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At-Home Inventors

Lots of inventors worked from home – what will you invent?

The second iteration of the target with a solar panel in place of the photoresistor
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Production Model Laser Maze

If it works so well, why redesign it?

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DIY Innovation in the Hospital

Scientists, clinicians, and patients have always been do-it-yourself innovators.

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Polishing Pennies

Clean up those old pennies with this home activity guide!

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Inventing a Knitting Pattern

It is entirely possible to invent your own knitting pattern—and it’s easier than you think.

hand with textured manicure
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Caviar Manicures and Inventive Dreams

Try your hand at an innovative kind of manicure. (Pun intended!)

Encouraging Innovative Thinking

What do you want to make today?

I held a soldering iron for the first time in my life a few weeks ago. It was exciting and frustrating at the same time. So why was I soldering?

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