With November behind us, we're wrapping up our 2012 Year of Materials theme, this month, with a focus on glass. Glass, in the broadest sense of the term, does not...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday December 3rd, 2012 6:30 AM
Categories: Science | 7 Comments
At MAKE we have covered a type of paper brick before, but it was used simply as a fire starter. Professors Rahul Ralegaonkar and Sachin Mandavgane of the Visvesvaraya National...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Friday November 30th, 2012 12:30 PM
Categories: Science, Home | 7 Comments
A user asks what the difference is between normal and archival paper.
Posted by Michael Colombo | Thursday November 22nd, 2012 12:00 PM
Categories: General, Science | 2 Comments
@whiteafrican Erik Hersman's slideshow of Maker Faire Africa 2012 in Lagos—including the gorgeous shot of the four teen girls and their smarturine powered generator that has been making the rounds...
Posted by Sabrina Merlo | Tuesday November 13th, 2012 8:59 AM
Categories: Home, Kids & Family, Science | 5 Comments
OK, it's probably more accurate to say "flame resistant" or "flame retardant" paper, because the fire does actually damage the paper, but it won't catch flame and burn on its...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday November 12th, 2012 10:46 AM
Categories: General, Science | 10 Comments
Continuing our monthly materials themes for 2012, in October we're featuring materials used in molding and casting.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday October 5th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: Science, Workshop | 3 Comments
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
I have been hacking on some cheap R/C cars, lately, and wanted to etch metal films off of a few of the bits. I knew that the usual strong acid...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday August 17th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Science | 13 Comments
Metallography is a method of materials analysis used to characterize the microscopic structure of a metal sample. Generally, the process involves cutting a sample from some object of interest, polishing...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday August 16th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Science | 2 Comments
As promised, here's a tasting menu featuring some of my favorite metallurgical content from our archives arranged, as usual, in mysteriously-appealing (and entirely arbitrary) top-ten format. Narrowing it down to...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday August 14th, 2012 8:21 PM
Categories: Science, Workshop | No Comments
Well, what's left of August is Metals Month, I should say. A broad subject, to be sure, and with only a couple of weeks to explore it, I want to...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday August 13th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: General, Science | 2 Comments
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