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!
Washington Post on some of the reasons we’re not rapidly adopting CLFs in the USA – I’m not sure I agree it “being a is a lack of communication between the sexes.” The current market share of CFL bulbs in the United States is about 6 percent, up from less than 1 percent before 2001. […]
More badges from The Order of the Science Scouts of Exemplary Repute and Above Average Physique – For the propagation of an ideal where science communicators can meet firstly, for drinks; secondly, for communicating; and ultimately, for networking. Joining is easy – please simply provide name with your city and a corresponding link (or more […]
Each digit of pi was assigned a note and then played to 1,000 places – it’s catchy! Link & more math songs here.
Daniel made a fantastic soda-can water heater, he writes – While I have electricity out to the garage now, heat has been an issue all winter long. Mattar graciously lent me his kerosene heater, which did an okay job of taking the bite off the chill. Insulating the garage would go a long way to […]
Peter writes in – It’s a huge disappointment: the best eye candy on earth causes blindness. And it’s a little hard to see, even as our closest star. Enter NASA, with the solution: the first-ever stereo three-dimensional images of the sun. You’ll need red-and-cyan glasses, which you can buy or make. (See NASA’s great guide […]
Here’s how to make a a photo bio reactor (artificial environment for photosynthetic organisms) that will slurp C02 from the air – I have wanted to do this a project for a long time and with earth day this year it kinda just fit timing wise. Its really a simple and quick build, yet getting […]
These are beautiful, excavation and casting of an ant’s nest – A plaster cast of a large Pogonomyrmex badius nest. This nest consisted of 135 chambers and 12 meters of vertical shafts. The top-heavy distribution of chamber area and spacing is typical for the species, as are the helical shafts and the decrease of chamber […]
