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I just wanted to thank everyone who entered our “Go Green” contest over on Instructables—and everyone else who submitted great...

How to use solar power to power a hand-held radio telescope or a simple solar voltage meter

Protect your RFID-equipped credit cards and identification documents from snoopers

Have you noticed how more and more products are being sold broken…right out of the box? Case in point, my...

Gulp; only 132 shopping days left until Christmas and it would be nice not to get killed this year…literally. Right...

Create a superbright spotlight just like the stagehands of old: with a blowtorch and a hunk of quicklime

Boost your reception with little more than a coffee can

Ahh, but now the real fun begins, populating the 96 holes of the eProto PCB with your own components. Making...

Make a tripod out of a soda bottle for pro night shots with your digital camera

Follow along as our jumpsuited editors tackle fun and easy DIY projects—like turning a soda bottle into a tripod for your digital camera—all requiring five minutes or less