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!
Steve Paine, a.k.a. Chippy, is a Brit living in Germany. He’s currently on a bike trip, along the Rhein River, which he’s blogging about using a UMPC (Ultra-Mobile PC) and portable solar tech. Those geeks in the house who are as ancient as I am will remember Steve Roberts, the “high-tech nomad,” who took net-connected, […]
The amateur astronomy site Astromart has a short, informative piece on testing and repacking dead power tool NiCd battery packs. These packs are filled with “Sub C” cells. Taking apart a “dead” pack, you can test the individual cells and replace only the bad cells. Rebuilding NiCd Rechargable Battery Packs – Link Related: Cordless drills […]
You may have seen this item on Boing Boing Gadgets, or elsewhere, but if you’re an admirer or practitioner of papercraft, you’ve got to check the link out (as I just did). This Chinese papercrafter created an incredibly detailed, articulated Bumblebee Transformer model using mainly fast-food containers (this badass cardboard dude is basically a bunch […]
A two-part piece on Talk2MyShirt, a wearable electronics blog, shows you how to roll your own solar-powered device-charging bag. Make your own Solar Bag and the sun power will be with you – Link Related: More solar bags… – Link Making messenger bags – The “beta” – Link
David sent around this book Wholly Irresponsible Experiments to our team, I haven’t heard of this book (has anyone else?) – Here’s a review of it by Ian @ the Fortean Times – Science can be looked at in two ways, I suppose: as a selfÂless quest for knowÂledge in the servÂice of human proÂgress; […]
Scientists from the Polytechnic of Turin, Italy claim to have created a “hierarchy of adhesive forces,” using carbon nanotubes, which are strong enough to hold the weight of a person suspended from a wall or ceiling. This tech could possible lead to a kind of microscopic hook and loop configuration, a la Velcro. And a […]
Mark sent in his “little” project with a L-4 Grasshopper thrown in to boot – wow, there are a lot of makers restoring planes! – Link. Are you a maker that restores planes? Post up the comments!
