Tomorrow is Toolsday here at MAKE, so you know what that means – a live Google+ hangout where we will be discussing our favorite tools and workspace essentials. The main...
Posted by Eric Weinhoffer | Monday January 7th, 2013 3:37 PM
Categories: Tools, Craft, Science, Workshop | No Comments
The American Chemical Society has a great two-minute video explaining the basic chemistry behind snowflake formation, including how each degree of temperature difference adds to the branches of the flake....
Posted by Goli Mohammadi | Saturday December 29th, 2012 6:01 PM
Categories: Photography & Video, Science | 8 Comments
Apparently, this is what happens when you microwave a bar of Ivory soap. It expands in a foam up to six times its original size.
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Saturday December 22nd, 2012 10:30 AM
Categories: Kids & Family, Science | 12 Comments
Posted by KRA5H
Categories: Electronics, Science | 1 Comment
Not only is this a fun and messy experiment, it’s also a great way to learn about science! The kids will love it because they can get their hands dirty...
Posted by sarah
Categories: Science | No Comments
Need some slime for your next horror film or Halloween haunted house? Want to gross out your maiden aunt? Impress your science teacher? It’s easy to make your own slime!
Posted by Martin Schmidt
Categories: Science | No Comments
Round-bottom flasks offer many advantages for chemical work that requires heating a liquid, but suffer from a major storage and handling drawback: They don’t sit flat on a work surface....
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
Categories: Home, Science | No Comments
The reaction of when a regular mint (or fruit) Mentos is dropped into a bottle of diet Coke can create a fountain of soda. Without a nozzle, you will have...
Posted by William Anderson
Categories: Kids & Family, Science | 1 Comment
Just where and when humans first observed the chemical reaction between oil and potash is unknown. Legend says it may have occurred in ancient Rome, on Sapo Hill, in an...
Posted by Brian
Categories: Science | No Comments
If you want to apply a maker’s mark or other repeated pyrograph to wooden goods, but can’t justify the expense of a custom branding iron, an indistinguishable effect can be...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
Categories: Science, Woodworking | No Comments
This science fair project was conducted to determine how temperature can affect the length of time a glow stick remains lit. The experiment was done by placing a glow stick...
Posted by Nathan
If you want an extension cord, power cord, or other plastic-insulated cable in an unusual color, and you can find one in white, there’s a good chance you can dye...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
Categories: Art & Design | 4 Comments
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