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The New Age of Invention

The New Age of Invention

By Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler

Invent Your Own Anything

Invent Your Own Anything

By Katherine E. Bagley

2012 Invention Awards: An Assisted-Walking Device That Senses Your Step

2012 Invention Awards: An Assisted-Walking Device That Senses Your Step

By Becky Ferreira

How to Copy the Great Mineral Waters of Europe At Home

How to Copy the Great Mineral Waters of Europe At Home

How To Make Your Own Home Drink Carbonation System

How To Make Your Own Home Drink Carbonation System

By John Mahoney

2012 Invention Awards: A Powerful, Affordable Mister to Save Overheated Firefighters

2012 Invention Awards: A Powerful, Affordable Mister to Save Overheated Firefighters

The Canning Jar: Ultra-Versatile Tool of the Modern Kitchen

The Canning Jar: Ultra-Versatile Tool of the Modern Kitchen

2012 Invention Awards: An Inflatable Abdominal Tourniquet

By Rose Pastore

2012 Invention Awards: A Higher-Efficiency, Lower-Emission Engine System

2012 Invention Awards: A Higher-Efficiency, Lower-Emission Engine System

2012 Invention Awards: A Recirculating Shower

2012 Invention Awards: A Recirculating Shower

By Rena Marie Pacella

2012 Invention Awards: A Spring-Loaded Ice Skate

2012 Invention Awards: A Spring-Loaded Ice Skate

2012 Invention Awards: A Better Lobster Trap

2012 Invention Awards: A Better Lobster Trap

By Brooke Borel

2012 Invention Awards: A Recovery-Accelerating Modular Cast

2012 Invention Awards: A Recovery-Accelerating Modular Cast

By Lauren Aaronson

2012 Invention Awards: Augmented-Reality Contact Lenses

2012 Invention Awards: Augmented-Reality Contact Lenses

By Joseph A. Bernstein

Make Your Mornings Explosive With a Defusable Alarm Clock

Make Your Mornings Explosive With a Defusable Alarm Clock

By Kaitlin Miller

You Built What?!: A Portable X-Ray Machine

You Built What?!: A Portable X-Ray Machine

By Gregory Mone

iFixit Introduces Dozuki, Actually Makes Product Manuals Interesting and Exciting

iFixit Introduces Dozuki, Actually Makes Product Manuals Interesting and Exciting

By Dan Nosowitz

Gray Matter: In Which I Play With White Phosphorus

Gray Matter: In Which I Play With White Phosphorus

By Theodore Gray

Video: How to Fold the Longest-Flying Paper Airplanes

Video: How to Fold the Longest-Flying Paper Airplanes

By Corinne Iozzio

Official Rules: A Handyman’s Garage Sweepstakes

By PopSci Editors

Intrepid Michigan Tween Restores Her Own Future Car

Intrepid Michigan Tween Restores Her Own Future Car

By Rebecca Boyle

Invention of The Month: Conductive Ink

Invention of The Month: Conductive Ink

By PopSci Editors

Gray Matter: In Which I Dip My Finger In Molten Lead

Gray Matter: In Which I Dip My Finger In Molten Lead

By Theodore Gray

You Built What?!: A Compact Mechanical Crossbow With the Precision of a Laser

You Built What?!: A Compact Mechanical Crossbow With the Precision of a Laser

By Gregory Mone

Do-It-Yourself Projects That Deliver Hours of Play

Do-It-Yourself Projects That Deliver Hours of Play

By Amber Williams

The LEGO Master Builder Academy, Part One: In Which I Begin My Training

The LEGO Master Builder Academy, Part One: In Which I Begin My Training

By Corinne Iozzio

Gray Matter: Recasting The Highly Hazardous Toys of the Past

Gray Matter: Recasting The Highly Hazardous Toys of the Past

By Theodore Gray

Building a Drivable OutRun Arcade Cabinet

Building a Drivable OutRun Arcade Cabinet

By Gregory Mone

You Built What?! A Wearable LED Television

You Built What?! A Wearable LED Television

By Gregory Mone

Instant Kool-Aid is a Marvel of Technology

Instant Kool-Aid is a Marvel of Technology

By Theodore Gray

You Built What?! The World’s Largest Videogame Controller

You Built What?! The World’s Largest Videogame Controller

By Gregory Mone

Sponsored Post: Radioshack Music Maker DIY Project

Sponsored Post: Radioshack Music Maker DIY Project

By Vin Marshall

Honduran Teen Invents Cheap, Simple Eye-Tracking Device For Disabled

Honduran Teen Invents Cheap, Simple Eye-Tracking Device For Disabled

By Rebecca Boyle

You Built What?! A Remote-Controlled Hacker Drone

You Built What?! A Remote-Controlled Hacker Drone

Offical Rules: Stanley A Handyman’s Garage Sweepstakes 2011

By PopSci Editors

A 3-D Printer That Uses the Sun to Create Glass Objects Out of Sand

A 3-D Printer That Uses the Sun to Create Glass Objects Out of Sand

By Gregory Mone

IFTTT Launches, Letting Normal People Program “If This, Then That” Tools

IFTTT Launches, Letting Normal People Program “If This, Then That” Tools

By Dan Nosowitz

Ask a Geek: Should I Fully Drain My Laptop Battery Before Recharging It?

