How Maker’s Row Connects the Dots Between Entrepreneurs and Manufacturers
Matthew Burnett and Tanya Menendez’s Maker’s Row connects entrepreneurs to American manufacturers.
Teaching How to Safely Photograph Bullets in Flight
Here’s how they teach students to safely shoot photographs of bullets at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Maker Pro News: What if Someone Steals Your Idea? And More
Plus, Avnet buys Hackster, Particle adds Raspberry Pi support, and more security concerns about IoT devices.
Make Education: 5 Ways to Engage Students & Other News from Academia
NPR talks about learning from failure, MIT hosts an academic makerspace symposium, and educators share their tips for keeping students engaged in their education.
Micro:bit
The Micro:bit was created as a gift from the BBC to grade school children. They designed it to teach a programmer’s way of thinking in a fun, easy, hands-on way. Coding for the Micro:bit is some of the least intimidating I’ve seen yet. Children can program by dragging visual “blocks” of code around in a browser […]
The Flying Robot Film Festival Returns For Second Year
After a successful debut last fall, the Flying Robot Film Festival brings a second year of aerial awesomeness to San Francisco. 25 nominees in eight categories show the range of video that can be produced with drone-based camera work. Prizes for winners include a DJI Inspire 1 quadcopter, with winners selected by a standout judging panel that […]
The Makers Nation Shares Data from 100 Makerspaces (and You Can Participate, Too!)
Makerspaces are essential to the maker community. The Makers Nation is gathering data to try and better understand common issues.
