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!
This is really nice, $225 is a little pricey though… – Link. Neat idea, not a bad gift for science-y giftee and not so hard to make, you can do it yourself – just need some wire (wrap it figure 8 around two tubes at a time). You can get the test tubes 3 for […]
Street Use has an interview with Bruce Simpson, pulse jet extraordinarre – “If there ever was a technology that calls out for street use, it is a jet engine. There is a small subculture of jet hackers. Among them is New Zealander Bruce Simpson who runs a cool website of his experiments. He tells how […]
Shawn from the Society for Amateur Scientists sent out this deal on DNA kits for SAS members (you can still get them if you’re not a member) – ‘Extracting DNA’ is by far the most popular experiment SAS has ever developed within the Labrats lessons or without. In fact, in the last few months hundreds […]
Oblongata writes – “This will show you one way to build yourself a Ski Bike (aka Snow Bike, Skibob, Skike, or Skicycle). It is a downhill only machine and if you like bikes a lot, then it will probably keep a stupid grin plastered on your face all the way down whatever crazy hills you […]
I’m not sure exactly what is going on here (anyone know) but these bikes are really fun to look at… [via] – Link. Related: Bicycle projects @ MAKE – Link.
This 4 legged scooter is one of the strangest transportation devices I’ve ever seen. I wish I knew what this is about exactly-it looks like maybe a Japanese funny videos or candid camera show. If you look closely, it appears that each leg is guided by two wheels. I’m guessing the front wheel controls the […]
Craig sent this DIY blood smear site, he writes – “Blood smears are neat because they’re a particularly simple way of looking at your own cells. Other tissues usually require complicated preparations and specialized equipment needed to get thin sections, but since blood is a liquid you can just smear it out into a film […]
