Making Transistors out of Iron Pyrite
Ryan Jordan’s Derelict Electronics workshop helps participants create crude amplifiers out of chunks of iron pyrite.
Science
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!
Tinkering Social Club Kicks off by Taking Things Apart
The Exploratorium in San Francisco is one the best science museums in the world because it takes a delightfully hands-on and out-of-the-box approach to learning. And in line with their creative approach to education, they’re launching the “Tinkering Social Club” this Thursday evening.
How to Make a Homebrew NMOS Transistor
Jeri Ellsworth shows how to build your own NMOS transistor out of a kiln, vinyl cutter, Emulsitone, stain remover, and a silicon wafer she found on Ebay.
DIY Hacks & How To’s: Developing Fingerprints With Super Glue
Fingerprinting is an important element of crime scene investigation. You may have heard that Superglue (cyanoacrylate) can be used to develop finger prints. But you might not be aware that this technique can easily be performed at home with everyday materials. So in this project, I am going to teach you how to develop fingerprints with the Super Glue fuming method.
Now Serving: A $330,000 lab-Grown Burger
What is being billed as the world’s first (and most expensive) cultured hamburger patty debuted in London today, NPR reports. And the project’s anonymous funder was unveiled, too. It’s Google’s Sergei Brin.
Using NeverWet to Protect Electronics
Last month we covered NeverWet, a chemical sold by Rust-Oleum that you can apply to stuff to make it resist water. Now, Adafruit has taken it to the next level by coating various electronics including one of MAKE alumna Becky Stern’s projects, the Flora bike helmet.
Maker Faire Detroit: The Midwest at its Best โ What We Hope for Detroit
The fourth Maker Faire Detroit took place at The Henry Ford in Dearborn on July 27-28, 2013. When we first started planning Maker Faire Detroit five years ago, we knew it would be a challenge. The regional economy was as bad in 2008 as in any part of the country, and the forecast seemed grim. Yet, even then you could see hopeful signs, even in downtown Detroit. Now that Detroit has declared bankruptcy, one might think things have only gotten worse. I want to tell you that in fact they have gotten better and Maker Faire Detroit offers any number of hopeful signs, that there’s new life not just in Michigan but perhaps for the entire Rust Belt.
