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Bright Ideas: DIY Stage Lights From The 1930s And Today
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Bright Ideas: DIY Stage Lights From The 1930s And Today

By Colleen Park

Clever Measures: Three Projects That Reimagine Conventional Calculating
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Clever Measures: Three Projects That Reimagine Conventional Calculating

By Miriam Kramer

The Ultimate DIY, All-In-One Beer-Brewing Machine
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The Ultimate DIY, All-In-One Beer-Brewing Machine

By The Big Book Of Hacks

How To Make Your Own Electrified Drumsticks
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How To Make Your Own Electrified Drumsticks

By

How To Make Your Own Grow Lights
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How To Make Your Own Grow Lights

By The Big Book Of Hacks

How To Build Your Own Computer Jog Wheel
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How To Build Your Own Computer Jog Wheel

By Colleen Park

How To Build Your Own Cockroach Cyborg
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How To Build Your Own Cockroach Cyborg

By Amanda Schupak

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

By Katie Drummond

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

By Gregory Mone

Turn Your Favorite Mitts Into Gadget-Compatible Manipulators
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Turn Your Favorite Mitts Into Gadget-Compatible Manipulators

By Taylor Kubota

How To Build An LED Lightsaber [Infographic]
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How To Build An LED Lightsaber [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Gray Matter: Smart Chemistry Builds Gluten-Free Bread With Some Bite
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Gray Matter: Smart Chemistry Builds Gluten-Free Bread With Some Bite

By Theodore Gray

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

By Gregory Mone

A Music Player You Can Hear Through Your Skull
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A Music Player You Can Hear Through Your Skull

By Elbert Chu

A Working Tetris Game Inside A Pumpkin
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A Working Tetris Game Inside A Pumpkin

By Krislyn Placide

Boo! Give Yourself A Dead Hand, Plus 3 More Easy DIY Halloween Tricks
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Boo! Give Yourself A Dead Hand, Plus 3 More Easy DIY Halloween Tricks

By Rose Pastore

The Bed That Uses Robotic Arms to Make Itself
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The Bed That Uses Robotic Arms to Make Itself

By Laura Geggel

Spontaneous Combustion Is Easier Than You Think
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Spontaneous Combustion Is Easier Than You Think

By Theodore Gray

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

By Gregory Mone

Video: 3 Crazy Maker Faire Projects
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Video: 3 Crazy Maker Faire Projects

By Dave Mosher

How To Build Your Own Trippy Meditation Pod
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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
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Science Of Theft: Freeze A Bike Lock With Canned Air, Then Smash It With A Hammer

By Theodore Gray

This Escape Pod Could Save Lives In A Tsunami
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This Escape Pod Could Save Lives In A Tsunami

By Rebecca Boyle

Make Your Own Mars Watch, To Keep Time With The Rovers
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Make Your Own Mars Watch, To Keep Time With The Rovers

By Rebecca Boyle

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

By Gregory Mone

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

By Gregory Mone

MIT’s Smart Handheld Woodworking Tool Makes Precise Cuts Automatically
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MIT’s Smart Handheld Woodworking Tool Makes Precise Cuts Automatically

By Rebecca Boyle

Make Your Own Remote-Control Spy Blimp
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Make Your Own Remote-Control Spy Blimp

By Yvon Masyn

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

By Julie Beck

A Stringless Guitar Simulator That Anyone Can Play
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A Stringless Guitar Simulator That Anyone Can Play

By Andrew Rosenblum

Video: Build Your Own Food Helper Gadgets
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Video: Build Your Own Food Helper Gadgets

By Rebecca Boyle

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

By Peter Andrey Smith

Project of the Month: An Autonomous Lawn Mower
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Project of the Month: An Autonomous Lawn Mower

By Ian Chant

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

By Gregory Mone

The New Age of Invention
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The New Age of Invention

By Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler

Invent Your Own Anything
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Invent Your Own Anything

By Katherine E. Bagley

2012 Invention Awards: An Assisted-Walking Device That Senses Your Step
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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
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How to Copy the Great Mineral Waters of Europe At Home

By Peter Smith

How To Make Your Own Home Drink Carbonation System
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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
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How to Build a Homemade Clapper to Adjust the Lights and Set the Mood

By Pete Mills as told to Amanda Schupak

Recipe: Sous Vide Ice Cream
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Recipe: Sous Vide Ice Cream

By Paul Adams and Dan Nosowitz

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

By Nicole Dyer

Soldier Saver
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2012 Invention Awards: An Inflatable Abdominal Tourniquet

By Rose Pastore

2012 Invention Awards: A Recirculating Shower
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2012 Invention Awards: A Recirculating Shower

By Rena Marie Pacella

2012 Invention Awards: A Spring-Loaded Ice Skate
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2012 Invention Awards: A Spring-Loaded Ice Skate

By Bjorn Carey

2012 Invention Awards: A Better Lobster Trap
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2012 Invention Awards: A Better Lobster Trap

By Brooke Borel

2012 Invention Awards: A Recovery-Accelerating Modular Cast
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2012 Invention Awards: A Recovery-Accelerating Modular Cast

By Lauren Aaronson

2012 Invention Awards: Augmented-Reality Contact Lenses
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2012 Invention Awards: Augmented-Reality Contact Lenses

By Joseph A. Bernstein

Make Your Mornings Explosive With a Defusable Alarm Clock
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Make Your Mornings Explosive With a Defusable Alarm Clock

By Kaitlin Miller

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

By Gregory Mone

The 2012 PopSci Invention Awards
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The 2012 PopSci Invention Awards

By Popular Science Team

Gray Matter: In Which I Play With White Phosphorus
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Gray Matter: In Which I Play With White Phosphorus

By Theodore Gray

Video: How to Fold the Longest-Flying Paper Airplanes
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Video: How to Fold the Longest-Flying Paper Airplanes

By Corinne Iozzio

Turn Your Old Netbook Into A Touchscreen Tablet
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Turn Your Old Netbook Into A Touchscreen Tablet

By Adam Dachis

Video: A DIY Flight Simulator Built in the Nose of a Real Boeing 737
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Video: A DIY Flight Simulator Built in the Nose of a Real Boeing 737

By Clay Dillow

Simple Project of the Month: Build A Rotating Time-Lapse Camera Stand
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Simple Project of the Month: Build A Rotating Time-Lapse Camera Stand

By Larry Towe

You Built What?!: A Street-Legal Three-Wheeler That Runs on Nearly 2,000 Batteries
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You Built What?!: A Street-Legal Three-Wheeler That Runs on Nearly 2,000 Batteries

By Gregory Mone

Invention of The Month: Conductive Ink
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Invention of The Month: Conductive Ink

By

Rec-Room Cockpit: How One Reader Built His Own Flight Simulator
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Rec-Room Cockpit: How One Reader Built His Own Flight Simulator

By Andrew Rosenblum

Simple Project of the Month: Build Your Own Hoverpuck
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Simple Project of the Month: Build Your Own Hoverpuck

By Doug Cantor

Gray Matter: In Which I Dip My Finger In Molten Lead
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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
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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
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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
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The LEGO Master Builder Academy, Part One: In Which I Begin My Training

By Corinne Iozzio

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