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!

Electrick: A Spray-On Touchscreen Interface

Electrick: A Spray-On Touchscreen Interface

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Add touchscreen interaction to just about anything with spray-on conductive ink.

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15 Incredible Solutions from the TOM Accessibility Hackathon

Oded Shorer

By Oded Shorer

Oded Shorer

Oded Shorer is the head of TOM:NYC and is a Tel Aviv native residing in

Brooklyn. He is volunteer maker in his own time and runs an industrial design and

product development studio in Tel Aviv and Brooklyn.

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A weekend of brainstorming and hacking led to some fantastic prototypes that will help address certain mental and physical disabilities.

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Edible Innovations: Raising Awareness About Ethical Seafood with Fishpeople

Edible Innovations: Raising Awareness About Ethical Seafood with Fishpeople

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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Ken Plasse, CEO of Fishpeople, strives to bring further awareness to both ethical fishing practices and cooking and handling seafood.

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