As you might know, that is the customary parlance used to refer to a car enthusiast (they can “turn a wrench” or mechanically work on a car). Such devotees are often characterized as so-called ...

You might have noticed that I don't do too many book reviews. Why? I guess that's just not one of the blogging options that I perform very well at. Also, reviewing books can take a serious chunk of ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a game-improvement column that drops every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from Game Improvement Editor Luke Kerr-Dineen to help raise your golf IQ and play smarter, better golf.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American As an elementary school science teacher, I ...

Pinterest and HGTV are full of DIY projects. And a growing number of maker spaces and fairs, across the country, are encouraging people to tinker. Tinkering, however, isn't really a hot new trend.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Tinkering is a way to use your imagination, be creative, and get hands-on! It's all about having unstructured time to invent and explore. And what better place to tinker than at ...

I once spent countless hours tinkering with tech – which was often a prerequisite to getting anything done. Hardware didn’t always talk to other hardware over the air. Years back, you’d spend hours ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Kate: Hi, I'm Kate from Brisbane, and I come from a family of tinkerers. It started with my grandfather ...

While playing with ice balloons, robotic sensors and sound, the idea came up: What if one could lick a Popsicle embedded with a sensor to show how our bodies conduct electricity? When a young welder ...

Manishka Dubey is known for having won The Inventor Challenge on Colors Infinity TV, for her ‘Child Safety Band’, a creation that was made to help children when they get lost and can’t find their ...