Way cool! This weekend several Resistor members worked together with The Last Shuttle Project and the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to install a time lapse camera near Hangar 12...
Posted by John Baichtal | Wednesday May 16th, 2012 7:00 AM
Categories: General, Photography & Video, Science | 1 Comment
"Geopolymers" have been called "super cements." They are commonly made in academic labs, but so far I haven't found a good DIY prep for hands-on learners. I've run down a...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday April 23rd, 2012 9:01 AM
Categories: Energy, Science | 14 Comments
Ever wondered about how gems are cut and polished? Here's a great 6-part video series that covers the basics of "meetpoint faceting," as it's known, from jeweler John Bailey.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Wednesday March 21st, 2012 1:00 PM
Categories: Craft, Science | No Comments
On January 5, 2012, Raul Oaida posted the following update to his blog: "On the 31st of December I launched the Black Sky project payload with two HD cameras. I...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday March 8th, 2012 6:21 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Science | 11 Comments
When we say "natural materials," the mind leaps immediately to wood, stone, leather, natural fibers. But there are lots of interesting and more "exotic" materials from the natural world that...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Wednesday March 7th, 2012 1:00 PM
Categories: Craft, Science | 2 Comments
MAKE friend Kyle Wiens (iFixit) takes a trip to the only rare earth metals mine in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Posted by Jake Spurlock | Thursday February 23rd, 2012 8:30 PM
Categories: Craft, Science | 3 Comments
The Cryoscope shows the user exactly what to expect outside by haptically exhibiting exactly how cold or warm it is to be outside. The user simply touches an aluminum cube...
Posted by John Baichtal | Tuesday February 21st, 2012 7:30 AM
Categories: Electronics, Science | 6 Comments
What would the trunk of a tree sound like if a cross section of it were played like an LP? With his creation Years, Bartholomäus Traubeck attempts to answer that...
Posted by Matt Richardson | Thursday January 19th, 2012 5:30 AM
Categories: Science, Music | 133 Comments
An interesting experiment from students in a course at Humboldt State University called Appropriate Technology Engineering 305. The parabolic form is essentially a large, shallow basket woven with fibers of...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday January 5th, 2012 6:00 AM
Categories: Education, Energy, Science | 4 Comments
Many of you will probably have seen this one from late August, already. I haven’t found any indication that Mr. Munroe has actually done this, yet, but there’s no reason...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday October 6th, 2011 1:00 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Photography & Video, Science | No Comments
Bruce Parker, former Chief Scientist and eleven-year veteran of NOAA’s National Ocean Service, wrote this fascinating article in the September issue of Physics Today. It covers the technical history of...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday September 27th, 2011 9:00 AM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Science | No Comments
QR Code Island is a delightfully hare-brained concept design from Mat Barnes and Eddie Blake, which will continue to delight me until news appears that someone is actually trying to...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday September 22nd, 2011 6:00 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Science | 19 Comments
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