Featured in may 2008
A One-Button Game System
Simplify your gaming experience with a homemade mini console
Edible Antifreeze
Borrowing a trick from the Arctic snow flea could banish freezer burn
Beef Up a Little PC
Turn the dirt-cheap, hardcover-size Eee PC into a speedy beast that can run any program or OS
The Littlest Big Bang
Scientists are building ultra-cold systems that mimic the most extreme edges of the universe. Can these analogues help solve the big bang’s mysteries?
The Drug Resurrector
One pharmacologist’s mission to recycle blockbuster drugs into treatments for neglected diseases
The Graffiti Laser
Combining salvaged parts and an unusual light source, a DIY slide projector beams strange, mesmerizing images from hundreds of feet away
Ducati: Leaner and Meaner
The famed manufacturer squeezes more horses into its slimmed-down motorcycle
The Write Stuff?
Livescribe aims to revolutionize note-taking by linking your scrawl to audio recordings
Out of Control Gaming
A gesture-reading camera lets you play videogames without a controller
Inside the Tsunami Factory
What causes a monster wave? Scientists are drilling seismic hot zones to find out