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!
Seed Magazine has a video tour of the underground accelerator at CERN – “In Seed’s first exclusive short film, science communicator Alom Shaha travels underground and behind the scenes to probe the cavernous Large Hadron Collider at CERN. His tour offers a glimpse into the exciting preparations afoot as the accelerator is pieced together.” [via] […]
Nature footage has previews of their high def time lapse movies of plants growing, blooming and decomposing – [via] – Link. Related: DIY Time lapse snail races – Link. Time Lapse Movies on a Mac – Link.
Looking to remove low boiling organic chemicals on the cheap? Here’s how, Dylan writes – “Take a stroll through our labs and you will notice a curious number of black Crock Pots serving as water baths for the rotovaps. They cost $20 and came from Wal Mart. When I first joined I thought this was […]
FrankG sent in this rebuild & mod of a trashed mobility scooter that he’s turning into a light electric vehicle – Link.
Dog powered vehicle – Popular Science 1939 – Link.
Natural classification of keys proposal for the scientist – Link.
Tim writes – “After I saw the post – just had to try one. But not just the one sheet of plywood, no, no. Two boats with three sheets of plywood. It’s been a project long in the making and I finally had time this weekend to put together my first Instructable. This project covers […]
