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!
In the summer of 2012, I came across an event listing for a kite building workshop and the next thing I knew I was on a loading dock in Brooklyn, NY, building kites and solar balloons with two of Public Labโs founders. Seven years later, I am Public Labโs Open Hardware Community Manager โ one […]
In May 2010ย I set out early one morning with a small group of concerned Gulf Coast residents, headed to meet a boat captain who would take us to the Chandeleur Islands, a chain of barrier islands in southeast Louisiana. Within minutes of leaving the harbor and navigating out into the Gulf of Mexico, […]
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 […]
Iโm a 6th grader in Westwood, Massachusetts.ย My favorite subject is science. My interest in science began in 1st grade when I decided to participate in my schoolโs science fair. As I researched ideas for a fair project, I was fascinated by how much there is to learn about the world around us. I tried […]
Film will highlight the ingenuity that punctuates life in Cuba
I recently got an opportunity to check out a really cool piece of machinery: the Roland VersaUV Lef 12i. They sent a loaner unit that I got to experiment with and test out for a few weeks. There are two main reasons you’d want to use a printer like this: First, using UV cured ink […]
Subscribers should be getting their paper copies now, and members of the online community can access the digital edition too! For the rest of you, this issue should be arriving on store shelves this month.
