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!
Ben writes – I’ve put together this page to document a one-wheeled balancing scooter / skateboard that I’ve just finished. It’s the culmination of several iterations over the last few years, and definitely my favourite. It’s very similar to a snowboard to ride, requiring no user input other than the movement of your body mass. […]
Cornell University’s Making of America has Scientific American from 1846 to 1869 scanned in, ready to read. Incredible stuff. Scientific American in Cornell University’s Making of America – [via] Link.
David Wetzel, 79, makes his own fuel from recycled vegetable oil for his 1986 Volkswagen Golf, gets 46 miles per gallon – pretty neat huh? Well, the Illinois Department of Revenue visited and want him to pay a “motor fuel tax” (retroactively) and he might be hit with a $2,500 bond, a class 3 felony […]
In the latest Citizen Scientist Lance Osadchey shows you how to measure the absolute motion of the earth, as Shawn from CS says it “challenges one of the bedrocks of modern science, Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity”… so just keep that in mind :) Since a single light ray is believed to exist in its […]
Our friends at PopSci have a great “5 minute project” up on Instructables, a drilled powered skateboard for a kid! Do you have a skateboard that is gathering dust in the corner of your garage? Breathe some new life into those wheels by zapping them with some volts. Specifically, attaching a battery-powered electric drill to […]
Here’s a gigantic gallery of VW Beetle mods and creations — Dark Roasted Blend: What can be done with the VW Beetle – [via] Link.
CHEMISTRY: An exciting and profitable hobby, Popular Science 1932 WITH simple equipment requiring surprisingly little financial outlay, you can build in your home a small chemical laboratory that will provide a fascinating hobby. Here you may amaze your friends with seemingly magical chemical tricks, as by the manufacture of paint that shines in the dark […]
