From advancements in technology and materials, to the development of innovative techniques and ideas, thereโs always something new on the horizon. As a maker, your success depends on your ability to keep up with all these changes. Let’s take a look at some of the most noteworthy developments that are taking place in making right now!
The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) runs a free program that allows creators to certify that their hardware complies with the community definition of open source hardware.ย Whenever you see the certification logo, you know that the certified hardware meets this standard. The certification site includes a full list of all of the certified open […]
MakerHealth caught up Rose Hedges RN, DNP a MakerNurse champion at St. Lukeโs hospital about her teamโs response to the COVID-19 outbreak to create hardware with frontline staff. How did the culture of St. Lukeโs Hospital prepare you and your team to respond to COVID-19?ย At St. Lukeโs Hospital, we have embraced the spirit of […]
A 24-Hour Global โShow and Tellโ for Makers Featuring the Civic Response to COVID-19
PLAN C LIVE is an online conversation with Dorothy Jones-Davis of Nation of Makers and Dale Dougherty of Make: Community and a panel of makers about the civic response to COVID-19. Thank you to those who have been participating as panelists and those of you who attended through Zoom. We will be doing two PLAN […]
Two hours outside of Tokyo in Chiba prefecture is Hackerfarm, a hackerspace that applies technology to growing things like potatoes. Christopher Wang, better known as Akiba, is thinking that potatoes would feed a lot of people if food shortages result from COVID-19. The experiment is called Project Potatohead โ A Farm-to-Foodbank Initiative. However, Akiba […]
PLAN C LIVE is an online conversation with Dorothy Jones-Davis of Nation of Makers and Dale Dougherty of Make: Community and a panel of makers about the civic response to COVID-19. Thank you to those who have been participating as panelists and those of you who attended through Zoom. The Atlanta Beats COVID-19 group was […]
I knew a lot of people that got excited when the original raspberry pi camera was announced, but quickly found themselves limited by the quality of the image. It can be really great to have that much control behind the sensor, but frustrating when your results are always a bit on the low quality side. […]
