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Wireless Electricity: Nicola Tesla Style

Wireless Electricity: Nicola Tesla Style

Electricity delivered without wires has been a dream of inventors and individuals alike for centuries Think about it…wireless electricity (WiTricity) could not only eliminate wires but also do away with expensive batteries that account for...
DIY Water Rockets with Drop Away Boosters

DIY Water Rockets with Drop Away Boosters

These complex water powered rockets use extra boosters to launch over 600 feet in the air with onboard cameras to take us along on the ride. The launch, typical of a NASA-style adventure can be simulated using water rockets. Water rocket are made...
Top 25 Outstanding DIY Dorm Projects

Top 25 Outstanding DIY Dorm Projects

School is back in session shortly for most college students.  While you could be an average Joe and and buy all your back to school goods, you'll be far better off building your own DIY projects to pimp your bland dorm room.  These fantastic...
Insanely Bright LED Keychain to Flashlight Mod

Insanely Bright LED Keychain to Flashlight Mod

Keep in mind, this room was pitch black a moment ago. Here’s another fantastic tutorial from Jay, a DIY lasers expert. See all of our DIY LED and Laser Projects. Take an ordinary, boring LED keychain and turn it into a super powered LED as...
How to: Get your Projects Featured on Hack N Mod

How to: Get your Projects Featured on Hack N Mod

So, you've got an epic idea for a DIY project and want to share it with the world. You've built it, took some pics and maybe even a video too. How can you share it with the world? You could post it on a site like Instructables, but then you...
Fantastic DIY 7 Color Laser Tutorial

Fantastic DIY 7 Color Laser Tutorial

Here’s another fantastic tutorial from Jay, a DIY lasers expert. See all of our DIY Laser Projects. I finally finished my 7 color laser! For the guts of the project, I followed this great Laser tutorial on HacknMod. (by rog8811) For the...
DIY Continuous Ink Printer = Unlimited Free Printing

DIY Continuous Ink Printer = Unlimited Free Printing

Instead of paying for absurdly priced printer cartridges, build yourself a Continuous Ink Printer (CIS) which can be made by hacking an old printer to suck ink from external reservoirs. You can get the raw ink for dirt cheap so it's essentially...
HacknMod Challenge & T-Shirt Contest: 1 Day Left

HacknMod Challenge & T-Shirt Contest: 1 Day Left

Just a reminder that we've extended our t-shirt contest to accept entries until the end of tomorrow, June 10th. Please see our original post for full details and prizes. Soon we'll be launching our first HacknMod challenge allowing you to show...
Desktop Helium Neon Laser Lamp Build

Desktop Helium Neon Laser Lamp Build

Here's another fantastic tutorial from Jay, a DIY lasers expert. See all of our DIY laser projects. I'd like to show off my new desk top laser lamp! It's a fairly simple project and makes for a nice display piece. Basically, this is a 10 inch...
High Power Laser Build With Thermoelectric Cooling

High Power Laser Build With Thermoelectric Cooling

Here's a fantastic tutorial from Jay, a DIY lasers expert. This tutorial will walk you through building your own incredibly high power laser and cooling it using Peltier plates. The peltiers are cheap and so is the box, fan, and heatsink. The big...