My friend Thomas Edwards, Dorkbot DC founder and former Overlord (now living in LA), wrote to tell us about the next Dorkbot SoCal meeting on January 10, featuring three bio-inspired artists.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2009.01.05 at 18:02
Paul Neave has a wonderful site to wander through, it's full of little toys and wiggly kind of stuff. I really liked the Neave Planetarium; you can virtually explore the sky from any point around the world.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2009.01.02 at 10:20
Mac Cowell recently started the site DIYBio as a resource for biohackers working outside academic and industrial labs. DIYbio is an organization that aims to help make biology a worthwhile pursuit for citizen scientists, amateur biologists, and DIY biological engineers who value openness and safety.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2009.01.01 at 09:43
The "Webcam" vs. the "Particle Beam"
A web camera is placed into a particle beam to show visually the affects of space radiation on electronics.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.12.30 at 09:46
I spotted this on eBay, a 1962 chemistry set from SEARS. And here's another from the 1950s, The Gilbert Experimental Lab. Love the packaging. .
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.12.28 at 10:33
Annalee @ io9 pointed me towards a story we'll likely hear again and again until authorities realize that we're never going to encourage the next generation of chemists if we treat every kid with a home chem lab like a criminal.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.12.27 at 23:31
Happy birthday Louis! French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur was born 12/27/1822 pioneered the creation of vaccines for rabies, anthrax and helped developed pasteurization (he helped invent the method to stop milk and wine from causing sickness).
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.12.27 at 10:32
National Geographic has their best pictures of microscopic life up - my favorite is above, the Trichodina pediculus, a parasite that lives on hydras.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.12.25 at 11:07
CRAFT blogger Rachel (Average Jane Crafter) found this cool free font, Molecular Typography, designed by Mithila Shafiq. .
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.12.24 at 08:14
Mark's article on GOOD! The Return of Amateur Science. . . Last week, while browsing the Popular Science archives (which recently became available on Google), I noticed that the earlier issues of this 138-year-old magazine contained quite a few articles devoted to amateur science.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.12.23 at 10:51