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!
Radiorental writes – “I recently fried my mp3 player. One tiny little Linear Technologies chip had its part number blown off, so a $250 player is of no use because I cant replace a $0.50 part, that bums me out. So, what to do with a perfectly good 40G Tosh 1.8″ HD? Stick it in […]
DIY Live has a short and sweet tutorial on reading color coded resistors – Link. Related: Resistor Color Code for 4 and 5 band resistors – Link. Visit MAKE in the virtual world and use our interactive resistor calculator – Link! Resistor Color Bands – Link. Homemade Simple Cardboard Variable Capacitor – Link. Soldering and […]
One more old book from Cpikas! – “The Chemical Formulary – about 15 volumes from 1933 to 1957 with recipes for everything from pyrotechnics to vegetable soup! Includes recipes for hair pomade and flares… Very, very cool… The Chemical Formulary: Collection of Commercial Formulas for Making Thousands of Products in Many Fields – Amazon.
StoneLion on Linux.com has a good article on putting Linux on that aging PC you might have collecting dust, he writes – “I took six distributions for a test run on an old machine, and also tried software that turns old hardware into a thin client. The bottom line: Linux is still quite suitable for […]
Electronics Infoline is an electronics schematic and science fair projects directory, lots of projects to build and check out. Thanks Bulan! Link. Pictured here, a filter circuit board for earthworm seismic data acquisition.
“Within the next few months, Norcal Waste, a garbage hauling company that collects San Francisco’s trash, will begin a pilot program under which it will use biodegradable bags and dog-waste carts to pick up droppings at a popular dog park. The droppings will be tossed into a contraption called a methane digester, which is basically […]
Kevin writes – “My wife came to me one day and said something to the effect of: “I want a purse made outta seatbelts. Make me one.” Now, I had never heard of something like this much less seen one. Keeping this in mind I said I would get right on it. That first product […]
