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NASA, Where’s My Jet Pack!?
Technologie

NASA, Where’s My Jet Pack!?

By Tom Conlon

2009 Honda Fit: A Little Economy Car Grows Up, a Little
Technologie

2009 Honda Fit: A Little Economy Car Grows Up, a Little

By Mike Spinelli

Origami Optics
DARPA

Origami Optics

By Annemarie Conte and Esther Haynes

Farming in the Sky
Agriculture

Farming in the Sky

By Cliff Kuang

A .44-caliber bullet impact.
DIY

Make your own ammo

By Theodore Gray

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s… a Self-Piloting Helicopter!
AI

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s… a Self-Piloting Helicopter!

By Rachel Durfee

World Browser War II
Technologie

World Browser War II

By Stuart Fox

Follow That Robot!
Technologie

Follow That Robot!

By Rachel Durfee

Gridiron Gear Goes to War
Technologie

Gridiron Gear Goes to War

By Brett Zarda

A large steel vehicle with eight legs and a cabin for passengers.
DIY

The Walking Beast

By Charles Crain

Driving The 2009 Corvette ZR1: Detroit’s Mild-Mannered Supercar
Technologie

Driving The 2009 Corvette ZR1: Detroit’s Mild-Mannered Supercar

By Mike Spinelli

The Fuel-Cell Racing Go-Kart
Concept Cars

The Fuel-Cell Racing Go-Kart

By Annemarie Conte and Esther Haynes

A person holding a circuit board.
DIY

A rapid AVR prototype programmer

By Dave Prochnow

Extreme Engineering
Technik

Extreme Engineering

By Bob Parks

A Wearable Motorcycle
Concept Cars

A Wearable Motorcycle

By Annemarie Conte and Esther Haynes

Hands-On: GM’s 2009 Silverado Hybrid
Technologie

Hands-On: GM’s 2009 Silverado Hybrid

By Chuck Cage

All the parts you need to build an LED flashlight.
DIY

How to make an LED flashlight

By Dave Prochnow

A handheld electronic device with a green LCD screen showing the temperature and humidity outside.
DIY

How to hack firmware

By Dave Prochnow

The Making and Unmaking of the American Hovercraft
Aviation

The Making and Unmaking of the American Hovercraft

By Holly Otterbein

A white remote-controlled truck with an Arduino on top of it, sitting on a gravel path near a lawn.
DIY

Arduino muscle car

By Dave Prochnow

Technologie

Everyday Electromagnetism

By Adam Weiner

Virgin Galactic Rolls Out Mother Ship
Technologie

Virgin Galactic Rolls Out Mother Ship

By Michael Belfiore

Doctor Delicious
Science

Doctor Delicious

By Ted Allen

TOYOTA AYGO CRAZY
Technologie

London Motor Show 2008

By Popular Science Team

The Hyper-Sub
Technologie

The Hyper-Sub

By Jessica Cheng & Day Greenberg

Undersea Intelligence
Technologie

Undersea Intelligence

By Jessica Cheng

The Stadium of Tomorrow
Technologie

The Stadium of Tomorrow

By Patrick J. Sauer

Technologie

Riverjump

By Adam Weiner

A wooden DIY audio streaming device made out of an old computer.
Audio

Build a wireless audio streamer

By Dave Prochnow

The Return of the Blimp
Aviation

The Return of the Blimp

By Jaya Jiwatram

Technologie

A New Robotic Frontier: Air Hockey

By Brett Zarda

Kinetic Energy for Formula One
Technologie

Kinetic Energy for Formula One

By Mike Spinelli

A meter clipped to a visor in the front of a car that reads 1.71.
DIY

Build a gas guzzler meter

By Dave Prochnow

A DIY video projector made out of an iPod and a slide-projector lens projecting The Daily Show onto a black background.
DIY

Make an iPod video projector

By Bård Lund Johansen

Aviation

An Electric Aviation Experience

By Adam Weiner

The Military’s Mystery Machine
Military

The Military’s Mystery Machine

By Abe Streep

A custom electric motorcycle with the converter housing, charger port, and controller labeled, against a white corrugated metal wall.
DIY

Riding clean

By Andrew E. Rosenblum

Google Earth Environment Guide
Environment

Google Earth Environment Guide

By Michael Behar

A New Foldable Flyer
Technologie

A New Foldable Flyer

By Eric Adams

Space Adventures Charters Entire Russian Spacecraft
Technologie

Space Adventures Charters Entire Russian Spacecraft

By Michael Belfiore

Iguanas, Tigers and SUVs – Oh My!
Technologie

Iguanas, Tigers and SUVs – Oh My!

By Mike Spinelli

A green amphibious vehicle splashing through waves on a body of water.
DIY

Half boat, half car, all adventure

By Rena Marie Pacella

3-D for Free
Technologie

3-D for Free

By Steve Morgenstern

Technologie

When Le Mans Racecars Fly

By Mike Spinelli

Japanese Brewery Introduces “Space Beer”
Technologie

Japanese Brewery Introduces “Space Beer”

By Jaya Jiwatram

Poise and Luxury on the Track
Technologie

Poise and Luxury on the Track

By Mike Spinelli

A Car-Crushing Motorcycle
Motorcycles

A Car-Crushing Motorcycle

By Gregory Mone

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Technologie

The Biggest Boom in the Universe

By Gregory Mone

A vintage TV with an iPod connected to it and Family Guy playing on the TV screen.
DIY

Give an old TV a rerun

By Dave Prochnow

The Commercials Commerce
Internet

The Commercials Commerce

By Jon Chase

Dead Bodies for Live Crash Tests
Health

Dead Bodies for Live Crash Tests

By Mike Spinelli

The Natural Artificial Foot
Technologie

The Natural Artificial Foot

By Rena Marie Pacella

A Homebuilt Tumor-Killer
Technologie

A Homebuilt Tumor-Killer

By Rena Marie Pacella

The Zero-Emissions One-Wheeled Motorcycle
Motorcycles

The Zero-Emissions One-Wheeled Motorcycle

By Bjorn Carey

A Rocket Engine for the Masses
Technologie

A Rocket Engine for the Masses

By Hillary Rosner

Ten Times the Turbine
Energy

Ten Times the Turbine

By Kalee Thompson

The Indestructible Bridge
Technologie

The Indestructible Bridge

By Eric Mika

A Sewage-Proof Suit
Technologie

A Sewage-Proof Suit

By Melinda Dodd

Steam Under the Hood
Technologie

Steam Under the Hood

By John Voelcker

Green Until The Very End
Technologie

Green Until The Very End

By Jessica Cheng

An Asus Eee PC, in pieces.
DIY

Beef up a little PC

By Mike Haney

Tony Stark’s Iron Man Dream Lab
Technologie

Tony Stark’s Iron Man Dream Lab

By Gregory Mone

Who Birthed the Electric Plane?
Technologie

Who Birthed the Electric Plane?

By Sean Captain

A person using an iPhone to control a watering can at Maker Faire 2008 in San Francisco.
Aviation

DIY paradise at Maker Faire

By John Mahoney

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