Oregon-based mechanical engineer Ian Davis is in the midst of building an extraordinary prosthetic hand. The partial hand—in the videos and pictures below—is stunningly intricate and now, after two ...

You’ve never seen a computer — or a computer desk — like this. The frame used to be a pipe organ — the pipes are still protruding from the back, rising into the air — but where there used to be a ...

The term “steampunk” is believed to have been coined in 1987 by author K.W. Jeter, who used the term to describe his novel Morlock Night in a letter to science fiction magazine Locus. Because of its ...

A hands-on attempt to solve a detailed steampunk puzzle, exploring its intricate design, mechanical elements, and the problem ...

Steampunk has come to be associated with over-decorated, cog-encrusted Victoriana, but artist Andrew Chase has arguably taken it to its purist roots. His mechanical horse is just that: a beautiful, ...

The Octopod steampunk octopus clock doesn't just tell the time. It tells the world how cool mechanical sculptures can be. This eight-legged clock was co-created by MB&F and L'Epée 1839. The legs are ...