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!
One of our frequently featured makers was written up in the Littleton Independent, congrats! Ever since Sean Slattery was a boy in Newton, he loved trash day. Or better yet, the evening before, when his neighbors would put out the stuff they wanted hauled away. He would get on his bike and pedal around the […]
Monica Resinger of Ruby Glen shows you how to take old T-shirts and use them to crochet yourself a round rag rug. You can also use this same pattern to make potholders or coasters. Link.
Smoke, sound, and fury at the Large Dangerous Rocket Ship launchpad.
Robert Kwiatkowski designs and deploys data logging systems for Condition Based Maintenance on aircraft carriers. To improve the fuel efficiency of his thirsty truck, he’s doing data logging via the OBDII port using this simple interface, a laptop computer and Windmill, a data acquisition application… Link.
Sam shows you how to install a remote control/tracking system (MFC) in your ride, he writes – …the Subaru WRX we showed at the Maker Faire features a remote tracking and control system. With this system you can: Log in from anywhere in the world and see where the car is See engine status, RPMs, […]
Emily on Inhabitat has a beautiful article about the recycled textile jewelry of Silvina Romero of Buenos Aires. From the article: Silvina started working with discarded textiles about four years ago during the height of the Argentinian economic crisis, gathering scrap fabric, thread, nylon, and more in a neighborhood called Once, where many of fabric […]
I never knew junk mail could look so good. Check out Patricia of A Little Hut’s tutorial on how to make your own junk mail art, as well as cards and bookmarks. Looks fantastic! [ via ] Link.
