DIY (Page 42)

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

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

By Sophie Bushwick

CLIP
Projects

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

By Dan Moren

recombinant DNA extraction in a kitchen at South by Southwest
Projects

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

By Loren Grush

Defy The Cable Company With A DIY HDTV Antenna
Projects

Defy The Cable Company With A DIY HDTV Antenna

By Alexandra Ossola

How To Make Your Own Hologram-Projecting Glasses
Projects

How To Make Your Own Hologram-Projecting Glasses

By Nsikan Akpan

Citizen Science Goes Meta
DIY

Citizen Science Goes Meta

By Chandra Clarke

How To Build A Hovercraft From Styrofoam Plates
Projects

How To Build A Hovercraft From Styrofoam Plates

By Sean Michael Ragan

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Wear your heart (monitor) on your sleeve
Projects

Wear A Heart (Monitor) On Your Sleeve

By Dave Prochnow

The Disappearance Of The Instruction Manual
Life Skills

The Disappearance Of The Instruction Manual

By Mark Svenvold

The Future Of The Past
DIY

The Future Of The Past

By Chandra Clarke

Making Moonshine In A Homebuilt Reflux Still [Video]
Projects

Making Moonshine In A Homebuilt Reflux Still [Video]

By Chris Hackett

Changing Food By Changing Its pH
Life Skills

Changing Food By Changing Its pH

By Harold McGee

Let Electric Ink Light Up Your Next Project
Projects

Let Electric Ink Light Up Your Next Project

By Jeremy Cook

DNA Art
Projects

Artist Turns DNA From Chewed Gum Into Sculptures

By Daniel Grushkin

Levant Tin Mine
Tech Hacks

Rise Of The Drone Mapper

By Andrew Rosenblum

How One Man Hacked His Way Out Of Homelessness
Life Skills

How One Man Hacked His Way Out Of Homelessness

By Rose Conry

Conquer Cold With DIY Hand Warmers
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Conquer Cold With DIY Hand Warmers

By Sophie Bushwick

The Open Space Agency
Projects

The Open Space Agency

By Chandra Clarke

How To Repurpose Your Old Radio To Listen To Meteor Showers
Projects

How To Repurpose Your Old Radio To Listen To Meteor Showers

By Dave Prochnow

The Carpool Deville
Projects

How 2 Guys Turned A ’69 Cadillac Into The World’s Fastest Hot Tub

By Alexandra Ossola

Hack-'O-Lantern
Projects

Create A Smoking Pumpkin With An E-Cigarette

By Sophie Bushwick

Bionic Boot
Projects

Video: Bionic Boots That Let You Run Up To 25 MPH

By Sophie Bushwick

DIY: How To Light Up Your Bike Wheels [Video]
Projects

DIY: How To Light Up Your Bike Wheels [Video]

By Sophie Bushwick

Enter Popular Science’s 2015 Invention Awards
DIY

Enter Popular Science’s 2015 Invention Awards

By Sophie Bushwick

Science, Science Everywhere
DIY

Science, Science Everywhere

By Chandra Clarke

3-D Printing A Navy Beach Stormer
Projects

3-D Printing A Navy Beach Stormer

By PopSci Editors

The Greatest Space Hack Ever
DIY

The Greatest Space Hack Ever

By Neel V. Patel

NASA Needs You
DIY

NASA Needs You

By Chandra Clarke

The Rise Of Open Source Hardware
Tech Hacks

The Rise Of Open Source Hardware

By Rachel Nuwer

Can We Hack Our Vision To See Infrared With The Naked Eye?
Life Skills

Can We Hack Our Vision To See Infrared With The Naked Eye?

By Alexandra Ossola

Turntables, Tattoo Guns, Theremins, And More
DIY

Turntables, Tattoo Guns, Theremins, And More

By Sophie Bushwick

Wiffle ball cannon
Projects

Hurl Wiffle Balls At 50 MPH—With A Leaf Blower

By William Gurstelle

How To Raise Your Own Edible Crickets
Projects

How To Raise Your Own Edible Crickets

By Alexandra Ossola

Can You Kelp Out?
DIY

Can You Kelp Out?

