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10 DIY Lightsabers from Padawan to Jedi Master

Build one (or all) of these ten lightsabers to make sure that you're armed and ready when The Force Awakens.

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This Modern Ship in a Bottle Is Lit with LEDs and Fiber Optics

LEDs give a ghostly glow to this modern take on a ship in a bottle.

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This DIY Solar-Powered Steam Generator Can Reach 250 Celsius

Using carefully angled mirrors, this solar-powered steam generator can very hot.

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Hand Make Your Holidays with These 10 Cool Projects

We scoured the archives to find 10 projects that will help you handcraft your holidays

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The 8 Coolest Projects We Saw While Biking Across Europe

Editor’s note: Madison Worthy and Miriam Engle biked across Europe, where they visited different Makerspaces, and filmed Self-Made, a documentary about their adventure and the Makers they met. You can find a list of installments chronicling their journey at the end of this article. On our 3,000 km bicycle journey across Europe to […]

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Build Your Own Arduino Weather Station

An easy to set up and program digital weather station you can build for around $50

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Boom Stick: The High Powered PVC Air Cannon

A boom stick is the perfect jump scare delivery system.

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BB-8 Uses Omniwheels and Beaglebone for Self-Balancing Head

Create your very own full-size Star Wars BB-8 self-balancing robot using these instructions.

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10 Fab Labs You Must Visit if You’re in Europe

Now that their long bicycle journey is over, Miriam and Madison look back at their favorite fab labs across Europe.

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This $30 Wind Turbine Is Made from Bike Parts and Discarded Aluminum

Turn junk into energy with this cheap wind turbine project from POC21.

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