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Surprising things you can clean in the dishwasher
DIY

Surprising things you can clean in the dishwasher

By Sophie Bushwick and Billy Cadden

How to make the best protest sign
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How to make the best protest sign

By Sophie Bushwick

Kid Inventors
DIY

Three (very) young inventors using 3D printing to change the world

By Jason Lederman

The Amazon Echo and Echo Dot
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20 helpful Amazon Echo voice commands for you to try

By David Nield

The easiest way to kick your caffeine habit
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The easiest way to kick your caffeine habit

By Claire Maldarelli

The scientifically best way to sweep a floor
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The scientifically best way to sweep a floor

By Rob Verger

Da Vinci’s Architronito
DIY

How to build a steam-powered cannon invented by Da Vinci

By William Gurstelle

How to not die in a blizzard
Health

How to not die in a blizzard

By Sara Chodosh

How to recycle your phone no matter where you live
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How to recycle your phone no matter where you live

By David Nield

cat sits next to scratching post
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Keep your cat overlord happy with this easy DIY scratching post

By Sarah Fecht

How to fix a leaky faucet
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How to fix a leaky faucet

By David Nield

How to survive the ‘Little House’ books
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How to survive the ‘Little House’ books

By Sophie Bushwick

Erasing graffiti
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How to erase permanent-marker graffiti

By Sophie Bushwick

How to make a survival whistle from a soup can
DIY

How to make a survival whistle from a soup can

By Eleanor Cummins

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Jobs at Popular Science: Now hiring an Editorial Assistant

By Popular Science Team

Photograph the night sky with your phone
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How to photograph the night sky on a phone

By Sophie Bushwick

Portable garden
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Build a DIY garden you can bring on the road

By Mary Beth Griggs

A DIY version of Galileo's telescope
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How to build a DIY replica of Galileo’s telescope

By Michael Koziol

DIY Sonic Tractor Beam
DIY

Now you can 3D print your own sonic tractor beam

By Sophie Bushwick

A sextant made from junk
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How to make a sextant from random junk

By Sophie Bushwick

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

By Sara Chodosh and Peter Hess

These brothers built a mine-sweeping drone
DIY

These brothers built a mine-sweeping drone

By Coby McDonald

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

By Sophie Bushwick

Solar oven
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How to build a DIY solar oven

By Thom Leavy

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

By Rachel Feltman

How to sharpen your kitchen knives
DIY

How to sharpen your kitchen knives

By Sara Chodosh

Ace Of Cakes Duff Goldman talks cake hacking
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Ace Of Cakes Duff Goldman talks cake hacking

By Matt Giles

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

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

By Sophie Bushwick

Pyro-Trombone
DIY

These Musical Instruments Play With Fire

By Jeremy S. Cook

This Cop Turned A Helicopter Into An Amphibious Racecar
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This Cop Turned A Helicopter Into An Amphibious Racecar

By Andrew Rosenblum

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

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

By Thom Leavy

How VEST Works
DIY

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

By Claire Maldarelli

Should You Build Your Own EpiPen?
Health

Should You Build Your Own EpiPen?

By Peter Hess

A Boy And His Trebuchet
DIY

Build Your Own Mini Medieval Siege Weapon

By William Gurstelle

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

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

Decorate Your Desk With This DIY Personal Sky Puppet
DIY

Decorate Your Desk With This DIY Personal Sky Puppet

By William Gurstelle

Build A Self-Propelled Magnet ‘Car’
DIY

Build A Self-Propelled Magnet ‘Car’

By Annabel Edwards

Swedish Man Builds Flying Chair With Eight Rotors
Technology

Swedish Man Builds Flying Chair With Eight Rotors

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Umbrella Drones Float Through The Air Like Jellyfish
DIY

Umbrella Drones Float Through The Air Like Jellyfish

By Thom Leavy

A giant computer fills an entire living room
DIY

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

By Coby McDonald

Only You Can Lift This DIY Hammer Of Thor
DIY

Only You Can Lift This DIY Hammer Of Thor

By Eric Hagan

Your Toolbox Is Calling
DIY

Your Toolbox Is Calling

Walking Desk
DIY

How To Build A Wearable Walking Desk

By Sean Michael Ragan

Turn A PVC Tube Into A Passive Amp
DIY

Turn A PVC Tube Into A Passive Amp

By Jeremy S. Cook

Warm, flat, minty Coke
DIY

The ‘Diet Coke And Mentos’ Guys Are Still At It 10 Years Later

By Jason Lederman

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

How To Make Alcoholic Glowsticks—That Won’t Explode

By Thom Leavy

Ann Makosinski
DIY

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

Omni Hoverboard
DIY

Finally, A Hoverboard That Actually Flies

By Alyssa Favreau

prototype design illustration
DIY

The inventor’s handbook

By Rachel Nuwer

Control DIY Projects With Your Mind
DIY

Control DIY Projects With Your Mind

By Claire Maldarelli

The Musician Who Built A Weather-Sensing Synth
DIY

The Musician Who Built A Weather-Sensing Synth

By Aimee Swartz

How To Extract Your Own DNA
DIY

How To Extract Your Own DNA

By Sophie Bushwick

William Gurstelle shoots bottle bazooka
DIY

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
DIY

Build a mini remote-controlled snowplow

By Dave Prochnow

Going Batty For Science
DIY

Going Batty For Science

By Chandra Clarke

A 40-Watt Laser Shotgun. Really.
DIY

A 40-Watt Laser Shotgun. Really.

By Rachel Nuwer

How To Build Your Own Cotton-Candy Machine
DIY

How To Build Your Own Cotton-Candy Machine

By Pocholo Manalac

tiny home builder Hailey Fort
DIY

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

By Rebecca Harrington

How To Turn Your Old Smartphone Into A Smart Mirror
DIY

How To Turn Your Old Smartphone Into A Smart Mirror

By Lydia Chain

This Steampunk Penny Crusher Was Made By Hand
DIY

This Steampunk Penny Crusher Was Made By Hand

By Rebecca Harrington

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

How To Make A Smartphone-Powered Hologram [Video]

By Levi Sharpe

Build A 300-MPH Ping-Pong Cannon
DIY

Build A 300-MPH Ping-Pong Cannon

By William Gurstelle