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MathWizard:
Besides making free energy machines or free Britney machines !! What EE or electromagnetism research can be done at home any more, without being super rich?

I guess it really would come down to money. You could maybe do lightning research, or making semi-conductor recipes, or make and measure material properties of insulators for example. Most all that type of stuff has been done already I guess.

Maybe invent some new silicon sandwich device? I saw a few videos of some teenage guy making transistors and IC's on silicon sheets, in his house.
NiHaoMike:
The easy one would be embedded systems, all sorts of neat hacks have been made by hobbyists. Many have even come up with tricks that previously were thought to be impossible on that particular device.

An interesting one to get into would be DIY audio, lots of opportunity to be able to make it much cheaper than off the shelf equivalents if you're into high end stuff.
jonpaul:
see Scientific American magazine

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amateur_Scientist

1928..2001  Amateur Scientist column, by C L Strong, illustrated by Rodger Hayworth.

DIY homemade atom smashers, vacuum systems, , X-ray machines, optical spectrographs, seismographs, quartz clocks, MRI resonance...Lot's of optics, electronics, HV, chemistry. 

I Read the printed magazine in 1950s..1980s.  Built some of the projects.

Inspired many well known physicis,engineers, chemists, doctors.

Enjoy,

Jon
RJSV:
   A partially tough question.  I suppose the right phrase for it would be to say that the odds start stacking up against having clear success.  But such questions involve resources.
   Some kid in, say, India could experience a need to be more connected with a big industry company, when you g, but later obtain univ. degree and conventional engineering position.  In reverse of that, a person could go ten years, having good career path, then experience accident / sickness or other bad luck, to separate them from professional contacts...

   Myself, I have limits, health wise; chronic fatigue and frequent 'brain fog', but still (attempt) studying of all the myriad of issues to be understood,...er; or at least recognized.  You could claim that a three hour stint, in my own backyard, could constitute a study-preparation session, (complete with handy notebook).

   I've seen lawyers, that couldn't quite make-it, in usual attorney's offices, but studied medical transcription tasks, and became a technical writer, supplying legal teams with case summaries.  That work relation helped replace the lost opportunity that the initial attorney profession had provided.

   There's always something to do, even if it's studying for a future job, with some direction in mind.
Smartphone - chair - notebook - shady tree...What's stopping you ?
jasonRF:

--- Quote from: MathWizard on January 30, 2023, 03:27:34 am ---What EE or electromagnetism research can be done at home any more, without being super rich?

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If the goal is personal satisfaction, then whether or not something may have been done before just doesn't matter and there is an endless number of options.  Even if you are basically reproducing something that has already been done, if you really try to understand how it works and how to improve it, you will almost certainly learn something new.  Add in the fact that computers and test equipment are cheaper than ever and there has never been an easier time to do this.  Find something interesting to you and dive in!

jason
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