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This Week in Making: VR Gets Serious, Hoverbikes Are Real, and Cheese Whiz!

A typical day for Lisa includes: getting up to see the sunrise, bicycling, interning at Make:, reading and writing short stories, and listening to audiobooks and podcasts for hours while working on projects or chores.

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May 1st, 2016April 29th, 2016

This week in making we got excited about hoverbikes, looked at a more serious side of VR, and learned Star Simpson’s tips for electronics.

Makers to Redefine Fashion at Maker Faire Paris

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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April 28th, 2016May 10th, 2016

What happens when you showcase the insanely creative, tech-infused genius of makers in the world-renowned fashion mecca of Paris?

Watch the Digital Design of This Swaying 3D Printed Dress

By Michelle "Binka" Hlubinka

Michelle "Binka" Hlubinka

Michelle, or Binka, makes . While at Maker Media, she oversaw publications, outreach, and programming for kids, families, and schools. Before joining Maker Media in 2007, she worked at the Exploratorium, in Mitchel Resnick’s Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, and as a curriculum designer for various publishers and educational researchers. When she’s not supporting future makers, including her two young sons, Binka does some making of her own, most often as a visual artist.

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March 9th, 2016March 9th, 2016

Check out the latest 3D printed dress from Nervous System and learn more about how museums are recognizing the artistry of fashion tech.

Banana-Chopping Corset Is the Ultimate Chastity Belt

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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December 24th, 2015December 29th, 2015 1

You might experience your own cremesteric reflex when you see what this corset can do to a banana.

LED Dress Wows Daily Show, Promotes Google Coding Initiative for Women

By Sophia Smith

Sophia Smith

Sophia is the managing editor of the Make: blog. When she’s not greasing editorial gears, she likes to run, ride, climb, and lift things, and make lo-tech goods like zines, desserts, and altered clothing. @sophiuhcamille

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December 3rd, 2015December 3rd, 2015 2

Google and Zac Posen designed a light-up LED dress to promote Made with Code, a new non-profit inspiring more young girls to learn computer science.