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DIY(Page 45)

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

Latest in DIY

How To Make A DIY Anti-Surveillance Spray
DIY

How To Make A DIY Anti-Surveillance Spray

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How Tom West Built A Pirate-Proof Yacht
DIY

How Tom West Built A Pirate-Proof Yacht

By Nathan Brown

A Hacked Mobile Antenna In A Backpack Could Spy On Cell Phone Conversations
DIY

A Hacked Mobile Antenna In A Backpack Could Spy On Cell Phone Conversations

By Dan Nosowitz

How To Turn A Match Into A Tiny Rocket [VIDEO]
DIY

How To Turn A Match Into A Tiny Rocket [VIDEO]

By Susan E. Matthews

A Motorized, Super-Detailed Robot Villain Made By A Doctor Who Fan
Technology

A Motorized, Super-Detailed Robot Villain Made By A Doctor Who Fan

By Gregory Mone

Human Catapult
DIY

You Built What?!: A Human Catapult

By Gregory Mone

This Newer, Stronger 3-D Printed Gun Costs Just $25
DIY

This Newer, Stronger 3-D Printed Gun Costs Just $25

By Clay Dillow

Gene Machine
DIY

Gene Machine

By Daniel Grushkin

Dear Schools: Stop Treating Science-Curious Kids Like Criminals
DIY

Dear Schools: Stop Treating Science-Curious Kids Like Criminals

By Dave Mosher

Reddit Is More Dangerous Than The Syrian Electronic Army’s Hackers
DIY

Reddit Is More Dangerous Than The Syrian Electronic Army’s Hackers

By Dan Nosowitz

Green Dragon
DIY

Green Dragon Drink: The Chemistry of Nitrous-Powered, Pot-Infused Liquor

By Paul Adams

You Built What?!: A Tractor For The Apocalypse
DIY

You Built What?!: A Tractor For The Apocalypse

By Clay Dillow

Build Your Own Resistor Substitution Decade Box
DIY

Build Your Own Resistor Substitution Decade Box

By Ajai Raj

Build Your Own DIY Space Plane
DIY

Build Your Own DIY Space Plane

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Magic Mystery Bulb
DIY

Magic Mystery Bulb

By Rose Conry

How One Group Is Trying To Skirt Federal Regulations On Its $50 3-D Printed Gun Part
DIY

How One Group Is Trying To Skirt Federal Regulations On Its $50 3-D Printed Gun Part

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Homemade Jetpack Designed To Reach An Altitude Of 25,000 Feet
DIY

Homemade Jetpack Designed To Reach An Altitude Of 25,000 Feet

By Shaunacy Ferro

Incredible HLQ Render
DIY

Students Kickstart A Do-Gooder Drone

By Elbert Chu

You Built What?!: A Vertical Veggie Farm
DIY

You Built What?!: A Vertical Veggie Farm

By Clay Dillow

Gray Matter: How To Make Cheap Fake Gold
DIY

Gray Matter: How To Make Cheap Fake Gold

By Theodore Gray

How do you make the perfect snowball?
Science

How do you make the perfect snowball?

By Daniel Engber

You Built What?!: The World’s Fastest Baby Carriage
DIY

You Built What?!: The World’s Fastest Baby Carriage

By Gregory Mone

Build And Launch A Mini-Rocket
DIY

Build And Launch A Mini-Rocket

By The Big Book Of Hacks

Program An Arduino In A Few Simple Steps
Technology

Program An Arduino In A Few Simple Steps

By The Big Book Of Hacks

Make A Zoetrope Out Of A Turntable
DIY

Make A Zoetrope Out Of A Turntable

By The Big Book Of Hacks

Hack Yourself An Emergency DIY Car Charger
DIY

Hack Yourself An Emergency DIY Car Charger

By The Big Book Of Hacks

How To Build Your Own Computer Jog Wheel
DIY

How To Build Your Own Computer Jog Wheel

By Colleen Park

How To Build Your Own Cockroach Cyborg
DIY

How To Build Your Own Cockroach Cyborg

By Amanda Schupak

You Built What?! A Home for the Long Haul
DIY

You Built What?! A Home for the Long Haul

By Katie Drummond

You Built What?!: A Remote-Controlled Robo-Arm
DIY

You Built What?!: A Remote-Controlled Robo-Arm

By Gregory Mone

A Substance Called Carbomorph Is The Key To 3-D Printing Entire Electronic Gadgets
DIY

A Substance Called Carbomorph Is The Key To 3-D Printing Entire Electronic Gadgets

By Clay Dillow

Ask a Geek: How Can I Permanently Delete My Computer Files?
DIY

Ask a Geek: How Can I Permanently Delete My Computer Files?

