DIY (Page 41)

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Here’s what’s inside the modern explorer’s survival kit
Life Skills

Here’s what’s inside the modern explorer’s survival kit

By Sara Chodosh and Peter Hess

These brothers built a mine-sweeping drone
Projects

These brothers built a mine-sweeping drone

By Coby McDonald

Here’s how to wrap a spherical gift, according to scientists
Life Skills

Here’s how to wrap a spherical gift, according to scientists

By Sophie Bushwick

Solar oven
Projects

How to build a DIY solar oven

By Thom Leavy

Cockroach tea and cricket crepes: How to add (delicious) bugs to your diet
Life Skills

Cockroach tea and cricket crepes: How to add (delicious) bugs to your diet

By Rachel Feltman

How to sharpen your kitchen knives
Life Skills

How to sharpen your kitchen knives

By Sara Chodosh

Ace Of Cakes Duff Goldman talks cake hacking
Projects

Ace Of Cakes Duff Goldman talks cake hacking

By Matt Giles

How to actually, for real turn off social media this weekend
Tech Hacks

How to actually, for real turn off social media this weekend

By Sophie Bushwick

Pyro-Trombone
Projects

These Musical Instruments Play With Fire

By Jeremy S. Cook

This Cop Turned A Helicopter Into An Amphibious Racecar
Projects

This Cop Turned A Helicopter Into An Amphibious Racecar

By Andrew Rosenblum

Bend A Laser Beam With This Easy, Physics-Defying Experiment
Projects

Bend A Laser Beam With This Easy, Physics-Defying Experiment

By Thom Leavy

How VEST Works
Projects

A Device For The Deaf That Lets You “Listen” With Your Skin

By Claire Maldarelli

Should You Build Your Own EpiPen?
DIY

Should You Build Your Own EpiPen?

By Peter Hess

A Boy And His Trebuchet
Projects

Build Your Own Mini Medieval Siege Weapon

By William Gurstelle

Why We Always Get Sick While Traveling – And How To Prevent It
Life Skills

Why We Always Get Sick While Traveling – And How To Prevent It

By PopSci Editors

Decorate Your Desk With This DIY Personal Sky Puppet
Projects

Decorate Your Desk With This DIY Personal Sky Puppet

By William Gurstelle

Build A Self-Propelled Magnet ‘Car’
Projects

Build A Self-Propelled Magnet ‘Car’

By Annabel Edwards

Swedish Man Builds Flying Chair With Eight Rotors
Projects

Swedish Man Builds Flying Chair With Eight Rotors

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Umbrella Drones Float Through The Air Like Jellyfish
Projects

