News: LED Wand + RIFD Waves = Awesome Science Art
Using a combination of technology and animation techniques, two students at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design have created a visual model of RFID fields.
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How To: Make chemical stalagmites
Check out this science experiment video on how to chemical stalagmites. Chemist Chris Schrempp (star high school teacher and author of the book Bangs, Flashes, and Explosions) walks host Chris Hardwick through the process of making chemical stalagmites and some cool exothermic reactions similar to hand warmers.
How To: Check your own DNA
A science experiment you can do at home to gather a visible cluster of your own DNA. You need salt, dishwashing liquid, denatured alcohol, measuring tool, spoon, small glass/test tube/vodka glass, magnifying glass. Check your own DNA.
How To: Suck an egg into a bottle
This amazing experiment demonstrates how atmospheric pressure will push an egg into a bottle. A great science experiment for children. Suck an egg into a bottle.
News: Learn 10 Awesome Science Tricks in 4 Minutes
There's something charming about Professor Wiseman's speedy and concise delivery of 10 different magic/science party tricks, delivered in just over 4 minutes. A little something to entertain the family with this holiday season. Enjoy. (P.S. If you missed last year's, here's another 10 from the Professor -this time in 3:22):
Science Inspires Art: 365 Amazing Petri Dish Paintings
San Francisco artist Klari Reis takes inspiration from science with her beautiful petri dish paintings. Entitled 'Petri Projects', Kari has posted one per day on her blog for the past year. A selection below, click through to view them all.
How To: Make a penny glow
Here is a fun science project that makes Abraham Lincoln glow! Make a penny glow.
How To: Experiment with acedic acid and sodium bicarbonate
Science experiment with acetic acid and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda and vinegar) giving off carbon dioxide and other gases. You will need vinegar, baking soda, a jar and a latex glove. Experiment with acedic acid and sodium bicarbonate.
How To: Understand arches
An arch is a structure commonly used in bridges and buildings. This video presents examples of the arch as a structural unit and introduces the concepts of compression and tension. Provides support for the structures and mechanism unit of grade 6 to 8 science programs. Understand arches.
How To: Have fun with acid
This video will show you something neat you can do with some easy to obtain acid, and it is a great science project. Have fun with acid.
How To: Do this quick foot experiment to trick your brain
This week's experiment has made the rounds through the Internet as a strange trick, but there is science here too. We are going to use the science of complex systems to confuse your body. To try this, you will need:
How To: Use a magnifying glass with Sid the Science Kid
In this video, Sid the Science Kid shows us how to use a magnifying glass. When you first grab it, look at your hands through the glass, and then your friends! Look at their hands, eyes, skin and explore the world around you. Look around at everything around you and notice if it makes things larger. Look at small insects like roly-polies, to see how they move and how many legs they have. A magnifying glass is a great way to explore science and make little things much bigger. Children should w...
How To: Grow plants with Sid the Science Kid
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to grow plants with Sid the Science Kid. Sid the Science Kid is a half-hour PBS Kids series. To begin, viewers will need a cup filled with soil. Users will be planting a lima bean. Push the lima bean deep into the soil and add some water. Now take the cup and put it at a window sill to receive sunlight. Make sure that you water the plant everyday. Once the plat is too big for the cup, put it into a pot. This video will benefit those young viewers who ...
News: Solve Crimes With CSI Style Forensics
MAKE Magazine recently opened the Make: Science Room, a "DIY science classroom, virtual laboratory, and a place to share your projects, hacks, and laboratory tips with other amateur scientists."
News: Welcome to Mad Science! Evil Experiments for Scientific Thrill Seekers
Welcome to the Mad Science World! Hold onto your radiation-shielded hard hats—we're going to be posting a ton of great how-to articles and videos every week, showcasing the maddest of the mad science experiments on the web. We hope you will be inspired to try these projects at home, but always remember—safety first!
News: Aha. So That's What a Match Looks Like Ignited At 2000 FPS
In other words, it looks totally awesome. The chemical reaction of burning phosphorus and gelatin makes for a mesmerizingly beautiful display of science slo-mo. Previously, What Happens When You Smash the Essence of Dynamite With a Hammer?
HowTo: Make Elephant Toothpaste
Nope, not the kind used by this elephant dentist: But THIS kind, the kind a mad scientist concocts:
News: In the Face of Nature, Art Doesn't Stand a Chance
Sometimes a human-made representation just can't beat the real deal. You may be convinced once you watch these science-art videos, a collaborative project titled Morphologics, by marine biologist Colin Foord and musician Jared McKay.
