From advancements in technology and materials, to the development of innovative techniques and ideas, there’s 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!
Over the years there have been a few troubling stories of house fires caused by 3D printers with electrical problems. When you think about it, this makes sense doesn’t it? You’ve got an electrical heater that is being pushed to over 200 degrees celcius, a bunch of moving parts, and the possibility of a glob […]
Meet the winners of this year’s Amazing Maker Awards. Our top winners came from the US and Canada, Turkey, Japan, and Germany and they are as young as 14. Their projects represent social impact, art, technical achievement and education. This is an audio recording of our October 4 Live Showcase in which I talked to […]
Every maker who shares a project is amazing, and the same can be said collectively of our maker community, which supports and values the work of makers. We hope these awards help gain recognition in the broader society for the creative and technical contributions of makers. The Amazing Maker Awards celebrate what makers do — […]
CARRIE SUNDRA is the founder of Alpenglow Industries in San Luis Obispo, California. She grew up on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, then attended Harvey Mudd College where she proudly scored a 19 on her first electrical engineering exam. NANCY OTERO is a Mexican-American entrepreneur, dancer, mother, and educator in Oakland, California. […]
The maker spirit is alive and well this weekend at Maker Faire Milwaukee, which sets up at its new home in the Discovery World Museum with newbie makers and veterans, young, old and everything in between.
Arrakis is robotic coffee table that draws beautiful patterns in sand while you watch. Unlike others seen on youtube, this table can draw at up to 2000 mm/sec. No time lapse necessary!
TWITTER I FACEBOOK I INSTAGRAM I WEBSITE It’s hard for an individual to flash back to 2020 and expect what can possibly happen for the following couple of years. Even harder to reflect on the past and never mention COVID these days! But proving the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s adage that “what does not kill […]
