Volume 29
» DIY Superhuman
We have the technology (to quote The Six Million Dollar Man), but commercial tools for exploring, as...

Volume 30
» Smarter Homes
Until recently, home automation was gimmicky, finicky, and user-hostile. But today, thanks to a new ...

Volume 31
» Punk Science
The maker movement is making science exciting again. Forget the lame baking soda "volcanoes" and the...

Volume 32
» Design for Makers
Forget duct tape and baling wire — now makers can design and manufacture things as beautiful as...

Volume 25
» Microcontrollers and Arduino
Give your gadgets a brain! Previously out of reach for the do-it-yourselfer, the tiny computers called micro-controllers are now so cheap and easy to use that anyone can make their stuff smart.

Volume 26
» Karts and Wheels
Garage go-kart building is a time-honored hobby for do-it-yourselfers, and we’ve got plans and articles to help you build wheeled wonders that’ll have you and the kids racing around the neighborhood in DIY style.

Volume 27
» Robots
The Robots have returned! Volume 27 features robotics projects for every age and skill level. They play music, outwit your pets, spy via the internet, and learn from their mistakes! Plus: build a jellyfish aquarium, create pre-Edison incandescent lighting, and make a go-anywhere digital message board!

Volume 28
» Toys and Games
MAKE Volume 28 hits makers' passion for play head-on with a 28-page special section devoted to Toys and Games, including a toy "pop-pop" steamboat, an R/C helicopter eye-in-the-sky, and a classic video game console. Build a gravity-powered catapult, a plush toy that interacts with objects around it, and a machine that blows giant soap bubbles. Play is a hallmark of more intelligent species -- so go have some fun!

Volume 21
» Desktop Manufacturing
DIY fabrication is here, with inexpensive 3D printers and CNC mills. Plus: drill-powered mini bike, traditional cigar box guitar, snow making machine, and more.

Volume 22
» Remote Control / Wireless
Automate your lawn mower, chicken coop, Nikon camera — just about anything — using radio control, motion sensing, smartphones, and the web.

Volume 23
» Gadgets
Make machines that do delightful and surprising things! From a mini electronic Whack-a-Mole arcade game, to a tiny but mighty audio amp, a self-balancing Gyrocar, and the Most Useless Machine (as seen on The Colbert Report!), and lots more!

Volume 24
» Space
DIY satellites! Radio telescopy! Sub-orbital rocketry! Renegade NASA hackers! Bouncing signals off the moon! Plus, other DIY projects to keep you busy while your computer searches for ET.

Volume 17
» Lost Knowledge
Make like it's 1899, with the wondrous Wimshurst spark generator, Florence Siphon coffee brewer, and teacup Stirling engine. Plus, how-tos on classic balsa glider, optical bass, stealth microphone, and more.

Volume 18
» ReMake America
Reboot your homestead with an automated garden controller, Tweet-A-Watt energy monitor, solar hot water, micro irrigation, off-grid laundry, LED lighting, and more. Plus: 1-ton servo, micro forge,
32 projects in all.

Volume 19
» Robots
Make your own autopilot drone plane, build a sonar-guided Makey robot, and learn to use servomotors. Plus: bicycle speed vest, plywood chair, mini fume extractor, surfboard, solar jewelry, and more.

Volume 20
» For Kids of All Ages
Mythbuster Adam Savage kicks off 23 fun projects: hydrogen-oxygen rocket, sleek model sailboat, lunchbox laser show, 10-rocket launcher, marble computer, snow splitboard, many more.

Volume 13
» Magic
The fireball shooter is one of 13 fiendishly ingenious illusions you can build! Plus: air-powered "boom stick," smart structure, music sequencer for babies, and TV-B-Gone baseball cap that turns off obnoxious TVs.

Volume 14
» Optics
Bring new depth to the field of vision! Make 3D movies, a webcam microscope, R/C buggy with video tele-
presence, a kaleidoscope, and more. Plus: taffy pulling machine, spy sunglasses, bike light, prank beeper.

Volume 15
» Music
Make DIY instruments: a laser harp, guitar stomp boxes, Drumbot, pocket synth, modded Guitar Hero "keytar." Plus: air rockets, smoke ring vortex cannon, Seebeck generator, and digital camera automation.

Volume 16
» Spy Tech
Make 10 sneaky gadgets: spy scopes, listening bug, laser communicator, self-destructing object, stealth USB drive, and more. Plus: R/C pole camera, hot-wire foam cutter, Chladni plate, surface-mount soldering.

Volume 09
» Fringe
Push the boundaries of physics and reason with Kirlian photography, perpetual motion, and more. Plus: cracker box amplifier, panoramic pinhole camera, how to work with carbon fiber.

Volume 10
» Home Electronics
Learn electronics with 20+ projects including lasers, toys, controllers, and home automation. Plus: brain wave machine, biosphere in a jar, Hot Wheels radar gun, workbenches, and making things with ABS plastic.

Volume 11
» Alt Vehicles
DIY wheels! Make trick bicycles and choppers, electrified bikes, iPod bike charger, and Mr. Jalopy's mobile movie projector. Plus: sheet-metal retro R/C race car, vaccum former, rotating bird feeder, Ikea and dollar-store hacks.

Volume 12
» Upload
Dive into digital arts with greenscreen video, infrared photos, software bots, fan-edited movies, and more. Plus: super loud air whistle, Lego gadget charger, no-battery remote, solar xylophone, DIY solar panels.

Volume 05
» Science, Weather, and Outdoors
High-powered water rockets, wind turbines, homemade electric hot rods, and an awesome backyard zip line. Plus: jam jar jet engine, and how to use sensors.

Volume 06
» Robots
Build bug-like BEAM robots, battle tanks, R/C rovers, and smart Lego soccer robots. Plus: the MAKE Controller, LED throwies, rumble mouse, tensegrity tower, and working with compressed air and RFID tags.

Volume 07
» Backyard Biology
Extract and analyze your DNA, hack your plants, grow mushrooms in home mycology lab. Plus: videocam rocket, Stirling engine, wi-fi hacks, and a head-mounted cannon to win any water fight.

Volume 08
» Toys and Games
Playtime! Pinball restoration, robotic desk toys, video games, model making, and a rubber band ornithopter. Plus: DIY coffee roaster, toy gun controlled alarm clock, mold-making with Adam Savage.

Volume 01
» Make Premiere
The first magazine devoted to digital projects, hardware hacks, and DIY inspiration. Kite aerial photography, video cam stabilizer, magnetic stripe card reader, and much more.

Volume 02
» Home Entertainment
29 projects include HD video recorder, home theater shaker seats, surround sound, retro gaming. Plus: R2 robot builders, restore a vintage amp, light-seeking robot, and etch circuit boards.

Volume 03
» Cars and Halloween
Hack your car with a dashboard PC, remote control, iPod, biodiesel, and more. Plus: Halloween animatronics, stun-gun potato cannon, VCR cat feeder, welding primer, and ultimate maker's tools.

Volume 04
» Music and Kits for the Holidays
Easy cigar box guitar, "circuit bending" instruments, and a turntable-to-iPod cabinet to convert vinyl LPs to MP3s. Plus: high-speed flash photography, coffee hacks, the coolest kits.