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The Stealth Cooling Operation Inside the Mac Pro Hardware

This Guy Found an Easier Way to Solve Quadratic Equations

Dr. Loh’s Method

To Make a Better Cocktail, You Need the Right Ice

How to Make Crystal-Clear Ice

A Quantum Leap in the Classical World

THE DOUBLE SLIT EXPERIMENT

AI Is Now the Undisputed Champion of Computer Chess

The Most Ill-Advised Weapon in U.S. History Was Too Dangerous to Even Test

3 MORE WEAPONS THAT NEVER MADE IT • SLAM isn’t the only weapons system the military ultimately scrapped.

Electric Shocks Might Be the Secret to Better Gluten-Free Bread

By the Numbers: How Ohmic Heating Saves Energy

The 2020 Sci-Fi Film Guide

A Sci-Fi Defense of the Cybertruck

Could TikTok Be Spying on You?

PROTECT YOUR DATA FROM UNSECURED WI-FI & BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY

Ask All This to Keep Data Safe

WHY I’M BUILDING MY OWN AIRPLANE

INSIDE MIKE’S KIT

4 KIT PLANES TO TACKLE IN 2020

AN HEIRLOOM TOOLBOX • 5 PROJECTS THAT ARE BUILT TO LAST

A HANDCRAFTED KNIFE

A 200-YEAR SHED

CONSTRUCTION STEPS

A HOME-BREWING PHILOSOPHY

A SELF-SUSTAINING GARDEN

This 44-Pound Star Destroyer Is Leading a LEGO Revolution

SELL YOUR MODEL WORLDWIDE • If you think your custom LEGO model is impressive enough to be mass-produced and shipped around the world, you have two options:

Build It Stronger, Fix It Faster, Maintain It Better

Electric Outdoor Tools

Gas-Engine Outdoor Tools

A Tool We Will Forever Love: The Mighty Dremel

Power Tools

Power Saws

Digital Hand Tools

Power Drills and Drivers

Accessories

Hand Tools

Shop Tools

The Most Iconic Anvil Ever Made

HOW WE TESTED

The Best Cast-Iron Skillets to Last a Lifetime

The Best Mowers for Taming Unruly Lawns

THE 3 TYPES OF DRIVETRAINS • There are two ways to propel a mower: You push, or the mower itself does. And if you opt for one that moves forward under its own power via a drivetrain, you’ve got to choose between rear-wheel, front-wheel, and all-wheel drive. Here’s how each works.

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