{"product_id":"9781449327637","title":"Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 31","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy are so many kids (and adults) like you bored by science? Simple: you’ve had no real contact with it. You might read about incredibly expensive scientific projects, but your hands-on experience is probably limited to the same tired experiments—like baking soda and vinegar \"volcanoes.\" Not any longer. Make Magazine’s \"Punk Science\" issue (volume 31) shows you how you can become a real, cutting-edge amateur scientist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFind out how high school and college students can get an introduction to modern biology research through affordable biotech labs provided by Otyp, a small Michigan-based biotechnology company. And learn how a cooperative network of schools and research groups, called PEER, enables students to learn science by working on real projects with people in the field—including the DECA (Distributed Electronic Cosmic-Ray) Observatory that uses Android phones to generate a real-time cosmic-ray flux map of a large area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis issue also shows you how to create these fascinating projects on your own:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoboRoach—Surgically modify a cockroach with a wireless electronic circuit so that you can control it to turn left or right by micro-stimulating its antenna nerves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLord Kelvin’s Thunderstorm—a little-known, classic science experiment that generates high-voltage \"lightning\" sparks by dripping water through metal rings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn automatic Ball\/Toy Launcher for Dogs that will keep your pet entertained and exercised while you’re away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA True Mirror, which shows what you look like to other people.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePick up a copy of Make today and get involved with real science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maker Media, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052420612336,"sku":"9781449327637","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781449327637_p0.jpg?v=1763838659","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781449327637","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}