Woven Newspaper Pouch
Crafty People has made a pouch out of woven newspapers. There’s no tutorial but looking from the photos it looks as if the strips of newspapers were weaved with the string. Looks great! 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!
HOW TO – Make a cozy boat
Here’s another great video from Know How, make a cozy boat! – A little boat like a floating papasan chair. Perfect to lay in and look at the sky. Exactly big enough for two people to snuggle. The supermodels in the boat are Arwen and Saul. This boat is part umiak, part currach, part coracle, […]
Gadgets that never need to be plugged in
Sony has a collection of concept devices that never need charging (well, they’re human powered) pictured here a Spin N Snap camera… – [via] Link.
Biocurious
I really like Biocurious a “weblog about biology (and physics, grad school, and miscellenaeous other things!) through the eyes of physicists.” – [via] Link & Molecule of the Month!
Beer bottle solar-powered water heater
Here’s a beer bottle solar-powered water heater from China – A Chinese farmer has made his own solar-powered water heater out of beer bottles and hosepipes. Chinese farmer Ma Yanjun has made his own solar-powered water heater out of beer bottles and hosepipes /Lu Feng. “I invented this for my mother. I wanted her to […]
HKL – Public transport map (Google + GPS + Buses)
This is nice – Google maps + the GPS feed from buses in Helsinki, Finland – [via] Link.
A Sound Way to Turn Heat into Electricity
New devices that can turn heat into sound and then into electricity @ ScienceDaily! University of Utah physicist Orest Symko demonstrates how heat can be converted into sound by using a blowtorch to heat a metallic screen inside a plastic tube, which then produces a loud tone, similar to when air is blown into a […]