Shaper Makes Perfect Wood Cuts
DIY A hand-held router with computer-aided precision It can be hard to follow guidelines precisely when cutting wood, especially if you’re tracing a perfect circle or punching unsightly knots out of a...
View ArticleSugru Is The Play-Doh Of Glue
DIY Molds like clay and hardens into rubber Sugru acts like a cross between glue and rubber. When the material is fresh, you can mold it like modeling clay to fix a broken toy, create a custom grip,...
View ArticleA Sensor For Bionic DIY Projects
DIY Flex your maker muscles In 2006, undergraduate Brian Kaminski was building his senior design project: a glove to help stroke victims regain hand function. He needed a sensor to detect the...
View ArticleFeed Your 3D Printer Recycled Plastic
Technology Turn old water bottles into filament The ProtoCycler recycles plastic and turns it into filament for 3-D printers. The ProtoCycler recycles plastic and turns it into filament for 3-D printers.
View ArticleControl DIY Projects With Your Mind
DIY Using an open-source brain-computer interface Pressing buttons with your hands is a drag. With OpenBCI,you can use your mind to control smartphones, robots, and even your friends’ limbs. Pressing...
View ArticleYour Toolbox Is Calling
Technology Control your drill with a smartphone app The Milwaukee One-Key line lets you control your drill with a smartphone app.
View Article3D Printing Pen Review: Which One Is Best?
Gadgets Our 3D pen review takes a look a three popular models. Popular Science tested three popular 3-D printing pens.
View ArticleHere's what's inside the modern explorer’s survival kit
DIY Because phone apps can only do so much Many traditional survival tools now exist as apps on your phone. We collected the items the modern explorer still needs.
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