By Chandra Clarke

Welcome To The Lab Of An Apollo Computer Anatomist
Projects

Welcome To The Lab Of An Apollo Computer Anatomist

By Dave Mosher

Go Analog With A Resistance-Based Calculator
Projects

Go Analog With A Resistance-Based Calculator

By Dave Prochnow

Car battery arc welder
Projects

How I Turned Car Batteries Into A Welder [Video]

By Chris Hackett

A DIY Pressure Suit for Near-Space Adventures
Projects

A DIY Pressure Suit for Near-Space Adventures

By Kate Baggaley

How To Cure Garlic Breath
Life Skills

How To Cure Garlic Breath

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Lost At Sea? Survive With These Tricks
Life Skills

Lost At Sea? Survive With These Tricks

By Jia You

John Steinbeck On Why ‘Camping Is For The Birds’
DIY

John Steinbeck On Why ‘Camping Is For The Birds’

By Rose Pastore

A Wooden Canoe Built By Nick Offerman
Projects

A Wooden Canoe Built By Nick Offerman

By Dave Mosher

3-D Printing the Double Bubble
Projects

3-D Printing the Double Bubble

By Don Foley

Nick Offerman On Why We Should Build Stuff
DIY

Nick Offerman On Why We Should Build Stuff

By Jennifer Bogo

How To Turn A Clothespin Into A Matchstick Gun
Projects

How To Turn A Clothespin Into A Matchstick Gun

By Ina Yang

Powdered Alcohol
Projects

How To Make Powdered Booze At Home

By Paul Adams

Turn A Tea Bag Into A Lantern
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Turn A Tea Bag Into A Lantern

By Jia You

car-impaling crossbow
Projects

A Homemade Crossbow Designed To Impale A Car Door [Video]

By Chris Hackett

Build A Lightweight Tent For A Pittance
Projects

Build A Lightweight Tent For A Pittance

By Nathan Brown

5 Bar Tricks You Can Do With Science
Projects

5 Bar Tricks You Can Do With Science

By Douglas Main

A Life-Size LEGO Car You Can Actually Drive
Projects

A Life-Size LEGO Car You Can Actually Drive

By Gregory Mone

Finally, A Strip-Proof Screw
Projects

Finally, A Strip-Proof Screw

By Stuart Deutsch

This Electric Sled Is A Miniature Winter Tank
Projects

This Electric Sled Is A Miniature Winter Tank

By Colin Lecher

How I Transformed Sewage Into Fresh Water [Video]
Projects

How I Transformed Sewage Into Fresh Water [Video]

By Chris Hackett

The Fastest Face-Down, Head-First, Human-Powered Vehicle
Projects

The Fastest Face-Down, Head-First, Human-Powered Vehicle

By Rose Conry

Where And How To Sift For Your Own Fossils
Projects

Where And How To Sift For Your Own Fossils

By Dave Mosher

The Maker King
DIY

The Maker King

By Jacob Ward

Good Idea/Bad Idea: Use A Belt Sander To…
Life Skills

Good Idea/Bad Idea: Use A Belt Sander To…

By Mac Irvine

Hack Your E-ZPass So It Alerts You Whenever It’s Scanned
Projects

Hack Your E-ZPass So It Alerts You Whenever It’s Scanned

By Kate Baggaley

Make An LED Holiday Light Out Of Pennies
Projects

Make An LED Holiday Light Out Of Pennies

By Kate Baggaley

How Bars Are Using High-Tech Equipment To Make Better Drinks
Projects

How Bars Are Using High-Tech Equipment To Make Better Drinks

By Camper English

A Family Built This Museum-Quality Curiosity Rover
Projects

A Family Built This Museum-Quality Curiosity Rover

By Dave Mosher

The Hand Tool Family Tree [Infographic]
Tech Hacks

The Hand Tool Family Tree [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher