A large nonprofit research and development organization has developed a rifle, dubbed the DroneDefender, that attacks UAVs with radio waves.

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We gather 10 of the spookiest Halloween props, decorations, and accessories made with 3D printing.

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Watch Linn from Darbin Orvar as she takes you through the steps to create a baseball bat from scratch.

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This animatronic skull is a perfect Halloween project. It detects when you approach and responds with sound, movement, and animated LED eyes.

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Today at the Rome Maker Faire, Intel and Arduino are announcing a new board, the Arduino 101, powered by the Intel Curie module.

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Just in time for Halloween, Adam Savage unveils his latest hellish sound weapon, a massive "duck army bomb."

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With a few simple components, these pranksters were able to build Thor's Hammer so that it truly only responds to whosoever is worthy.

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Come one, come all to Oakland's 6th annual Mini Maker Faire this weekend, Sunday October 18th!

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Learn how to harness the conductive capabilities of carbon fiber with this beanie — it's like an electronic blanket for your noggin.

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In this project, Jason Poel Smith shows you how to make a system that will monitor the temperature of your pipes and alert you if they get near freezing.

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A new video series uses an obsolete drum machine to teach everything from voltage to vacuum tubes.

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If you’re ready to finalize a breadboarded circuit, but not quite ready to create a printed circuit board, then your next step is protoboard.

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Create projection mapping special effects like the ones seen in art and advertisements, with moving video superimposed on a structure.

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These jaw-dropping miniature diorama scenes are one man's lifetime obsession that is open to the public.

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We sat down with Massimo Banzi and Riccardo Luna to talk about Rome's past, and how the Maker Movement and Maker Faire are helping to shape its future.

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Core77, a network serving cutting-edge designers, will host their Designing Here/Now Conference next week in Los Angeles.

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Wintercroft provides templates for these amazing masks. Just cut, fold, and paste and you're on your way to a dramatic costume.

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See how "zellige," or Moroccan tile, is created by hand to produce beautiful mosaics in a process that has existed for millennia.

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The BeagleBoard X15 is the latest development board from the BeagleBoard.org foundation and it is one powerful, open source hardware puppy!

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This sky tracking platform matches the eath's rotation in the simplest way possible. A basic regulator circuit powers a DC gear-head motor, which turns a pair of gears that engage a curved length of threaded rod, and makes the hinge open at the correct speed. You can build it in a weekend about $75 or less.

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