Adding LED rear lights to an electric cycle…
Here are the install photos from MAKE FLickr photo pool member Anachrocomputer on installing LED lights on an electric cycle… (the photos are pretty much a how-to)… [via] – 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 clean box (low tech) for mycology experiments
George writes – “Hi there! I just saw the Fun with Fungi post and thought I’d share my version of the MAKE Clean Box. I made this around 1995 when still in school. A friend of mine made one with a HEPA filter but I went the low tech way…” [via] – Link & more. […]
Strange Love – George Dyson on nuclear weapon scientists
With North Korea in the news, we thought this would be an interesting article to post online…In the current issue of MAKE we have an article by George Dyson called “Strange Love: or, how they learned to start worrying and love to hate the bomb.” Here’s a link to the article on MAKE and the […]
HOW TO – Bike Phone v1.0 (phone charger for bikes)
Stephen B writes – “Just because you are some bigshot executive, does not mean you drive in comfort to work everyday. For those that lead a hectic life and busy schedule without the luxury of topping up their phone battery via a car cigarette lighter, this should do the job using one of those old […]
Boyd’s tin can Stirling hot air engines
Boyd’s site is filled with examples, photos, plans and information on building your own [via] – Link. Related: Stirling engines models – Link. HOW TO – Make a Stirling engine from a can – Link. From the pages of MAKE: The Two-Can Stirling Engine – The Stirling engine has long captivated inventors and dreamers. Here […]
The inventiveness of Chinese farmers…
A 75 year old Chinese farmer invented and built this DIY dual-use amphibious vehicle (called “The Happy Boat”). It has a 5 HP diesel engine and a 1 HP electric engine, he plans to take it on vacation soon… [via] – Link. Related: The inventiveness of farmers – Link. DIY projects, from China – Link.
The SNAIL SHELL SYSTEM – Row your home!
Wow, row, row, row your home! This is still bigger than my first apartment – “The SNAIL SHELL SYSTEM is a low cost system that enables persons to move around, change their whereabouts and live in various environments. One unit supplies space for one person. It is mobile both on land and water. One person […]
