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!
This fun instructable by egbertfitzwilly shows how to make a microbial fuel cell out of jello, yeast, and carbon paper. Here’s how it works, we’re going to mix a little Jello brand Instant Gelatin with some Fleischmann’s Active Yeast and a few drops of plant food. Once that solidifies we’re going to cut out some […]
I participated in “The Science of Digital Fabrication” conference, which was held March 7th at the MIT Media Lab, and which was organized by Neil Gershenfeld of the Center for Bits and Atoms at MIT, and the White House Office of Science and Technology (OSTP).
Here are some mathematical ideas for making kites from any number of pure geometric forms.
To showcase NASA’s new initiatives in Advanced Manufacturing, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden toured the National Center for Advanced Manufacturing Rapid Prototyping Facility at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.
The University of Engineering & Technology (UTEC), based in Lima, Peru, recently erected this water-producing billboard in the village of Bujama, 40 miles south of Lima. In three months it has produced over 2,400 gallons of safe drinking water for nearby residents.
Everyone’s favorite engineer Mehdi Sadaghdar is back with a tongue curling look at what current hurt more…AC or DC?
One of my big dreams is to communicate fluently with animals. I’m completely aware of how crazy that might sound. In fact, that’s why I almost never discuss or admit to it. It seems too far out there for most people.
But does it really seems that far fetched? When my grandparents were my age, I don’t think they ever could have imagined that they would be able to have video calls with someone halfway around the world or access to so much of the world’s information at the tip of their fingers. It’s impossible to predict where the technology might evolve.
Last week at TED, the interspecies communication movement recieved a huge boost. An unlikely team of Peter Gabriel, Vint Cerf, Diana Reiss, and Neil Gershenfeld (the intellectual godfather of the Maker Movement) announced their plans for an interspecies internet. My heart soared!
