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Making Steel with Beach Sand
Thermite powder yields pure, white-hot iron when lit. Don't try this one at home.
Eat your heart out, Aibo
Why buy a robot that follows a colored ball when you can spend hundreds of hours building your own?
Uncovering a Natural (Magnetic) Attraction
A long walk on the right beach could reveal magnetite hiding in plain sight.
Take the Shackles Off Your Cellphone
Cell providers lock your phone for a reason; here are a few reasons to unlock it.
Car H2.0, Where Are You?
With the flood of in-car GPS navigation systems available today, you'll never have to ask for directions again.
Melting the Unmeltable
There are many ways to melt metal, but an arc furnace can liquefy almost anything you put in it, using only electricity.
The Best Home Theater You’ve Never Heard of
Digital projectors inexpensively deliver massive HDTV-quality images--if you don't mind a little sweat.
Trickin’; Out the Treo 600
This year's must-have convergence device gets a lot cooler with a few essential extras.