
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!
DIY budget inter-cooler
If you haven’t already started building your own electric vehicle, why not add this project to your gas guzzling, turbo-charged, super car. If you are going to drive a fossil fuel burning car, it might as well be fast, and cool. – Link
Astro geeks spot spy satellites
Very fascinating article- hobbyists tracking and identifying spy satellites that the government won’t really talk about – When the government announced last month that a top-secret spy satellite would, in the next few months, come falling out of the sky, American officials said there was little risk to people because satellites fall out of orbit […]
Juggernaut enables plants to relax in style
“Juggernaut” by Phil Ross is a self-contained habitat for a living plant built from 3 glass blown enclosures with LEDs for light and nutrient-infused water. The project takes inspiration from Victorian glass conservatories and Juggernaut-Chinese scholar’s objects, sharing the belief that nature is best understood when seen through the lens of human artifice. Pretty interesting […]
Optical Geiger Counter
We were discussing this very issue (NYC’s move to crack down on air monitors without a permit and all the ways you could get around this) at the recent Make: DC planning meeting. Bob Funk writes on HackedGadgets: OK, NYC has it’s reasons to be a little careful but Richard Falkenrath, the NYPD’s deputy commissioner […]
The Bamboo Bike Project
The Bamboo Bike Project is a collaboration between scientists and engineers at The Earth Institute at Columbia University and a bicycle builder at Calfee Design. The project aims to examine the feasibility of implementing cargo bikes made of bamboo as a sustainable form of transportation in Africa. The ultimate goals of the project are: 1.To […]
Recycled Plastic Bag Dresses
We posted about Cathy Kasdan’s plastic bag dresses earlier last year here and they were featured in CRAFT: 04. Cathy sent a note to Threadbanger about her recycled plastic shopping bags dresses and we had to share the love again for these beautiful pieces. You can see all the photos in her Flickr set. She […]