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Batteries from Everyday Things

Batteries from Everyday Things

No one can dispute the usefulness of electricity. But what do you do if you’re in a remote area without AC power or batteries? Make sneaky batteries, of course! And once you know how to make sneaky batteries, you’ll never again be totally out of power sources.

Dodecahedron Lamp

Dodecahedron Lamp

People appear symmetrical, but even the most perfect human face shows irregularities if we compare the left side with the right. Perhaps this is why the absolute, rigid symmetry of crystals seems beautiful yet alien to us. Unlike DNA’s soft spiral, a crystal’s molecular bonds align themselves to form regular three-dimensional structures, which the Greeks […]

Homemade Terrarium

Homemade Terrarium

In this project you will learn how to make an Homemade Terrarium out of an old aquarium, CPU Fan, aquarium heater, a few rocks and cardboard.

Electromagnetic Aluminum Levitator

Electromagnetic Aluminum Levitator

About 13 years ago I learned of some military research into a satellite- and missile-defense device that would propel projectiles using Lenz’s law, which governs the direction of electrical current induced by a changing magnetic field. I decided to make a little gadget based on the same principle for my kids, to get them interested […]

Wind-Triggered Lantern

Wind-Triggered Lantern

Create a little magic in your yard with this flickering garden lantern triggered by the wind, made with spare parts you probably have lying around your house.