Synthetic Biology for Makers 05/22/2013 John Cumbers and a team of synthetic biologists are offering a one-day course on the subject in San Francisco. The...
DIY Synthetic Biology: Making Your Own Glowing Plants 05/16/2013 Based on the popular (and controversial) Kickstarter project, here is the DIY How-To for creating your own glowing plants with...
Hardware Companies are Getting Accelerated 05/06/2013 Applications are now open at Haxlr8r. Joining a growing contingent of hardware accelerators vying for companies and ideas.
DIY Rocket Competition 03/09/2013 At South By Southwest (SXSW), DIYROCKETS and Sunglass announced a new competition for an "Open Source 3D Printed Rocket Engine"...
The Internet of Living Things 03/04/2013 One of my big dreams is to communicate fluently with animals. I'm completely aware of how crazy that might sound....
Take Your Mom (or Friend) to MAKE Day 12/30/2012 As expected, I spent much of the holidays explaining our OpenROV project to my relatives. Much of that discussion involved...
The Art of the Kickstarter Stunt 12/05/2012 A Holiday light project to spur interest in a Kickstarter campaign.
Kickstarted: Make it Yourself? 11/16/2012 After your project gets funded on Kickstarter, should you make it yourself or find a manufacturing partner?
Headed Out? Don’t Forget Your Maker Bag! 11/11/2012 A Maker Bag is a must-have companion for your next hackathon. What's in yours?