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!
David Pevear is a retired geologist and life-long maker and fixer of things. He can usually be found puttering about the house, busily maintaining or repairing something. One of his most intriguing projects is his open frame telescope.
This is video from a Parkinson’s patient who underwent Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), a treatment that uses electricity to control the brain. Essentially, they implant electrodes in a specific region of the brain and the electrodes are tied to a pacemaker placed near the patient’s heart. He can turn on and off the stimulation, and control the amount of electricity that gets to the brain.
A group of space makers and hackers assembled this past weekend in Dallas for the Space Hacker Workshop at theย Frontiers of Flight Museum. Doing space on the cheap was the general theme of the event with talks from leaders in the commercial and citizen space industries.
As seen at Comic-Con International: San Diego this weekend, this trailer gives me great hope for this new version of Cosmos, one of the most beloved science fact television shows of all time, with a geek-favorite host.
These DIY constellation votives on Design Sponge are so dreamy.
Jesse Holleran’s quirky video demonstrates a bunch of experiments he did with a 3,000-farad capacitor, including welding two pieces of metal together melting a paper clip, and electrolyzing water into oxygen and hydrogen.
Scientists working at England’s Bristol Robotics Laboratory have developed a technique for converting urine into electrons, enough to power a cell phone.
