Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans is a gram-negative bacterium that lives, in the natural world, in iron sulfide (aka "pyrite," aka "fool's gold) deposits, where it eats iron and sulfur and excretes sulfuric...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday September 20th, 2012 9:08 AM
Categories: Electronics, Science | 2 Comments
Like a lot of professional-grade scientific equipment, purpose-made glove boxes are spendy, especially if you buy a new one. That's why I think a lot of hobby, citizen, and just...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday September 18th, 2012 9:05 AM
Categories: Science | 3 Comments
Cephalopods like squid and octopuses have color-changing cells called chromatophores, which enable them to blend into their surroundings to hide from predators and prey. Chromatophores can be triggered by electrical signals,...
Posted by Laura Cochrane | Wednesday September 12th, 2012 10:00 AM
Categories: Music, Science | 2 Comments
Join us today at 12pm PST, as we take a live virtual tour of the NASA Johnson Space Center Neurosciences Lab, for Maker Camp's Field Trip Friday!
Posted by Laura Cochrane | Friday August 3rd, 2012 11:12 AM
Categories: Science | No Comments
Maryland young maker Jack Andraka isn’t old enough to drive yet, but he’s just pioneered a new, improved test for diagnosing pancreatic cancer that is 90% accurate, 400 times more...
Posted by Goli Mohammadi | Wednesday July 18th, 2012 3:00 PM
Categories: Kids & Family, Science | 68 Comments
Pioneering bioartist Oron Catts will give a two-part workshop and lecture at Brooklyn's Genspace later this month.
Posted by Nick Normal | Thursday July 5th, 2012 7:30 AM
Categories: 3D Printing, Science | 5 Comments
Cultural anthropologist Eben Kirksey brings citizen science to Brooklyn, using an Arduino and the history of two frogs to educate the public.
Posted by Nick Normal | Thursday June 28th, 2012 2:30 PM
Categories: Electronics, Science | 1 Comment
Craig Venter’s Bugs Might Save the World – NYTimes.com: In the menagerie of Craig Venter’s imagination, tiny bugs will save the world. They will be custom bugs, designer bugs —...
Posted by Phillip Torrone | Wednesday May 30th, 2012 3:00 PM
Categories: General, Science | No Comments
The Immortal is a work of art by Revital Cohen. A number of life-support machines are connected to each other, circulating liquids and air in attempt to mimic a biological...
Posted by John Baichtal | Tuesday May 8th, 2012 7:00 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Science | 1 Comment
MAKE reader Phil asks about the feasibility of a home-based algae bioreactor system.
Posted by Michael Colombo | Thursday April 19th, 2012 10:00 AM
Categories: General, Science | 8 Comments
This is "Harry," a hermit crab who lives in a rock pool at Legoland Windsor, sporting a brightly colored shell custom made from Lego elements by the staff, who emphasize...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday April 10th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: 3D Printing, Fun & Games, Science | 1 Comment
Part of a series of skeletal gas discharge lamps from sculptor Eric Franklin. This one is called Embodiment. Franklin's work makes a nice compliment to Jessica Lloyd-Jones' neon organs, which...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday April 3rd, 2012 6:00 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Science | 1 Comment
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