“Workshop” Bus trains hobbyists
Neat, a mobile Maker bus from Popular Mechanics 1948 – Link.
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!
Maine maker wins NASA’s glove challenge
This is rad, a fellow made a glove from things found at Home Depot/eBay and won the NASA glove design challenge — Coming up with a glove to be worn in the void of space is not a typical design challenge, but an engineer from Maine has impressed NASA with a design he came up […]
Methane rocket
The braided flame on this experimental methane rocket is beautiful- The main engine, built and fired by the NASA contractor team Alliant Techsystems/XCOR Aerospace, is still in an early stage of development and isn’t ready for space. But if the technology proves itself, methane engines like this one could eventually be key to deep space […]
Tricumbent hybrid
Here’s FrankG’s first installment on the design and fabrication of an electric recumbent trike – Covering materials scavenging, initial frame welding, gear ratio calculations and the casting of the motor mount assembly – Link.
Three magic metals
Producing cold with electricity and a “Quicksilver Heart” that beats – from Popular Science 1936… You are accustomed to seeing an electric element in a toaster or radiant heater grow red-hot when current passes through it–but did you know that when electricity flows through joints of certain metals, it produces a cooling effect? Have you […]
Power Station Harnesses Sun’s Rays
This will be a Maker tourist attraction, it looks stunning… BBC’s David Shukman on a solar station in Spain – There is a scene in one of the Austin Powers films where Dr Evil unleashes a giant “tractor beam” of energy at Earth in order to extract a massive payment. Well, the memory of it […]
Knit Shopping Bag
Beth at Yarn Demon has a pattern to knit this net shopping bag which is perfect to carry your groceries. Link.