HowTo: Extract DNA From Anything Living
As long as you don't mind liquifying your subject in a blender, you can test DNA from virtually anything living with this guide from he Universe of Utah's Genetics Science Learning Center. Learn Genetics uses green split peas as a subject, and suggests fruits, meats and vegetables.
News: Japanese Scientists Turn Dead Animals Into Art
In what appears to be some kind of hybrid science-art project, Japanese researchers have discovered a method for rendering a dead animal's body completely transparent, in order to dye the skeletal system. Simultaneously creepy and beautiful.
News: NurdRage Shatters Mysteriously Procured Human Heart
WonderHowTo science geek favorite, NurdRage, completely shatters a human heart using liquid nitrogen. Now, what I wanna know is... and I'm really asking... where the hell do you get a human heart?
How To: Tell the difference between a pig's lungs and heart
This video tutorial shows you the insides of a fetal pig. This anatomy lesson will show you the pig's heart, liver, gall bladder, thymus gland, lungs, pericardium, diaphragm, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, ribs, and peritoneum. Science doesn't get any better than dissection. Tell the difference between a pig's lungs and heart.
News: Vortex Cannon Belches Jumbo Smoke Rings
What makes vortex cannons so super cool? Is it that they're the perfect blend of weaponry and science?
News: Make a Battery Out of Money
Hunkin's Experiments offers over 200 science experiments freely available in comic strip form. The experiments are organized in 18 different categories, covering a wide range from simple trickery to more technical experiments. The author, Tim Hunkin, is a trained engineer turned cartoonist, and also responsible for TV series/site The Secret Life of Machines (worth a look).
News: Make fireballs you can hold in your hands
Pyro or not, fireballs are intrinsically cool. Add in the handheld element and they're suddenly magical orbs.
News: Pet Feeder Entered in Instructables 3D Printer Contest
Mad Science has entered the automatic pet feeder project as an instructable in the Make It Real challenge. Nine of the winners will receive their own 3D printer! If you are now imagining all the cool stuff we could do for Mad Science with a 3D printer, please share your ideas and vote for the entry here.
News: The bombing science website.
The bombing science website is a real cool place to browse through more that a thousand flicks of street art, and has an awesome blog for keeping up to date in the urban art community. Check it out!
News: The History of Science Fiction Info Graphic
Imagine all the science fiction in the world laid out as a massive blobby whale like creature with tentacles. This infographic attempts to spawn the connections of each of these various sub-genres.
News: Why Are Some People Smarter Than Others?
The fancier the cortex, the smarter the brain? July 17, 2009
Movie Quiz: Weird Science - Shower Scene
What color is the bar of soap in this scene from Weird Science?
News: Shake Those Hot, Brainy Booties for S-C-I-E-N-C-E!
The Science Cheerleaders are a group of current and former NBA and NFL cheerleaders, all of whom also happen to be accomplished scientists, engineers and doctors.
News: Father/Son Science Project Antiquates NASA
Sending a Go Pro Hero HD and an iPhone to space = Father/Son science project. I doubt your dad is this cool.
News: The Science of Badminton Pt 1 of 2 (CCTV)
China's CCTV made a short documentary about the sport of badminton. It is a pretty interesting clip to watch where Part 1 talks about the science and evolution of badminton racquet from the 60's onwards.
How To: Melt ice with Sid the Science Kid
In this video of Sid the Science Kid, the process of melting the ice is shown to the children. A teacher brings a frozen box full of fruits. The children then touch the box and understand how it feels to touch the ice. It feels cold, wet and hard. The children then draw an illustration of the frozen box. The teacher then asks them to break the ice to take out the fruits but since the ice is so hard , no one is able to break it. Then the teacher brings in a jug of water and pours it over the i...
How To: Make watermelon ice cream using liquid nitrogen
Bring a little science into your kitchen! For this recipe, you will need: 1/2 cup sugar, 340 grams watermelon juice, 6 grams Versawhip, 2.5 grams xanthan gum, whipped cream dispenser with nitrous oxide chargers, another 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup heavy cream, 3 egg yolks, 1 quart pureed watermelon, 8 cups liquid nitrogen and 2 cups cubed watermelon. Make watermelon ice cream using liquid nitrogen.
How To: Make bubbles with dish soap
Soap suds aren't just for dishwashing! Blow away your family and friends with this cool science experiment.
News: Portal is Free from Aperture Science
I was just very amused by this commercial for Portal.