What do you get when you combine an old optical drive, some empty soda bottles, and a microcontroller? Well…nothing, really. That’s still just a pile of rubbish. But if you add in a battery, an RC ...

[Vlad] wrote in to tell us about his latest project—an RC boat that autonomously navigates between waypoints. Building an autonomous vehicle seems like a really complicated project, but [Vlad]’s build ...

Making a model boat kit is not just great fun, it can improve a kid’s coordination and can also be educational. Of course, model boats aren’t just for children. Complex models give hours of pleasure ...

Cory Corcoran says his late grandfather, Tom Corcoran, of Riverhead, St. Mary's Bay, was his idol. "My pop was one of the last great 'gentlemen.'" said Corcoran. "He was a fisherman, a carpenter, a ...