A complete walkthrough of a DIY spectrometer upgrade project, covering the limitations of the original $60 device, the ...

To encourage do-it-yourself civic science, Public Lab offers kits for making your own spectrometer. Credit: Jeff Warren on Flickr This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or ...

If you’re a radiation enthusiast, chances are you’ve got a Geiger counter lying around somewhere. While Geiger counters are useful to detect the amount of radiation present, and with a few tricks can ...

12-year-old Vaanan Murugathas will bring his do-it-yourself spectrometer to this weekend's Maker Festival to shed light on how anyone hack their phone to measure water quality using just construction ...