Ask a Geek: Should I Fully Drain My Laptop Battery Before Recharging It?

By Gordon Mah Ung

Archive Gallery: The Weirdest Ways to Get a Tan

Archive Gallery: The Weirdest Ways to Get a Tan

Gray Matter: Easy DIY Gunpowder

Gray Matter: Easy DIY Gunpowder

By Theodore Gray

Make Your Own DIY Drive-In

Make Your Own DIY Drive-In

You Built What?! A Homemade Scanning Electron Microscope

You Built What?! A Homemade Scanning Electron Microscope

By Gregory Mone

Gray Matter: Fire In The Hole

Gray Matter: Fire In The Hole

By Theodore Gray

Your Set-Top Box Is Murdering Your Electric Bill. Here’s What You Can Do

Your Set-Top Box Is Murdering Your Electric Bill. Here’s What You Can Do

By Dan Nosowitz

How to Build a Sweet-Sounding Tube-Amp iPod Dock

How to Build a Sweet-Sounding Tube-Amp iPod Dock

By Vin Marshall

You Built What?! A Colossal Flying Reproduction of a 1935 Airship

You Built What?! A Colossal Flying Reproduction of a 1935 Airship

By Gregory Mone

iPhone Controlled Cannon Tosses Beer From the Fridge

iPhone Controlled Cannon Tosses Beer From the Fridge

By as told to Amanda Schupak, Ryan Rusnak

2011 Invention Awards: From Waste To Water

2011 Invention Awards: From Waste To Water

2011 Invention Awards: A Portable Motorized Body Board

2011 Invention Awards: A Portable Motorized Body Board

2011 Invention Awards: A Crime-Fighting Armored Glove

2011 Invention Awards: A Crime-Fighting Armored Glove

By Brooke Borel

2011 Invention Awards: A Pen To Screen for Disease

2011 Invention Awards: A Pen To Screen for Disease

2011 Invention Awards: A Mirror That Monitors Vital Signs

2011 Invention Awards: A Mirror That Monitors Vital Signs

By Gregory Mone

2011 Invention Awards: A Landing Pad For Skiers

2011 Invention Awards: A Landing Pad For Skiers

By Ryan Bradley

2011 Invention Awards: A Better Mechanical Hand

2011 Invention Awards: A Better Mechanical Hand

By Lauren Aaronson

2011 Invention Awards: Sniffing Out Bedbugs

2011 Invention Awards: Sniffing Out Bedbugs

By Brooke Borel

Citizens in Flood Zone Build Homemade Levees to Protect Their Homes

Citizens in Flood Zone Build Homemade Levees to Protect Their Homes

Hackintosh Diaries, Part Two: Choosing and Assembling Your Hardware

Hackintosh Diaries, Part Two: Choosing and Assembling Your Hardware

By John Mahoney

Hackintosh Diaries, Part One: It’s Never Been Easier to Build a Hackintosh

Hackintosh Diaries, Part One: It’s Never Been Easier to Build a Hackintosh

By John Mahoney

Video: They Sure Don’t Make Pyrex Like They Used To

Video: They Sure Don’t Make Pyrex Like They Used To

By Theodore Gray

The History of the Teardown: The Need to See Our Gear Undressed

The History of the Teardown: The Need to See Our Gear Undressed

By Dan Nosowitz

Gray Matter: A Foil Boat Floating On An Invisible Sea

Gray Matter: A Foil Boat Floating On An Invisible Sea

By Theodore Gray

Vise Cakes: Making a Grain Puffer on the Cheap

Vise Cakes: Making a Grain Puffer on the Cheap

By Christopher Martin, Micah Donovan, Nobu Adilman

A Disc-Cutter-Powered Drag Racer That Hits Nearly 50 MPH

A Disc-Cutter-Powered Drag Racer That Hits Nearly 50 MPH

By Gregory Mone

You Built What?! A Truck-Sized, Street-Legal Radio Flyer Wagon

You Built What?! A Truck-Sized, Street-Legal Radio Flyer Wagon

By Gregory Mone