By Jake Ludington

You Built What?!: A Submarine Simulator That Soaks Lollygagging Players
DIY

You Built What?!: A Submarine Simulator That Soaks Lollygagging Players

By Gregory Mone

Turn An Android Device Into A Pocket-Size Media Center
DIY

Turn An Android Device Into A Pocket-Size Media Center

By Adam Dachis

Spontaneous Combustion Is Easier Than You Think
DIY

Spontaneous Combustion Is Easier Than You Think

By Theodore Gray

You Built What?!: A Tesla Coil Gun That Produces Foot-Long Sparks
DIY

You Built What?!: A Tesla Coil Gun That Produces Foot-Long Sparks

By Gregory Mone

How To Build Your Own Trippy Meditation Pod
DIY

How To Build Your Own Trippy Meditation Pod

By Rose Pastore

Science Of Theft: Freeze A Bike Lock With Canned Air, Then Smash It With A Hammer
DIY

Science Of Theft: Freeze A Bike Lock With Canned Air, Then Smash It With A Hammer

By Theodore Gray

Video: Tour the First Retail 3-D Printing Store In The U.S.
DIY

Video: Tour the First Retail 3-D Printing Store In The U.S.

By Dave Mosher

First 3-D Printing Store Opens In U.S.
DIY

First 3-D Printing Store Opens In U.S.

By Dave Mosher

You Built What?!: An Electric-Assist Chopper-Style Bicycle
DIY

You Built What?!: An Electric-Assist Chopper-Style Bicycle

By Gregory Mone

You Built What?!: A Fire-Breathing, Jet-Powered Dragon
DIY

You Built What?!: A Fire-Breathing, Jet-Powered Dragon

By Gregory Mone

A Challenge Answered
DIY

A Challenge Answered

By Popular Science Editors

Make Your Own Remote-Control Spy Blimp
Technology

Make Your Own Remote-Control Spy Blimp

By Yvon Masyn

Imagine Cup 2012: Gloves That Translate Sign Language Into Spoken Language
DIY

Imagine Cup 2012: Gloves That Translate Sign Language Into Spoken Language

By Julie Beck

A Stringless Guitar Simulator That Anyone Can Play
DIY

A Stringless Guitar Simulator That Anyone Can Play

By Andrew Rosenblum

Video: Build Your Own Food Helper Gadgets
DIY

Video: Build Your Own Food Helper Gadgets

By Rebecca Boyle

You Built What?!: A 14-Ton Pizzeria on Wheels
Technology

You Built What?!: A 14-Ton Pizzeria on Wheels

By Peter Andrey Smith

You Built What?! A Flashing, Tilting Ping-Pong Table to Throw Off Opponents
DIY

You Built What?! A Flashing, Tilting Ping-Pong Table to Throw Off Opponents

By Gregory Mone

The New Age of Invention
DIY

The New Age of Invention

By Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler

Invent Your Own Anything
DIY

Invent Your Own Anything

By Katherine E. Bagley

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

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
DIY

How to Copy the Great Mineral Waters of Europe At Home

By Peter Smith

How To Make Your Own Home Drink Carbonation System
DIY

How To Make Your Own Home Drink Carbonation System

By John Mahoney

How to Build a Homemade Clapper to Adjust the Lights and Set the Mood
DIY

How to Build a Homemade Clapper to Adjust the Lights and Set the Mood

By Pete Mills as told to Amanda Schupak

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

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

By Nicole Dyer

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

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

By Paul Adams

Soldier Saver
DIY

2012 Invention Awards: An Inflatable Abdominal Tourniquet

By Rose Pastore

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

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

By Corey Binns

2012 Invention Awards: A Recirculating Shower
DIY

2012 Invention Awards: A Recirculating Shower

By Rena Marie Pacella

2012 Invention Awards: A Spring-Loaded Ice Skate
DIY

2012 Invention Awards: A Spring-Loaded Ice Skate

By Bjorn Carey

2012 Invention Awards: A Better Lobster Trap
DIY

2012 Invention Awards: A Better Lobster Trap

By Brooke Borel

2012 Invention Awards: A Recovery-Accelerating Modular Cast
DIY

2012 Invention Awards: A Recovery-Accelerating Modular Cast

By Lauren Aaronson

2012 Invention Awards: Augmented-Reality Contact Lenses
DIY

2012 Invention Awards: Augmented-Reality Contact Lenses

By Joseph A. Bernstein