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Hi-fi, Radio, and Retro: The DIY Projects Spectrum Readers Love

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Far and away our most popular article in the last five years has been “ Build Your Own Professional-Grade Audio Amp on the Sort of Cheap ” (November 2018). And a follow-up to that article, “ A Web-Enabled, High Quality, DIY Audio Amp ” (March 2022), comes in at No. Are there trends in DIY projects you think we’re missing?

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Build Your Own Hi-fi Ear Defenders

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For years, I have been trying to improve my personal audio-monitoring situation without going to the expense of the systems used by professional touring bands, which include custom-molded earpieces.

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Building the Future of Smart Home Security

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As the demand for smart home security grows, it’s pertinent that the engineers who build the products and services that keep millions of customers safe continue to experiment with new technologies that could enhance overall security and accessibility. At SimpliSafe , an award-winning home security company based in Boston, Mass.,

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IoT-ize Your Old Gadgets With a Mechanical Hijacking Device

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It's also possible to build your own MHD device for cheap , if you know what you're doing. But for the vast majority of people, a DIY approach isn't practical, and buying something that works out of the box and comes with a friendly app seems like it would be worth a cost premium.

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Lowe's: ?Let's Build An Electric Car Charging Station Together?

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If you’re the kind of person who thinks that a fun weekend consists of redecorating your bathroom, landscaping your garden or perhaps making your own shelving units from scratch, you’re probably familiar with Lowe’s, the Home Improvement Store.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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Personalized health care could revolutionize traditional medical practice,” Gao says. This second-generation e-skin sandwiched thin sheets of Teflon, copper, and polyimide that slide as the person moves, generating maximum power of 0.94 In the future, DIY may not even be necessary. milliwatts.

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From Cleaning Offices to Designing EV Charging Stations

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He was a DIY enthusiast willing to try his hand at just about anything, from electronics to plumbing. I always knew I wanted to be a specialist: a person that others would go to because they knew something really well,” she says. The job entails building devices in the lab and running testing and verification programs. “It

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