If you hand Seth Wahle your phone, he could steal your photos, passwords and more simply by holding it. Rose Eveleth finds out how he does it.
Build-it-yourself computer kits spawned PCs and Bill Gates. With a new wave that encompasses 3D printers, drones and even biotech, what will be possible?
Is the rise of amateur gene enthusiasts working in make-shift labs a harmless pursuit or a bioterrorism threat?
When three writers donned lab coats to see how easy it is to create a home-made lab for genetic experiments, it tested their limits of frustration and the law.
More and more amateur biologists are carrying out genetic experiments in homes and garages worldwide. How easy is it to do? Three writers tried to find out.