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“Green Garage” call for submissions

“Green Garage” call for submissions

The Urban Green Council is looking for submissions in their Green Garage Inventors Competition. They write: The Green Garage Inventors Competition seeks to foster the creative ingenuity needed to usher in the green buildings of tomorrow and to retrofit our existing buildings. The competition will highlight innovative building products that address sustainability in compelling but […]

Apply for an Awesome Grant!

Apply for an Awesome Grant!

That’s not an adjective in the title, “Awesome Grant” is the actual name of the grant, from the Awesome Foundation, of Cambridge, MA. Each month, they give away $1,000 to someone who wants to do something… well awesome. Here’s how they define what they’re looking for: Awesomeness is often overlooked by mainstream culture, which tends […]

MAKE classifieds deadline fast approaching

Interested in placing a Classified ad in Make: Volume 19? Email classifieds@makezine.com for more information. Time is running out, and your ad must be placed by 11:59pm PDT on Wednesday, July 1st. One lucky reader will win a 4-line classified ad in Make: Volume 19 ($160 value) by emailing classifieds@makezine and inquiring about advertising in […]

Eurekafest @ MIT

Eurekafest @ MIT

Make: television had a blast shooting this past week at Eurekafest, the Lemelson-MIT Program’s celebration of invention. We were there to capture the spirit behind inventing and talk to high school and college students about their experiences as inventors. Groups from all over the country came to participate in a four-day-long series of design challenges, […]

ARRL Field Day 2009

ARRL Field Day 2009

Today is Field Day, the annual event where thousands of hams across the nation publicly demonstrate their emergency communication abilities. You can find hams constructing emergency stations in parks, schools, backyards and shopping malls operating using only emergency power supplies. If you are interested in getting started with ham radio but don’t have a license, […]