We got a lot of requests for this little item…OK its not so little. In fact it gets pretty darn HUGE. It’s the Hoberman sphere!
The Hoberman Sphere stars off as something resembling a collapsed rainbow star measuring just 9.5″ across:
But pull it out and by a scissoring action it expands and expands several times its […]
OK, we are a little bit behind on this one, but it is still worth mentioning. You might have heard of the Kepler Mission, a little space mission with a very, very sensitive photometer. Its sole job is to watch an area of stars for long period of time and notice tiny drops in their […]
The Ooze Tube is a nifty little desktop item that acts like a liquid sandtimer. The thick liquid (probably dyed glycerin) just makes it through the hole separating the upper and lower chambers. As you watch, you can even see an air bubble form in the liquid as air tries to go from the lower […]
Spectrum has now added the StarBlast 6 to its exciting lineup of telescopes!
The Starblast 6 is the ‘big brother’ to the original Starblast. Like it’s little brother, it uses the same innovative ‘Dob & Arm’ setup that is easy to move, lightweight, and requires minimal assembly. But unlike the original StarBlast, the StarBlast 6 has […]
Meet ‘Tim‘, sometimes known as TimBird. He is from France!
Tim is what is known as an Ornithopter. This is a flying machine that gets its lift not with airfoils, but by flapping its wings like an actual bird!
The idea of an Ornithopter was first sketched out by Leonardo da Vinci circa 1488. His design was […]
Back in May, several improvements were added to the darn-near-close-to-being-abandoned-as-junk Hubble telescope. Yesterday, those improvements, mostly vastly upgraded cameras and other equipment, were demonstrated for the first time! NASA’s announcement was made here.
That’s just the announcement of the release photos, what you want to see are some pictures!
More pics can be found here
There is also […]
Although everyone should enjoy our various sets of prepared slides sooner or later every avid microscope user will want to make their own slides.There are many ways for a slide maker to go about making his own samples.
First of all, before using any slide be certain to clean it thoroughly. Preferably with rubbing alcohol. Even […]
Orion is NASA’s new crew exploration vehicle. It will be launched by NASA’s upcoming Ares I rocket and is desgined to hold 4-6 astronauts. This is all part of the plan to return to the Moon (and maybe Mars!).
Recently, Orion passed some important milestones and some great pics and write-ups were put into a pdf […]
About 10 years ago, green laser pointers first appeared on the market. At the time, Red laser pointers had already hit rock bottom and had actually started to rise again. You could get a red laser pointer for under $10 without searching very hard (you still can!.
At that time, the very first Green Laser […]
