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Meet the Activists Fighting for Your Right to Fix Anything

Freeing the repair market bolsters the economy by helping local businesses.

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Kids Design Their Own Prosthetics in ‘Superhero Cyborgs’ Workshop

“They can design for their own needs, which creates a beautiful closed-loop cycle where designer equals tester and end user.”

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Here’s What Happens When the Maker Movement Hacks Itself

If the Maker movement is so open-minded, where are the minorities and women?

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Girl Invents Alarm Clock That Will Definitely Wake You Up

This is the last alarm clock you’ll ever use.

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The Tetris Pumpkin Is Still the World’s Greatest Gourd Game

This guy built an eerily cool, fully functional LED Tetris game inside a squash.

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A Floating Garden Blooms On NYC’s Most Toxic Waterway

A new design project on the Gowanus Canal promises to clean water and pave the way for NYC’s floating future.

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Could Grassroots ‘Cactivism’ Be the Cure for California’s Drought?

Designer Ali Chen thinks all we need is a little help from our prickly plant friends to help win this epic water battle.

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Epic Ocean-Inspired Murals Highlight The Dangers Facing Our Fragile Ecosystems

A new mural project in Cozumel, Mexico heightens awareness of pressing marine issues while creating vivid public art.

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Welcoming Freshmen With a Homemade Roller Coaster

Those crazy MIT engineers are at it again.

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Colorful Cabs Hit the Streets of Mumbai, Giving Young Artists Their Big Break

The Taxi Fabric helps budding creatives make their city more beautiful while tranforming boring cars into works of art.

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Pizza Pavilion Installation in Rome Makes Fine Art Extra Tasty

A plucky group of young artists have banded together to create a DIY tribute to the cheesy classic.

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Edible Water Blobs Make For Eco-Friendly Hydration

Take your plastic water bottles and scram.

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How to Make Your Own Beauty Products from Scratch

Here are some simple recipes for DIY beauty. Best of all? You already have all the ingredients in your kitchen.

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A New Holiday Tradition: Out with the New, In with the Old

Recently, my company iFixit—a free, online repair manual for everything—launched a partnership with sustainable apparel company Patagonia. Our shared goal: teach people how to fix their stuff. Usually at iFixit, we fix electronics. This time, we fixed clothing.

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The Next Thing in Yogurt: Savory, Not Sweet

Between fresh and rotten, there’s a creative space in which the most compelling flavors arise.