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!
One more old book from Cpikas! – “The Chemical Formulary – about 15 volumes from 1933 to 1957 with recipes for everything from pyrotechnics to vegetable soup! Includes recipes for hair pomade and flares… Very, very cool… The Chemical Formulary: Collection of Commercial Formulas for Making Thousands of Products in Many Fields – Amazon.
StoneLion on Linux.com has a good article on putting Linux on that aging PC you might have collecting dust, he writes – “I took six distributions for a test run on an old machine, and also tried software that turns old hardware into a thin client. The bottom line: Linux is still quite suitable for […]
Electronics Infoline is an electronics schematic and science fair projects directory, lots of projects to build and check out. Thanks Bulan! Link. Pictured here, a filter circuit board for earthworm seismic data acquisition.
“Within the next few months, Norcal Waste, a garbage hauling company that collects San Francisco’s trash, will begin a pilot program under which it will use biodegradable bags and dog-waste carts to pick up droppings at a popular dog park. The droppings will be tossed into a contraption called a methane digester, which is basically […]
Kevin writes – “My wife came to me one day and said something to the effect of: “I want a purse made outta seatbelts. Make me one.” Now, I had never heard of something like this much less seen one. Keeping this in mind I said I would get right on it. That first product […]
Pat sent in this week’s video from the National Association of Manufacturers – “…here’s a 6-minute video of the Westfield (Mass.) Manufacturing Company, makers of the Columbia bicycle (from the 1950’s) “bringing health and pleasure to millions of Americans.” Indeed..feel the vintage manufacturing vibe!” Link. Pictured here, a gorgeous 1950 Columbia Bicycle from the Nostalgic.net […]
I know how I will be spending Friday night now – Google added 103 historic films, here’s the Apollo 11 mission, perhaps the one of the most important achievements of humankind – “This film tells the story of the historic first landing of men on the Moon in July, 1969. It depicts the principal highlight […]
