Science

DIY science is the perfect way to use your creative skills and learn something new. With the right supplies, some determination, and a curious mind, you can create amazing experiments that open up a whole world of possibilities. At home-made laboratories or tech workshops, makers from all backgrounds can explore new ideas by finding ways to study their environment in novel ways – allowing them to make breathtaking discoveries!

Investigating the Bridge Between Engineering and Art with Sara Hendren

Investigating the Bridge Between Engineering and Art with Sara Hendren

Liam Grace-Flood

By Liam Grace-Flood

Liam Grace-Flood

An artist, engineer, and researcher, Liam makes all kinds of things, including public policy, fine art, electric motorcycles, and computational models. His passion for making is rivaled only by his dedication to ensuring other people have the resources they need to make, too. In that vein, as a 2017 Watson Fellow he's exploring how open workshops democratize and decentralize education, innovation, and industry to make better things, people, and communities.

You can find him at his website or on instagram

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Sara Hendren’s work challenges our assumptions of what normal is—in engineering, design, bodies, and minds.

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Edible Innovations: Transforming Food Waste into Fashion

Edible Innovations: Transforming Food Waste into Fashion

By Chiara Cecchini

Chiara Cecchini

Chiara is fascinated by food as a means to impact bodies, minds, and environment. She has studied international business in three different countries, and is an alumni of the Food Innovation Program and US Director at the Future Food Institute.

Based in California, she is also a Research Scholar at Food Science and Technology at UC Davis, working on building the first comprehensive Internet of Food to enable food care through food systems semantics. She is a selected member of Barilla Center Food Nutrition Foundation, a Research Affiliate at Institute For The Future, Board Member at Maker Faire and selected member of the Global Shapers, a young global network of innovators promoted by the World Economic Forum.

She is passionate about social entrepreneurship and impact investing, and aims to leave her mark on society.

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These two entrepreneurs designed Orange Fiber, a textile that is made from orange peels that would otherwise be thrown into the trash.

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Maker Pro News: Multi-Tasking Robots, Making that Matters, the Amazon Apparatus, and More

Maker Pro News: Multi-Tasking Robots, Making that Matters, the Amazon Apparatus, and More

By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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By Jon Christian

Jon Christian

Jon Christian is the co-editor of the Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection between makers and business. He's also written for the Boston Globe, WIRED and The Atlantic.

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Last week saw some cool multi-tasking robots, creators who were making a difference, and startups struggling against Amazon.

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The Man Who Makes Lightning on Demand

The Man Who Makes Lightning on Demand

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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Electrical engineer Greg Leyh is no stranger to high voltage. He invites it, measures it, and controls it.

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