Experiment.com is a crowdfunding site for research (a Kickstarter for science!).
Open to all, a target amount for a project is set, and funds are raised through small individual donations. The success is based on how many people like your idea. It's kind of a fun/alternative idea to traditional grant sources! If you have an interesting idea, I recommend it.
I currently have a project which explores the idea of tuning the vibration of molecular chains - e.g., can molecules make music?
https://experiment.com/projects/molecular-music-via-carbon-strings-expl…
Please, check it out, and perhaps donate whatever you can (even $5 would be great!). Hope to see more mechanics-related projects there soon!
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