Umbrella Drones Float Through The Air Like Jellyfish

By Thom Leavy

A giant computer fills an entire living room
Projects

This Guy Built A Room-Sized Computer Because He Felt Like It

By Coby McDonald

Only You Can Lift This DIY Hammer Of Thor
Projects

Only You Can Lift This DIY Hammer Of Thor

By Eric Hagan

Your Toolbox Is Calling
DIY

Your Toolbox Is Calling

By PopSci Editors

Walking Desk
Projects

How To Build A Wearable Walking Desk

By Sean Michael Ragan

Turn A PVC Tube Into A Passive Amp
Projects

Turn A PVC Tube Into A Passive Amp

By Jeremy S. Cook

How To Make Alcoholic Glowsticks—That Won’t Explode
Projects

How To Make Alcoholic Glowsticks—That Won’t Explode

By Thom Leavy

Ann Makosinski
Projects

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

By Sarah Fecht

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

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

By PopSci Editors

Omni Hoverboard
Projects

Finally, A Hoverboard That Actually Flies

By Alyssa Favreau

prototype design illustration
Projects

The inventor’s handbook

By Rachel Nuwer

Control DIY Projects With Your Mind
Projects

Control DIY Projects With Your Mind

By Claire Maldarelli

The Musician Who Built A Weather-Sensing Synth
Projects

The Musician Who Built A Weather-Sensing Synth

By Aimee Swartz

How To Extract Your Own DNA
Projects

How To Extract Your Own DNA

By Sophie Bushwick

William Gurstelle shoots bottle bazooka
Projects

I Defend My Backyard With A Bottle Bazooka

By William Gurstelle

By The Numbers: The Rise Of The Makerspace
DIY

By The Numbers: The Rise Of The Makerspace

By Nicole Lou and Katie Peek

RC snow plow
Projects

Build a mini remote-controlled snowplow

By Dave Prochnow

Going Batty For Science
Projects

Going Batty For Science

By Chandra Clarke

A 40-Watt Laser Shotgun. Really.
Projects

A 40-Watt Laser Shotgun. Really.

By Rachel Nuwer

How To Build Your Own Cotton-Candy Machine
Projects

How To Build Your Own Cotton-Candy Machine

By Pocholo Manalac

tiny home builder Hailey Fort
Projects

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

By Rebecca Harrington

How To Turn Your Old Smartphone Into A Smart Mirror
Projects

How To Turn Your Old Smartphone Into A Smart Mirror

By Lydia Chain

This Steampunk Penny Crusher Was Made By Hand
Projects

This Steampunk Penny Crusher Was Made By Hand

By Rebecca Harrington

How To Make A Smartphone-Powered Hologram [Video]
Projects

How To Make A Smartphone-Powered Hologram [Video]

By Levi Sharpe

Build A 300-MPH Ping-Pong Cannon
Projects

Build A 300-MPH Ping-Pong Cannon

By William Gurstelle

Hack-'O-Lantern
Projects

How To Build A Flameless Hack-o’-Lantern

By Sean Michael Ragan

Hack-'O-Lantern
Projects

12 Popular Science Inspired Halloween Costumes

By Jason Lederman

Fold A Paper Robot With An Arduino Brain
Projects

Fold A Paper Robot With An Arduino Brain

By Liz Kruesi

Unusual Uses For An Electric Toothbrush
Projects

Unusual Uses For An Electric Toothbrush

By Levi Sharpe

Connor Landgraf on the modern stethoscope
Projects

A smarter stethoscope

By Tina Casey

DIY

White House Hosting Forum on Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing

By Chandra Clarke

5 Ways To Support Minority STEM Students
Life Skills

5 Ways To Support Minority STEM Students

By Nicole Lou

Enter The 2016 Invention Awards Now
Projects

Enter The 2016 Invention Awards Now

By Sophie Bushwick

Still Of BB-8 From The Force Awakens Trailer
DIY

Three Epic Hollywood Props, Remixed

By Levi Sharpe

Madeline Gannon
Projects

The scientist who is making 3D printing more human

By Tina Casey

9 Crazy Body Hacks That Give You Superhuman Powers
Life Skills

9 Crazy Body Hacks That Give You Superhuman Powers

By Bob Parks

How To Build A Ballistics Box That Measures Fastballs
Projects

How To Build A Ballistics Box That Measures Fastballs

By William Gurstelle

Stay Dry
Projects

How To Turn A Rainy Day Into Art

By Rebecca Harrington

A Mushroom Cloud Made From Coffee Creamer
Projects

A Mushroom Cloud Made From Coffee Creamer

By William Gurstelle

A Hack For Cutting Pipes Perfectly [Video]
Projects

A Hack For Cutting Pipes Perfectly [Video]

By Sophie Bushwick

How to Blow Smoke Rings
Projects

How to Blow Smoke Rings in a Safer Way

By Rachel Fobar

Second Prototype
Projects

Rise Of The MegaBot

By Andrew Zaleski

Sugru Is The Play-Doh Of Glue
Projects

Sugru Is The Play-Doh Of Glue

By Sophie Bushwick

How To Build A Flashlight That Runs On Dead Batteries
Projects

How To Build A Flashlight That Runs On Dead Batteries

By Sean Michael Ragan

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

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

By Andrew Rosenblum

How To Build A Home Fusion Reactor
Projects

How To Build A Home Fusion Reactor

By Tom Clynes