Periodic Table shower curtain
I’m adding this to my MASSIVE ongoing list of Periodic table related things and resources, it’s a shower curtain! – [via] 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!
Jeremijenko talks art, activism, interspecies cooking
Former MAKE technical advisory board member, techno artist, and environmental activist Natalie Jeremijenko recently gave a speech at the New Cultural Networks conference in Amsterdam. Regine, of we make money not art, was there and blogged her notes of the talk. Natalie talked about her various projects undertaken at New York University and elsewhere, such […]
6″ f/5 Airline transportable Dobsonian
Monopole writes – Here’s a really neat 6″ Aperture Dobsonian telescope which can be broken down into a 11″ cube and a pair of slats as an airline carry-on! Also check out the guy’s first model which looks a bit simpler to make 6″ f/5 Airline transportable Dobsonian – Link.
HOW TO – Build your own two-photon microscope
Here’s how to build your own laboratory microscope and see really really really small things! Includes diagrams and instructions – Link.
The Carnivorous nights taxidermy contest
Photos and more from The Carnivorous Nights Taxidermy Contest, a Secret Science Club event held at Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn, last Friday night – [via] Link & more. More: Obscura Antiques & Oddities, 280 East 10th, New York City – Link. “Dogseat’s” Carnivorous Nights Taxidermy Contest” photoset on Flickr – Link. Related: Bizarre […]
Help Norman solarize his wheelchair
A MAKE: Blog reader named Norman is interested in retro-fitting his wheel chair with solar power to get more runtime out of his chair batteries. He writes: I have an electric wheelchair and would like to have solar power for when I ride it into town. It has two 12-volt deep cycle batteries and I […]
Carnegie Mellon wins DARPA’s urban robot race
Congrats to Red Whittaker and his team! In 2004 none of the robot driven cars made it to the finish line, but this year 6 of the 11 did – Link.