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!
Edo from Pink Tentacle translated what this photo is all about – “Scientists using special laser technology have crafted a pair of mini-spectacles (2 mm) and placed them on the head of a housefly.” – [via] – Link (Japanese).
Zunkworks writes – “The Citizen Scientist is a weekly e-zine published by Society for Amateur Scientists. Check out the projects and lab tips sections, lots of cool things to Make. TCS also maintains an archive with topics from outdoor photography to making vacuum pumps to monitoring atmospheric pollution.” – Link. I just got a membership, […]
Professor John C. Bean from The University of Virginia Virtual Lab writes – “I completed the podcast conversion (including narration) of the “UVA Virtual Lab” webpage explaining “How Semiconductors and Transistors Work”. If use of this podcast materializes, I’ll proceed with conversion of additional webpage presentations to podcasts. Suggestions welcome on which website pages might […]
Jean-Louis writes – “The Lifter works without moving parts, flies silently, uses only electrical energy and is able to lift its own weight plus an additional payload. The Lifter uses the Biefeld-Brown effect discovered by Thomas Townsend Brown in 1928. The basic design of the Lifter has been fully described in the Townsend Brown US […]
Aaron writes – “This bicycle trailer is made from 1/2″ EMT conduit that is bent and brazed into a frame. It uses scavenged bicycle wheels, has a plywood cargo bed, and can be modified for any use easily. The frame alone weighs 15lbs, and with a hitch, plywood, and wheels it weighs 25lbs or so. […]
Bob writes – “The Can Stirling engine can rotate using a candle as the heat source. This engine is constructed with very simple materials. There are a can, a balloon, a wood board and others.” Thanks cybervanig2000! – Link.
Turns out you can fit a lot of computers (and other things) on the back of a truck – here’s a gallery of the “overloaded” – [via] Link.
