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The Tricorder Comes Down to Earth

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 How To Build Your Own Particle Detector

By Sarah Charley

How To Be A Brilliant Inventor

How To Be A Brilliant Inventor How To Be A Brilliant Inventor

How To Hijack Your Car’s Infotainment System

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 Homemade Iron Man Glove Fires Lasers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Teach Your Fish How To Walk

Teach Your Fish How To Walk Teach Your Fish How To Walk

By Shannon Palus

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Build An Umbrella Stand That Outsmarts The Rain

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

By Sophie Bushwick

New Liquid-Based 3D Printer Takes Minutes, Not Hours 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 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 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 How To Make Your Own Hologram-Projecting Glasses

By Nsikan Akpan

Citizen Science Goes Meta

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 How To Build A Hovercraft From Styrofoam Plates

By Sean Michael Ragan

How To Build A Roman Catapult In Your Backyard

How To Build A Roman Catapult In Your Backyard How To Build A Roman Catapult In Your Backyard

By William Gurstelle

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

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 Wear A Heart (Monitor) On Your Sleeve

By Dave Prochnow

The Disappearance Of The Instruction Manual

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 The Future Of The Past

By Chandra Clarke

Making Moonshine In A Homebuilt Reflux Still [Video]

Making Moonshine In A Homebuilt Reflux Still [Video] Making Moonshine In A Homebuilt Reflux Still [Video]

By Chris Hackett

Changing Food By Changing Its pH

Changing Food By Changing Its pH Changing Food By Changing Its pH

By Harold McGee

Let Electric Ink Light Up Your Next Project

Let Electric Ink Light Up Your Next Project Let Electric Ink Light Up Your Next Project

Artist Turns DNA From Chewed Gum Into Sculptures Artist Turns DNA From Chewed Gum Into Sculptures

By Daniel Grushkin

Levant Tin Mine

Rise Of The Drone Mapper Rise Of The Drone Mapper

By Andrew Rosenblum

How One Man Hacked His Way Out Of Homelessness

How One Man Hacked His Way Out Of Homelessness How One Man Hacked His Way Out Of Homelessness

Conquer Cold With DIY Hand Warmers

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

By Sophie Bushwick

The Open Space Agency

The Open Space Agency The Open Space Agency

By Chandra Clarke

How To Repurpose Your Old Radio To Listen To Meteor Showers

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

By Dave Prochnow

The Carpool Deville

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

By Alexandra Ossola

Hack-'O-Lantern

Create A Smoking Pumpkin With An E-Cigarette Create A Smoking Pumpkin With An E-Cigarette

By Sophie Bushwick

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

By Sophie Bushwick

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

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

By Sophie Bushwick

Enter Popular Science’s 2015 Invention Awards

Enter Popular Science’s 2015 Invention Awards Enter Popular Science’s 2015 Invention Awards

By Sophie Bushwick

Science, Science Everywhere

Science, Science Everywhere Science, Science Everywhere

By Chandra Clarke

3-D Printing A Navy Beach Stormer

3-D Printing A Navy Beach Stormer 3-D Printing A Navy Beach Stormer

The Greatest Space Hack Ever

The Greatest Space Hack Ever The Greatest Space Hack Ever

By Neel V. Patel

NASA Needs You NASA Needs You

By Chandra Clarke

The Rise Of Open Source Hardware

The Rise Of Open Source Hardware The Rise Of Open Source Hardware

By Rachel Nuwer

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

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

By Alexandra Ossola

Turntables, Tattoo Guns, Theremins, And More

Turntables, Tattoo Guns, Theremins, And More Turntables, Tattoo Guns, Theremins, And More

By Sophie Bushwick

Wiffle ball cannon

Hurl Wiffle Balls At 50 MPH—With A Leaf Blower Hurl Wiffle Balls At 50 MPH—With A Leaf Blower

By William Gurstelle

How To Raise Your Own Edible Crickets

How To Raise Your Own Edible Crickets How To Raise Your Own Edible Crickets

By Alexandra Ossola

Can You Kelp Out?

Can You Kelp Out? Can You Kelp Out?

By Chandra Clarke

Welcome To The Lab Of An Apollo Computer Anatomist

Welcome To The Lab Of An Apollo Computer Anatomist Welcome To The Lab Of An Apollo Computer Anatomist

Go Analog With A Resistance-Based Calculator

Go Analog With A Resistance-Based Calculator Go Analog With A Resistance-Based Calculator

By Dave Prochnow

Car battery arc welder

How I Turned Car Batteries Into A Welder [Video] How I Turned Car Batteries Into A Welder [Video]

By Chris Hackett

A DIY Pressure Suit for Near-Space Adventures

A DIY Pressure Suit for Near-Space Adventures A DIY Pressure Suit for Near-Space Adventures

By Kate Baggaley

How To Cure Garlic Breath

How To Cure Garlic Breath How To Cure Garlic Breath

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Lost At Sea? Survive With These Tricks

Lost At Sea? Survive With These Tricks Lost At Sea? Survive With These Tricks

John Steinbeck On Why ‘Camping Is For The Birds’

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

By Rose Pastore

A Wooden Canoe Built By Nick Offerman

A Wooden Canoe Built By Nick Offerman A Wooden Canoe Built By Nick Offerman

3-D Printing the Double Bubble

3-D Printing the Double Bubble 3-D Printing the Double Bubble

Nick Offerman On Why We Should Build Stuff

Nick Offerman On Why We Should Build Stuff Nick Offerman On Why We Should Build Stuff

By Jennifer Bogo

How To Turn A Clothespin Into A Matchstick Gun

How To Turn A Clothespin Into A Matchstick Gun How To Turn A Clothespin Into A Matchstick Gun

Powdered Alcohol

How To Make Powdered Booze At Home How To Make Powdered Booze At Home

Turn A Tea Bag Into A Lantern

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

car-impaling crossbow

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

By Chris Hackett

Build A Lightweight Tent For A Pittance

Build A Lightweight Tent For A Pittance Build A Lightweight Tent For A Pittance

By Nathan Brown

5 Bar Tricks You Can Do With Science

5 Bar Tricks You Can Do With Science 5 Bar Tricks You Can Do With Science

By Douglas Main

A Life-Size LEGO Car You Can Actually Drive

A Life-Size LEGO Car You Can Actually Drive A Life-Size LEGO Car You Can Actually Drive

By Gregory Mone

Finally, A Strip-Proof Screw

Finally, A Strip-Proof Screw Finally, A Strip-Proof Screw

By Stuart Deutsch

This Electric Sled Is A Miniature Winter Tank

This Electric Sled Is A Miniature Winter Tank This Electric Sled Is A Miniature Winter Tank

By Colin Lecher