Soda as a dietary supplement
Last year I signed up for Arivale’s beta program. They’re attempting to quantify participants’ state of health through DNA sequencing, gut microbiome sequencing, FitBit tracking, interviews, and […]
Swedish pulse jet sleds
I haven’t had time for an update in a while. But great things are afoot. So in the meantime I give you: SWEDISH PULSE JET […]
DIY LN2
Here’s a very nicely done DIY liquid nitrogen generator from Ben Krasnow, the guy who brought you the DIY scanning electron microscope. Great build!
Bullet time lightning
A while back, I took some photos of my spark gap Tesla coil running. Although I did get some nice shots, I couldn’t help but […]
Plasma ball ornaments
Caroline Wurden of Los Alamos High School demonstrates making ball lightning in her garage. As Focus Fusion points out, the results can look rather like ephemeral […]
HOWTO grow your own snowflakes
This fun HOWTO from Caltech shows you how to grow your own snowflakes at home with a coke bottle, a couple of styrofoam cups, some […]
First-ever live birth inside an MRI
Philips designed an open MRI that allows enough room for the mother to actually give birth while inside the machine. Via Medgadget: This operation was […]
An Introduction to High-Magnification Macro Photography
Phenomenal macro photos of various spiders, flies, and other insects. Watch in HD for full spider creep-out effect. Via Alex Wild.