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Shipping Manifesto: An Introductory Guide to Building Cargo Container Architecture

In the 1950s, Malcolm McLean developed a modular design that would simplify the loading and offloading of ships, boxing up goods for easier loading and unloading between trains, trucks and boats ...

Micro-Cycle: Kit Bike Packs Up into Portable Backpack Case

A classic kit-of-parts solution with modular twist, this conceptual bicycle is designed to be disassembled on the spot for maximum mobility, able to be shipped with ease, carried onto public ...

DIY Pop-Up Prefab: Whole House Anyone Can Assemble with a Screwdriver

Designed to be simple enough for anyone to build in just a few days, the Pop-Up House is made of lightweight and recyclable materials and can be assembled using a simple wireless ...

Fast Driver: Powerless Auto-Hammer Packs Strip of Nails for DIY Projects

Nail guns can be handy but also bulky and awkward, not to mention: limited by the presence of batteries or electrical outlets. A new tool for the kit comes from product designer Michael David ...

Paper Signals: DIY Sculptural Objects You Can Control With Your Voice

If you could build an origami-like paper object that can visualize information at your voice command, what would you ask it to tell you? Google’s new ‘Paper Signals’ project is a fun way to ...

Trash Beats Tesla: This Powerful DIY Electric Car Cost Just $13K to Build

Made from the corpse of a 1997 BMW 528i salvaged from a junkyard and other recycled parts, this DIY electric car beats the Tesla Model S P100D’s mile range at a tiny fraction of the cost. The ...

Play On, LEGO Layer: 14 Complex & Creative Toy Brick-Inspired Projects

Play on, LEGO brick layer, 'cause the projects adults are coming up with using these little plastic toy bricks are totally incredible. Some amazing recent creations either made from or inspired ...

Stealth Campers and DIY RVs: 15 Creatively Converted Vans

Lurking in a windowless white van gets significantly less creepy when you’ve custom-outfitted the interior with wood flooring, storage space, a kitchenette and a queen-sized bed - right? At ...

The ‘90s Are Calling: How to Hack a Payphone into a Boombox

When you pick up this bright yellow receiver, you won’t hear a dial tone on the other end - what’s waiting for you instead is some of the worst music the 1990s had to offer. The ‘90s are ...

Hippie Bus for the 21st Century: DIY Solar Volkswagen Camper Van

Iconic for its role in the counterculture movement of the 1960s, the Volkswagen Bus has seen many an amateur transformation into campers over the decades since, and now it’s gone solar ...

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