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Food Makers: Shannon Hayes

Author and farmer Shannon Hayes talks about her new book "Long Way on a Little" and living a simple, but...

Latest Food & Beverage Projects

Homemade Fruit Rollups

Homemade Fruit Rollups

Give this 100% fruit snack a try next time your kids have a sweet craving. You can control the amount of sugar or use none at all.

Katie Goodman

  • Difficulty: Easy
The Bottomless Portafilter

The Bottomless Portafilter

Mod your espresso maker’s filter holder for a tastier cup.

Will O'Brien

  • Difficulty: Easy

Latest Fun & Games Projects

Rocket-Propelled Toy Car

Rocket-Propelled Toy Car

This toy car, made from LEGOs, is powered by a blown-up balloon and uses the principle of rocket propulsion.

Tom Fox

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Time Required: 5 to 10 minutes
Dice Popper

Dice Popper

This is my version of a classic way to “roll” the die for a board game.

Gus Dassios

  • Difficulty: Easy

DiResta: Car Tables

In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta ("Dirty Money,"...

Latest Furniture Projects

People Furniture to Plant Furniture

People Furniture to Plant Furniture

Six dining chairs re-purposed into seven plant holders.

Dick Wiley

  • Difficulty: Moderate
Gourd Clock

Gourd Clock

Take a dried gourd and transform it into a working clock!

Jake Spurlock

  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Time Required: 2 hours

Maker Camp: Terrariums with Natalie Villalobos

Week 1, Weird Science Wednesday at Maker Camp. Bring a little bit of the great outdoors into your house by...

Latest Gardening Projects

Aquaponics – Online Temperature and Humidity

Aquaponics – Online Temperature and Humidity

The project uses the DHT22 sensor to monitor temperature and relative humidity in an aquaponics system. The data is uploaded to a bare-bones application on Google App Engine and visualized...

IAquaponics

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Time Required: 30 minutes
Gourd Pitcher

Gourd Pitcher

Woodburning and painting are used together to decorate this rustic craft.

Jake Spurlock

  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Time Required: 4 hours

Tiny Yellow House – Hobbit Holes and Bicycle Band Bookshelves

In this episode of "Tiny Yellow House," Deek takes us on a tour Hobbit huts in central Maine and shows...

Latest Hacks Projects

Aircraft Band Receiver

Aircraft Band Receiver

The FM radio band (88-108 MHz) lies just below the Civil Aviation Band (108-138 MHz), which is used for air traffic control, air shows, and other ground-to-air communications. This means...

Steve Hobley

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Time Required: 30 minutes
123 — Rear-View Power Socket

123 — Rear-View Power Socket

A GPS unit is a great CAR accessory, but the power cord hanging across the dashboard is an eyesore. Many vehicles have 12V power at the rear-view mirror, with a...

Doug Watson

  • Difficulty: Moderate

Cognizant at World Maker Faire 12/5/2012

Cognizant sponsored the Young Maker's Pavilion at the 2012 Maker Faire, held at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI).

Latest Kids & Family Projects

Make a Lever to Demonstrate Simple Machines

Simple Machines: The Lever

Archimedes said, “Give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world.” The lever is one of the six classic simple machines. A simple...

Andrew Terranova

  • Difficulty: Easy
Danger — Make a Rope Swing

Danger — Make a Rope Swing

Trust life and limb to something you made.

Gever Tulley and Julie Spiegler

  • Difficulty: Easy