Among NASA’s nine legislative “prime directives” is “[t]he preservation of the role of the United States as a leader in aeronautical and space science and technology and in the application thereof to the conduct of peaceful activities within and outside the atmosphere.” This mandate has informed the agency’s fundamental role in public STEM education from the very beginning.
Heartfelt congratulations to MAKE pal, Technical Advisory Board Member, and all-around maker hero Andrew “Bunnie” Huang, who’s just been announced as one of this year’s three recipients of the Electronic Frontier Foundations’ prestigious “Pioneer” award.
Founded in 1982 with the launch of their flagship AutoCAD software, San Rafael’s Autodesk, Inc. has historically lead the way in the development of digital design technology. Today, Autodesk products serve all sectors of the professional 3D design market, from engineering, to architecture, to entertainment, as well as an increasing number of consumer-level and mobile applications.
Makers, tinkerers, and hackers have latched onto the Raspberry Pi because of its price and capabilities. And with the enormous Linux community available for support, the pains of working with a new platform have been minimal. Since its release, we’ve seen a deluge of incredible projects that use the Raspberry Pi in creative and inventive ways and we’re only just getting started. It’s for this reason that we’ve nominated Raspberry Pi, the $35 Linux computer, for a Makey in the category Most Hackable Gadget.
Maker Faire NY opens in 39 days and counting. There are still opportunities to participate or assist our team.
Launched in 2009, element14 bills itself as “the first online community specifically for engineers.” e14, as it’s commonly known, is a subsidiary of British conglomerate Premier Farnell plc, which also owns Newark Electronics. Since launch, e14 has enjoyed widespread acclaim in the maker community, bolstered in no small part by their ongoing sponsorship of celebrity console modder Benjamin Heckendorn…
Join Maker Camp for Field Trip Friday as they travel to CERN to get an inside peek at the HLC and the CMS Experiment!
