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!
Matt one of the organizers from MAKE NYC posted up a ton of great photos from last night’s event, check out all the great projects! We’ll post some video later too when it’s done. Special thanks to the AP (Associated Press) and NPR for coming out and talking to everyone! – Link. Related: MAKE NYC […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool: Member Simple Simon shares more of his vehicular adventures: How to get a cast oven stove upstairs. (Driving the truck up to line up with the stove was a challenge due to the ski tips) I don’t remember what pulled the ladder up but probably the fan belt since the […]
The Å»ak Gallery in Berlin has an exhibition up with an extensive collection of 1960s Polish homemade tractors (photos only, unfortunately). – [via] Link. Related: MAKE: Volume 11: Alt Vehicles – Link.
Canoe, Car, DIY Projects
Popular Mechanics has an informative piece on the many trials and tribulations of the fledgling “jet pack” industry, starting with the deceit in the name itself: Then there’s the bad news. First, these jet packs aren’t what they seem: Jet-powered devices are in development (and models were tested as early as the ’60s), but all […]
This is pretty neat, the boat has 6 legs and can “stand up” and can plant a windmill in place – Most boats do not have legs. But a jack-up barge has six, protruding high into the air when the ship is in transit. Extending to a length of 48m from the bottom of the […]
BALLS 17, the premiere experimental rocketry launch contest, has been announced for Sept 26, 27, 28 in Black Rock, Nevada. The event website has details on BALLS 17 and the competition rules. This is the extreme rocketry event where experimental rocketeers push the envelope of size, staging/clustering, altitude, home-made components and motors, and cutting-edge rocket […]
