DIY(Page 43)

PopSci's curated collection of life skills, tech tips, and hands-on projects we think you'll love.

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Smartphone
DIY

How to find a new job on your smartphone

By David Nield

Five map and compass skills every outdoorsman should master
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Five map and compass skills every outdoorsman should master

By Keith McCafferty/Field & Stream

Google Play Music
DIY

How to get the most out of Google Play Music

By David Nield

Create your own commands for Amazon Echo and Google Home
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Create your own commands for Amazon Echo and Google Home

By David Nield

grill
DIY

9.5 tips to scientifically enhance your grill game

By Joe Brown

How to go ultralight camping
DIY

How to go ultralight camping

By Rob Verger

Apple Music
DIY

The best Apple Music tricks and add-ons

By David Nield

beach
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How to beach-proof your phone

By Sophie Bushwick

8 new skills you can learn by watching YouTube
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8 new skills you can learn by watching YouTube

By David Nield

Train ride in Alaska by Stan Horaczek
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Seven tips for shooting nature photos with your smartphone camera

By Stan Horaczek

Cat at computer.
DIY

The best ways to make your own GIFs

By Mallory Johns

How to avoid bringing bed bugs home from vacation
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How to avoid bringing bed bugs home from vacation

By Nancy Troyano / Working Mother

YouTube
DIY

YouTube add-ons and tricks to improve your watching

By David Nield

three plants
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Make a copy of this common office plant

By Mary Beth Griggs

The fastest way to chill your beer
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The fastest way to chill your beer

By Sara Chodosh

Make instant slushies with supercooling
DIY

Make instant slushies with supercooling

By Marissa Shieh

5 outdoor games you can build yourself
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5 outdoor games you can build yourself

By Sophie Bushwick

Nest Cam
DIY

How to set up a DIY home security system

By David Nield

Travel apps
DIY

The best travel apps to install on your phone

By David Nield

The most efficient way to brush and floss
Health

The most efficient way to brush and floss

By Claire Maldarelli

20 helpful Google Home commands to try
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20 helpful Google Home commands to try

By David Nield

How to become a Lego master builder
DIY

How to become a Lego master builder

By Sarah Fecht

This is why you should beat egg whites in a copper bowl
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This is why you should beat egg whites in a copper bowl

By Sara Chodosh

This hacker built his own iPhone using parts from Chinese electronics markets
Gear

This hacker built his own iPhone using parts from Chinese electronics markets

By Rob Verger

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
DIY

20 helpful Amazon Echo voice commands for you to try

By David Nield

The easiest way to kick your caffeine habit
DIY

The easiest way to kick your caffeine habit

By Claire Maldarelli

The scientifically best way to sweep a floor
DIY

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
DIY

How to recycle your phone no matter where you live

By David Nield

cat sits next to scratching post
DIY

Keep your cat overlord happy with this easy DIY scratching post

By Sarah Fecht

How to fix a leaky faucet
DIY

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
DIY

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
DIY

How to photograph the night sky on a phone

By Sophie Bushwick

Portable garden
DIY

Build a DIY garden you can bring on the road

By Mary Beth Griggs

A DIY version of Galileo's telescope
DIY

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
DIY

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
DIY

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

By Sophie Bushwick

How to make a magnetic wristband for screws
DIY

How to make a magnetic wristband for screws

By Sophie Bushwick

Solar oven
DIY

How to build a DIY solar oven

By Thom Leavy

How to make touchscreen-sensitive gloves
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How to make touchscreen-sensitive gloves

By Sophie Bushwick

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
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How to sharpen your kitchen knives

By Sara Chodosh

Ace Of Cakes Duff Goldman talks cake hacking
DIY

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
DIY

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