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We used them to remove stuck screws, insert new screws into different densities of wood, and to tighten and loosen hex and other fasteners. While each of the following ratcheting screwdrivers is ...

A university in Scotland is developing a real version of Doctor Who’s sonic screwdriver, which can use ultrasonic beams to manipulate objects. A university in Scotland is developing a real version of ...

Physicist Eugene Wigner wrote a famous paper, "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences," beloved by my physicist friends. Newton, calculus, celestial mechanics, Hooke's ...

Black & Decker (now Black+Decker) invented the first portable electric drill in 1917, and the first electric screwdriver in 1923. The first models were clunky and required both hands to operate. Now ...

The holidays are now behind us, and based on the increase in home and automotive DIY projects that have been happening while we're in a pandemic state, we're willing to bet tools were popular Chanukah ...