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!
Amazing wooden Periodic Table table that contains samples of the elements – Current count: 1010 samples, 109 elements, 92 minerals, 14 stories, 453 rotatable images, 222 smooth rotations, 283 videos, 56 sounds. [via] Link. The Periodic Table Table Construction History – Link.
Printing circuitry on self copying robots – “A self-replicating 3D printer that spawns new, improved versions of itself is in development at the University of Bath in the UK. The “self replicating rapid prototyper” or RepRap could vastly reduce the cost of 3D printers, paving the way for a future where broken objects and spare […]
Rick writes – “Videos of the 1974 – 75 Royal Institute lectures featuring the maverick professor of electrical engineering of Imperial College, London, Eric Laithwaite. Well worth watching, banned by the BBC because they were considered scientifically flawed even though they ask questions still not yet answered by science.” – Link. Pictured here, gyroscope from […]
Rick writes – A simple how to, making a serious scientific instrument – A sextant. Make it and learn how to navigate.” Link & Link.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Cyclopticgaze writes – “The recent issue of MAKE magazine has an article on building a jet engine in a jar. I couldn’t resist building one of my own. Here are the results.” Link. Related: The Jam Jar Jet by William Gurstelle. Don’t think you can build a jet engine at […]
Matthew writes – “As any decent cook knows, microwaves do not heat evenly. In fact, this article explains that their heating patterns are relative to the speed of light! You can even measure the uneven heating of chocolate chips and solve for the speed of light.” – Link.
Wolfprime writes – “I got this idea after seeing the bottle cap tripod. I have a small digital camera that also takes video. I figured if I mounted it on my bike I could record some of my trips. So I thought I’d share how I did it for less than $5.” Thanks Jake! – […]
