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Your Toolbox Is Calling

Your Toolbox Is Calling

By PopSci Editors

How To Build A Wearable Walking Desk

By Sean Michael Ragan

Turn A PVC Tube Into A Passive Amp

Turn A PVC Tube Into A Passive Amp

By Jeremy S. Cook

How To Make Alcoholic Glowsticks—That Won’t Explode

How To Make Alcoholic Glowsticks—That Won’t Explode

This 18-Year-Old Invented A Coffee Mug That Can Charge Your Phone

The Legacy Of ‘Mythbusters’: A Q&A With Adam Savage

The Legacy Of ‘Mythbusters’: A Q&A With Adam Savage

By PopSci Editors

Omni Hoverboard

Finally, A Hoverboard That Actually Flies

By Alyssa Favreau

prototype design illustration

The inventor’s handbook

By Rachel Nuwer

Control DIY Projects With Your Mind

Control DIY Projects With Your Mind

By Claire Maldarelli

The Musician Who Built A Weather-Sensing Synth

The Musician Who Built A Weather-Sensing Synth

By Aimee Swartz

How To Extract Your Own DNA

How To Extract Your Own DNA

By Sophie Bushwick

William Gurstelle shoots bottle bazooka

I Defend My Backyard With A Bottle Bazooka

By William Gurstelle

By The Numbers: The Rise Of The Makerspace

By The Numbers: The Rise Of The Makerspace

By Nicole Lou and Katie Peek

Build a mini remote-controlled snowplow

By Dave Prochnow

Going Batty For Science

Going Batty For Science

By Chandra Clarke

A 40-Watt Laser Shotgun. Really.

A 40-Watt Laser Shotgun. Really.

By Rachel Nuwer

How To Build Your Own Cotton-Candy Machine

How To Build Your Own Cotton-Candy Machine

By Pocholo Manalac

tiny home builder Hailey Fort

This 9-Year-Old Builds Tiny Houses For The Homeless

By Rebecca Harrington

How To Turn Your Old Smartphone Into A Smart Mirror

How To Turn Your Old Smartphone Into A Smart Mirror

This Steampunk Penny Crusher Was Made By Hand

This Steampunk Penny Crusher Was Made By Hand

By Rebecca Harrington

How To Make A Smartphone-Powered Hologram [Video]

How To Make A Smartphone-Powered Hologram [Video]

Build A 300-MPH Ping-Pong Cannon

Build A 300-MPH Ping-Pong Cannon

By William Gurstelle

Hack-'O-Lantern

How To Build A Flameless Hack-o’-Lantern

By Sean Michael Ragan

Hack-'O-Lantern

12 Popular Science Inspired Halloween Costumes

By Jason Lederman

Fold A Paper Robot With An Arduino Brain

Fold A Paper Robot With An Arduino Brain

Unusual Uses For An Electric Toothbrush

Unusual Uses For An Electric Toothbrush

Connor Landgraf on the modern stethoscope

A smarter stethoscope

White House Hosting Forum on Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing

By Chandra Clarke

5 Ways To Support Minority STEM Students

5 Ways To Support Minority STEM Students

Enter The 2016 Invention Awards Now

Enter The 2016 Invention Awards Now

By Sophie Bushwick

Still Of BB-8 From The Force Awakens Trailer

Three Epic Hollywood Props, Remixed

Madeline Gannon

The scientist who is making 3D printing more human

9 Crazy Body Hacks That Give You Superhuman Powers

9 Crazy Body Hacks That Give You Superhuman Powers

How To Build A Ballistics Box That Measures Fastballs

How To Build A Ballistics Box That Measures Fastballs

By William Gurstelle

How To Turn A Rainy Day Into Art

By Rebecca Harrington

A Mushroom Cloud Made From Coffee Creamer

A Mushroom Cloud Made From Coffee Creamer

By William Gurstelle

A Hack For Cutting Pipes Perfectly [Video]

A Hack For Cutting Pipes Perfectly [Video]

By Sophie Bushwick

How to Blow Smoke Rings

How to Blow Smoke Rings in a Safer Way

By Rachel Fobar

Second Prototype

Rise Of The MegaBot

By Andrew Zaleski

Sugru Is The Play-Doh Of Glue

Sugru Is The Play-Doh Of Glue

By Sophie Bushwick

How To Build A Flashlight That Runs On Dead Batteries

How To Build A Flashlight That Runs On Dead Batteries

By Sean Michael Ragan

A Sleek Digitally Augmented Router Offers “Autocorrect For Your Hands”

A Sleek Digitally Augmented Router Offers “Autocorrect For Your Hands”

By Andrew Rosenblum

How To Build A Home Fusion Reactor

How To Build A Home Fusion Reactor

The Tricorder Comes Down to Earth

The Tricorder Comes Down to Earth

By Andrew Zaleski

How To Build Your Own Particle Detector

How To Build Your Own Particle Detector

By Sarah Charley

How To Be A Brilliant Inventor

How To Be A Brilliant Inventor

By PopSci Editors

How To Hijack Your Car’s Infotainment System

How To Hijack Your Car’s Infotainment System

Homemade Iron Man Glove Fires Lasers

Homemade Iron Man Glove Fires Lasers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Teach Your Fish How To Walk

Teach Your Fish How To Walk

By Shannon Palus

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The 2015 Invention Awards

By PopSci Editors

Build An Umbrella Stand That Outsmarts The Rain

Build An Umbrella Stand That Outsmarts The Rain

This Solar-Powered Engine Can Be Made With A 3D Printer

This Solar-Powered Engine Can Be Made With A 3D Printer

Eschew Glue: Make Your Own Sticky Liquid Glass Instead [Video]

Eschew Glue: Make Your Own Sticky Liquid Glass Instead [Video]

By Sophie Bushwick

New Liquid-Based 3D Printer Takes Minutes, Not Hours

recombinant DNA extraction in a kitchen at South by Southwest

SXSW 2015: I Reprogrammed A Lifeform In Someone’s Kitchen While Drinking A Beer

Defy The Cable Company With A DIY HDTV Antenna

Defy The Cable Company With A DIY HDTV Antenna

By Alexandra Ossola

How To Make Your Own Hologram-Projecting Glasses

How To Make Your Own Hologram-Projecting Glasses

By Nsikan Akpan

Citizen Science Goes Meta

Citizen Science Goes Meta

By Chandra Clarke

How To Build A Hovercraft From Styrofoam Plates

How To Build A Hovercraft From Styrofoam Plates

By Sean Michael Ragan

How To Make A Laser-Sighted Blowgun For Only $3

How To Make A Laser-Sighted Blowgun For Only $3

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Wear your heart (monitor) on your sleeve

Wear A Heart (Monitor) On Your Sleeve

By Dave Prochnow

The Disappearance Of The Instruction Manual

The Disappearance Of The Instruction Manual

By Mark Svenvold

The Future Of The Past

The Future Of The Past

By Chandra Clarke

Making Moonshine In A Homebuilt Reflux Still [Video]

Making Moonshine In A Homebuilt Reflux Still [Video]

By Chris Hackett