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!
Jason writes – When you have more than a passing interest in amateur astronomy, you quickly find that the hobby can get expensive fast, especially when you start dreaming about getting a bigger scope that will collect more light. Maximizing the aperture to cost ratio is the Dobsonian telescope, a simple large-aperture reflector on an […]
Make’s (and Craft’s, and Hackszine’s) very own webmaster, Terrie Miller, has an awesome writeup about our new book, ‘Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders’ over at Citizen Science Projects: It reminds me in many ways of the beloved Burnham’s Celestial Handbook, but this is a fresh, modern guide to the most interesting observable objects outside of […]
I’m adding this to my MASSIVE ongoing list of Periodic table related things and resources, it’s a shower curtain! – [via] Link.
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 […]
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.
Here’s how to build your own laboratory microscope and see really really really small things! Includes diagrams and instructions – Link.
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 […]
