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!
When I was a kid, I lived for all of the science and tech kits I’d get for Christmas: the chemistry sets, the rocketry starter kit, the telescope set, the X-Acto hobby tool chest, etc. Today’s budding nerds get to experiment with hydrogen fuel cells, thanks to the Thames & Kosmos Fuel Cell Kit offered […]
Here’s a HUGE gallery of TINY cars (some of them are from the big auto makers, others seem home grown)… – [via] Link. And, don’t forget MAKE 11 includes a special “DIY Wheels” section, with plans for making a mobile drive-in movie theater, a cool chopper out of an old bicycle, and a pedal powered […]
The Solar BoGoLight is a 4 to 5 hour flashlight and battery charger. Best of all, when you buy one the company will send another one to a developing country of your choice – [via] Link, more & get one…
There’s a new DIY self balancing transpo in town… a student-made DIY Segway… project details and more here – Link.
writes – Popular Science 1934 – OF ALL home chemistry experiments, tests with combustibles offer the most in spectacular fun and harmless excitement. For even after some 60,000 years of use, fire still holds a mysterious fascination. Although we are accustomed to kindling a fire with a match or some other small flame, a spark […]
In this well-written how to, the builder shows you how he collects broken photovoltaic (PV) cells and panels (sold on the cheap at places like Electronic Goldmine and Silicon Solar) and then wires them up and re-cases them to create new PV panels. How to MAKE PV Solar Panels – Link
This looks like a lot of fun… Thanks Terrie! Link.
