The science of boomerangs
Popular Mechanics shows you how a boomerang works and how to throw one properly in just 8 easy steps – 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!
What would you do with a used Boeing 747?
Todd writes – The following information may be of interest to Artists, Architects, Aviation Buffs, Crafty Types, Flight Sim Geeks, Readers of Make magazine, Survivalists, and/or Very Wealthy People with a Taste for Ostentation: Have you ever dreamed of purchasing your very own Boeing 747? Mojave_7472 If so, now is the time to talk with […]
Convert a DVD-R drive in to a lab scanner
Convert a DVD-R drive in to a lab scanner (or…microimmunoanalysis on standard compact discs to determine low abundant compounds) – it’s pretty amazing, you put the samples on the CDR and use the laser to analyze them. This could be a super portable and low cost way to do a lot of testing – [via] […]
Arduino – DIY Digital in car gauges (multisensor display)
Justin writes – I’ve been working on this project for about 6 months now. It’s a digital multigauge based on the arduino. In its current form it shows oil temp, turbo pressure, accelerometer readings, a timer, and two misc temps. The code is freely available (though not 100% complete) as are the schematics. I designed […]
Self-balancing one-wheeled skateboard
A friend saw this cruising around the Arizona State campus: Chris Coleman, a sculptor, has made a self-balancing one-wheeled skateboard based on Ben Smither’s design. He fabbed the metal frame himself, used an Arduino microcontroller, and published his code. Incredible; great job! Self-balancing one-wheeled skateboard – Link. Related: Homemade balancing one-wheeled scooter – Link.
Wind-up Bedside Lamp
Designer Yuko Taguchi has created this ingenious wind-up lamp: “This is for people who can’t sleep without the light. Also, people who read in the bed sometimes forget to turn off the light. The key functions as a switch and a timer. Wind-up to turn the light on before you go to bed. The light […]
Salamandra robotica at NextFest
We seem to have crossed some sort of developmental threshold in terms of getting the made to act more like the born. This video, shot at Wired’s NextFest, shows The Salamander, an amphibious bot built by BIRG (the Biologically Inspired Robotics Group) at L’ Ecole Polytechnique Federal De Lausanne, in Switzerland. Salamandra robotica @ BIRG […]