<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>DIY Science &amp; Lab Instruments | Meteor Makers</title><link>https://meteormakers.com/topics/science-lab</link><description>Microscopy, spectroscopy, environmental sensors, and open laboratory hardware with practical measurement limitations.</description><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://meteormakers.com/feeds/science-lab.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Ten Open-Source Science and Electronics Builds to Explore</title><link>https://meteormakers.com/article/open-source-science-electronics-builds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meteormakers.com/article/open-source-science-electronics-builds</guid><description>Choose a LEGO microscope, ESP32 oscilloscope, laboratory syringe pump, haptic dial, DIY e-reader, synthesizer, or JPL rover using complete credited source documentation.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Inventor Projects</category></item>
<item><title>MicroscoPy: Build a Motorized LEGO Microscope</title><link>https://meteormakers.com/project/microscopy-lego-motorized-microscope</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meteormakers.com/project/microscopy-lego-motorized-microscope</guid><description>Yuksel Temiz&apos;s modular Raspberry Pi and Arduino microscope, with the complete original guide, assembly animations, circuit instructions, LEGO parts list, and downloadable build manuals. Original writeup by Yuksel Temiz.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Science That Matters</category><dc:creator>Yuksel Temiz</dc:creator></item>
<item><title>Turn an ESP32 into a Browser Oscilloscope</title><link>https://meteormakers.com/project/esp32-browser-oscilloscope</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meteormakers.com/project/esp32-browser-oscilloscope</guid><description>Bojan Jurca&apos;s complete setup guide for displaying ESP32 GPIO samples in a web browser, including the original interface screenshot, library requirements, FTP commands, and ADC limitations. Original writeup by Bojan Jurca.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Science That Matters</category><dc:creator>Bojan Jurca</dc:creator></item>
<item><title>Turn an Ender 3 Kit into Three Syringe Pumps</title><link>https://meteormakers.com/project/ender3-laboratory-syringe-pumps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meteormakers.com/project/ender3-laboratory-syringe-pumps</guid><description>Sander Baas and Vittorio Saggiomo&apos;s open laboratory build: original project chapters, apparatus images, assembly and operating PDFs, and the characterization document. Original writeup by Sander Baas, Vittorio Saggiomo.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Science That Matters</category><dc:creator>Sander Baas, Vittorio Saggiomo</dc:creator></item>
<item><title>Build an ESP32 E-Paper Weather and Sensor Display</title><link>https://meteormakers.com/project/esp32-epaper-weather-sensor-display</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meteormakers.com/project/esp32-epaper-weather-sensor-display</guid><description>Jakub Jaszczur&apos;s complete MQTT receiver guide, with the original finished-build and enclosure photographs, sensor list, display diagram, configuration examples, and PCB schematic. Original writeup by Jakub Jaszczur.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Science That Matters</category><dc:creator>Jakub Jaszczur</dc:creator></item>
<item><title>A GPS E-Paper Clock Without Wi-Fi: mattwach&apos;s Complete Build</title><link>https://meteormakers.com/project/gps-epaper-clock-weather-station</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meteormakers.com/project/gps-epaper-clock-weather-station</guid><description>The full e-paper clock and weather-station guide by mattwach, including Arduino Nano and low-power variants, schematics, firmware instructions, and enclosure fabrication. Original writeup by mattwach.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Inventor Projects</category><dc:creator>mattwach</dc:creator></item>
<item><title>Geothermal Has Plenty of Heat. Getting to It Is the Hard Part</title><link>https://meteormakers.com/article/geothermal-center-drilling-bottleneck</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meteormakers.com/article/geothermal-center-drilling-bottleneck</guid><description>DOE&apos;s new Geothermal Center of Excellence targets the engineering between underground heat and useful power, from finding resources to working with industry.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Future Tech</category></item>
<item><title>AI Wants the Lab Controls. The Hard Part Is Knowing When to Stop</title><link>https://meteormakers.com/article/model-hardware-standard-lab-machines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meteormakers.com/article/model-hardware-standard-lab-machines</guid><description>Anthropic&apos;s Model Hardware Standard preview connects AI agents to lab equipment. An early liquid-handling example shows why supervision still matters.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Future Tech</category></item>
<item><title>Pacific Fusion&apos;s New Campus Is a Big Bet, Not a Power Plant Yet</title><link>https://meteormakers.com/article/pacific-fusion-campus-nnsa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meteormakers.com/article/pacific-fusion-campus-nnsa</guid><description>Pacific Fusion broke ground in Albuquerque alongside an NNSA agreement. The milestone matters, but high-yield research and commercial electricity are different tests.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Future Tech</category></item>
<item><title>A cardboard spectroscope and a little library of lamps</title><link>https://meteormakers.com/project/cardboard-spectroscope-lamp-library</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meteormakers.com/project/cardboard-spectroscope-lamp-library</guid><description>Compare household light sources with a fixed slit and diffraction grating, without pretending an uncalibrated box is a laboratory instrument.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Science That Matters</category></item>
<item><title>A room sensor with the heat source kept out of the way</title><link>https://meteormakers.com/project/room-sensor-placement-test</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meteormakers.com/project/room-sensor-placement-test</guid><description>An ESP32 temperature and humidity station concept that tests placement before designing the enclosure.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Inventor Projects</category></item>
<item><title>A steadier stand for a USB microscope</title><link>https://meteormakers.com/project/usb-microscope-stable-stand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meteormakers.com/project/usb-microscope-stable-stand</guid><description>A simple fixture plan that separates focusing from the accidental movement of a lightweight microscope base.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Inventor Projects</category></item>
<item><title>A soil sensor that has to prove itself first</title><link>https://meteormakers.com/project/soil-sensor-calibration-first</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meteormakers.com/project/soil-sensor-calibration-first</guid><description>A calibration notebook for a moisture probe, with no automatic watering until the readings are understood.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Product Experiments</category></item>
<item><title>Scientists Found the First True Sugar in Interstellar Space</title><link>https://meteormakers.com/article/first-true-sugar-detected-interstellar-space</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meteormakers.com/article/first-true-sugar-detected-interstellar-space</guid><description>Astronomers detected erythrulose, a four-carbon sugar, in a Galactic Center molecular cloud - the first true sugar identified in interstellar space.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Science That Matters</category></item>
<item><title>A pinhole camera with a proper exposure notebook</title><link>https://meteormakers.com/project/pinhole-camera-exposure-notebook</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://meteormakers.com/project/pinhole-camera-exposure-notebook</guid><description>A reusable lensless camera plan, with the notes treated as part of the instrument rather than scraps to lose.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Inventor Projects</category></item></channel></rss>