Watch Darbin Orvar create a modern-looking light fixture that uses high powered LEDs for a dimmable effect.

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This very clear 3-part video series patiently walks you through how to use a multimeter

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Jozef Karpiel discovered that his guitar's plastic enclosure had cracked, so he used the power of lasers to restore it.

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Imagine an laptop you could pass down to your kids. Kurt Mottweiler walks us through the design considerations in making an heirloom laptop.

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Artist Meghann Riepenhoff uses the cyanotype process to make prints of waves, sand, and rain.

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Build a rig for making very strong plastic "string" from plastic bottles

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Learning to code made Hania Guiagoussou feel empowered (you could even say "super-powered") to change the world.

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Michael Yang, co-creator of KeKePad, was fed up with the limitations of conductive thread, so he designed a new wearable module that connects via an innovative new cable of his own design.

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An inductive charger can make charging your phone as effortless as putting it down. CNC a wooden block to house an inductive Qi charger for your phone.

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Dive in with Will Holman as he explores American makerspaces and sets foot on a journey to build his own: Open Works in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Ever wonder how the giant animal sculptures in aquariums and natural museums were made? Sculptor Stephen Kesler shares his process.

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Make:'s Caleb Kraft shares video walkthroughs of his build process for adding foot pedals to an Xbox One controller.

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The Bay Area Maker Faire 2016 call for makers is now open!

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High schooler Alex Patton made this affordable, DIY Dobsonian telescope.

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Revisit the beloved "MAKE Presents" electronics video series with Collin Cunningham

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At CES 2016, Lego announced their new program, Wedo 2.0 for kids ages 6–10. Students learn STEM by building a Lego robot and controlling it via the Wedo software.

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We never did get our Jetsons flying cars or jet packs. EHang's trying to change that with this giant, passenger carrying drone.

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To talk about CES is to talk of many things: of chips — and boards — and drones — of wearables — and the Internet of Things. 

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Teach your kids about the wonders of the periodic table with this easy and fun version of Battleship

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In this episode of DiResta, Jimmy makes a "Must Wash Hands" mirror for the restaurant across the street.

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