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!
Windell writes – “When I was a kid, I read in a science book about how to make a directional compass. You magnetize a sewing needle and balance it on a cork floating in a bowl of water. Even today, this is the standard story. For example, How Stuff Works still says that this is […]
Geo has a really good Instructable on replacing the pads on your car’s disc brakes, it isn’t that hard and as one of the commenters (and MAKE pal Radiorental) says “Seriously – of all the odd jobs someone should learn this ought to be top of the list. A brake job at your local shop […]
A bike restoration master restores the paint job on a vintage CCM-brand bike.
These appear to be photos from a soap box derby race in Germany, a couple nice high tech and low tech entries. Thanks Tom! – Link. Related: In MAKE 07 we have an article Spinout by Colin Berry – I don’t really want to say anything more than it’s pretty much one of my favorite […]
Matt is a High School Chemistry and Physics teacher in Lafayette, IN – he makes these great video podcasts for his students / anyone who wants to view them of topics like: Thermodynamics and Temperature, Newton’s Third Law, Freezing by Boiling and more.. – “Dr. Carlson’s Science Theater is a video podcast of cool science […]
Simon @ SciToys show you how to make a DIY digital thermometer a multimeter, LM34 / LM35 ICs, 180k ohm resistor, and a 9V battery – “With the easy availability of inexpensive digital multimeters, and integrated circuit temperature sensors, it is now very easy to build a sensitive and accurate digital thermometer that can be […]
Here’s a fantastic guided tour (photo set) of scanning electron micrographs. Pictured here, a salt (sodium sulphate) recrystallized from methanol [via] – Link. Related: HOW TO – Build a simple scanning tunneling microscope … – Link.
