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!
Ben has his Apple IIe on the web, here’s how he did it – “My Apple IIe is online via an ethernet card I bought from a2RetroSystems, and the Contiki Operating System. I used a super serial card along with a Windows machine and some software called ADT to transfer disk images of Contiki to […]
Homemade camera flash solution from Modern Mechanix, 1932 – “Synchronizing Photo Flash Lamp With a Camera Shutter. The difficulty of synchronizing the flare of a photo flash lamp with the click of the shutter is frequently encountered by enthusiasts of the camera art…The contrivance consists of a flat type pocket flashlight battery mounted between two […]
Some Friday fun – Perhaps fitting for the Radioactive Boy and/ or Girl Scout? [via] – Link.
Pretty neat, using zippers as sensors, then making music – “”Zipper Orchestra” is interactive video installation: a combination of the “Conductor Musical Score” as a physical controller and the “Zipper Actions Collage Video” as musical display. Users can play music by zipping and unzipping the physical zipper. The screen is a fashion collage, filled with […]
Ryan writes – “Capacitive sensors have historically been regarded with fear and hostility among hobbyists. They’re notoriously flaky, unreliable, and difficult to design. Further, they traditionally fall in the “analog domain” which is something the casual microcontroller hobbyist can sometimes wince at. They usually require fancy shielding, and are unsettlingly sensitive to changes in things […]
Steve writes – “I am converting my 1973 BMW 2002 engine to electronic fuel injection using the Megasquirt DIY controller, and will be blogging about it on finkbuilt. Megasquirt is an affordable, open-source, DIY engine management computer that you assemble yourself. A large community of developer/users provides for constant development, and great free support.” – […]
I haven’t used a glue gun in about 10 years. They were messy and hot. I think I burned myself the last time I used it so I’ve been forever scarred. I just got a new cordless Cold Heat Glue Gun to review which I have been testing out for a new craft project for […]
