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Digital Sand is a Mesmerizing Display of Physics and LEDs

Caleb Kraft

Senior Editor for Make: I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity of the masses! My favorite thing in the world is sharing the hard work of a maker.

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January 17th, 2018January 16th, 2018

These DIY physics toys allow you to play with digital LED sand. They’re fun and easy to make, and mesmerizing to watch.

Physics Girl Builds an Acoustic Levitator

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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December 18th, 2017

Explore the floaty properties of sound with acoustic levitation.

Weekend Watch: High Schoolers Teach Science at A3Academy

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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December 2nd, 2017

Young people teaching science as they learn it themselves.

The Fascinating Physics of a Floating Screwdriver

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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October 3rd, 2017October 3rd, 2017

Float a screwdriver in mid-air. And then discover how and why this cool trick works.

Working Lego Particle Accelerator

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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April 18th, 2016April 18th, 2016

Playtime just got a lot more physical and experimental with this Lego “Large Brick Collider.”

Designing a Modern Newton’s Cradle from Scratch

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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February 23rd, 2016February 19th, 2016

Ben Watson wanted to know how a Newton’s Cradle worked, so he built one.

Why It’s So Hard to Land a Rocket on Its Tail

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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December 23rd, 2015 12

On Monday history was made. For the first time ever a rocket stage that delivered a payload to orbit turned around and returned, landing safely on its tail.