You can make this cheap and easy cat scratcher for your furry friend.

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Create robot toys from the cans left over from Thanksgiving. Grab a drill and a turkey sandwich, and get ready to make this great Black Friday project.

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What better way to celebrate the launch of the tiny, $5 Raspberry Pi Zero than to build a radio transmitter throwie from it.

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Today, Raspberry Pi announced Zero, its newest model, which at $5 represents a vast decrease in price that should afford more people the opportunity to use computers than ever before.

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Boldport collaborates with Marie Claire for a series of custom circuit boards designed around luxury jewelry.

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Bare Conductive discovered their Touch Board microcontroller had been cloned. CEO Matt Johnson shares the experience.

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A NY design and architecture duo turn a wooden skateboard deck into a laptop steel guitar

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We put together a massive guide to this year's Black Friday tool deals to help you best plan out your tool and workshop purchases.

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DARPA has announced a new initiative, called Robotics Fast Track, offering awards up to $150,000 for prototype robots.

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From a Death Star that can fit in the palm of your hand to one you could actually live in, we gathered the coolest DIY Death Stars.

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This holiday season, make sure you're prepared to save big on electronics by checking out these can't-miss sales.

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The FAA’s drone task force released suggestions for a web-based registration process for pilots of drones more than 250g (around 8.5oz).

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Take a break from the Thanksgiving day action while entertaining the kids with these fun projects.

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How to make a custom 3D cardboard family tree board game for Thanksgiving and Christmas togetherness.

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Think you could take on this flopping, knife-wielding tentacle?

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Plucking turkey feathers by hand is tedious. Hacking a washing machine to do the plucking for you is fun!

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Akiba of Freaklabs helped design sequenced lighting like those used in the Wrecking Crew Orchestra shows

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

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

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