The MakerBot Replicator 1 isn’t the newest 3D printer on the block but it’s still an excellent option in home digital fabrication. Now it’s an even better option because this week only we’re having a sale on our remaining Replicator 1s in the Maker Shed!
The Maker Shed has too many books and we need to get them out of the way. Rather than continue tripping over them, throwing them at each other, and using them for broom hockey pucks, we’ve decided to sell them as Mystery Books for just $3.00 a piece. Yes, really.
If you like making things, then you will love .NET Gadgeteer. You can create many interesting projects by just plugging together components and writing a few lines of programming code. Check out this upcoming hands-on webcast presented by Simon Monk, author of Getting Started with .NET Gadgeteer: Thursday, November 8, 2012 (free registration).
So long, October! Onward, now, into the eleventh month of our 2012 “Year of Materials” with a focus on paper. “Paper,” for those of you twelve and under, is a generally inexpensive, flexible, thin, sheet-like material made by pressing together moist fibers—commonly derived from plants—and allowing them to dry. “Plants” are living organisms, commonly green in color, with cellulose-containing cell walls, obtaining most of their energy through photosynth…
Considering a robot for your next Arduino project? Even if you’re not, this free webcast with the author of the Arduino Cookbook will teach you plenty of practical information about controlling motors and using sensors with Arduino.
Shapeways announces the opening of a Factory of the Future in Long Island City, Queens. And Mayor Bloomberg announces the launch of New York’s Next Top Makers competition.
This Monday, October 15th from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm, there will be a series of talks in NYC: Engineering graduate numbers have been flat for decades despite the rapid growth of technology from the iPad to Space Exploration. Just 11% of engineers are women, up to 50% of engineering students drop out due to […]
