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!
Trebuchet03 writes – “The first steam engine was invented by Herron of Alexandria around 150BC (actual date is unknown — that whole Alexandrian library arson thing :/ and books disagree on dates). The history channel (or was it discovery) called this person Mechanos – I’m not sure where that name came from, but it fits […]
Ok Makers, map the human genome faster than anyone else and pick up a cool $10 million – “Two years ago, engineer Burt Rutan won the $10 million Ansari X Prize when his SpaceShipOne flew 62 miles into space. The second X Prize winner won’t travel nearly as far — but must traverse an unzippered […]
Earlier today we had a high tech garage door locator/car stopper, and here’s a low tech version from MAKE Flickr pool member Hiram_cook – “Here is my version of a low-tech garage locator device, very low tech. It consists of a piece of carpet, a 4×4 board and some roofing nails. The carpet was one […]
Dylan’s chemistry related site is my favorite blog on the web, in a week or so it will be gone, but until then he keeps cranking out awesome posts, like this one on making permanent kittens… – “Right now I’ve got research proposals on my mind, and I really wanted to package this idea in […]
Pekar posted up another steam bike to add to our collection, anyone know more about this? – “Found picture of a homemade steam bicycle. I don’t have an origin. This might be at a “steam days” type rally. “ – Link. Related: Steam powered bicycles – Link.
Here’s a pretty simple bicycle repair stand made from plumbing supplies – Link. Related: HOW TO – Make a PVC bench-top bike repair stand – Link.
Mark sent in this great video, I think he’s only 15 too, nicely done! – “This movie explains the process of separating water into hydrogen and oxygen gas, among other things. It also provides a brief scientific explanation of how this works, and, of course, combustion of the produced Hydrogen.”
