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Why We’re Still Talking About Gender in STEM on Ada’s 200th Birthday

Why We’re Still Talking About Gender in STEM on Ada’s 200th Birthday

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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Ada Lovelace turns 200 today. In her honor, let’s talk about how the current STEM field treats women — and what we can do about it.

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Hold a Moment of History in Your Hand with 3D Printed Maps

Hold a Moment of History in Your Hand with 3D Printed Maps

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Being both a maps enthusiast and an avid wargamer, I love this idea of 3D printing full-color, palm-sized terrain maps of famous battles from Japanese history. 3DPrint reported on these maps last week and describes the history behind the project. This campaign covers eight famous battles of Japanese Warring States Era (late 1500s to early […]

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10 Facts You Missed from Robot History Class

By Theron Sturgess

Theron Sturgess

Theron is an educator, business owner, writer, and consultant working within Springfield, MO and the Ozarks community. He enjoys making and building with his 11 year old son and likes to read and write about science, technology, education, sci fi, martial arts, and philosophy.

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Catch up on your robot trivia. Robots have been around for longer than you might think, and their evolution is developing exponentially.

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The First Museum-Quality 3D-Printed Whale Fossil

The First Museum-Quality 3D-Printed Whale Fossil

Ping Fu

By Ping Fu

Ping Fu

VP & Chief Entrepreneur Officer, 3D Systems

Honored in 2005 by Inc. Magazine as Entrepreneur of the Year, Ping Fu describes herself as an artist and scientist whose chosen expression is business. In 1997, Ping co-founded Geomagic, a 3D imaging software company, which was acquired by 3D Systems in February 2013. Before co-founding Geomagic, Ping was involved in the NCSA Mosaic software that led to Netscape and Internet Explorer. Ping serves on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Department of Commerce and on the board of directors at the Long Now Foundation. Ping’s book “Bend, Not Break” was published by Portfolio Penguin in January 2013.

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This true facsimile of a prehistoric whale is a treasure from the past in two places at once.

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DIY Satellites: Now and Near Future

DIY Satellites: Now and Near Future

By Matthew Reyes

Matthew Reyes

I love exploring harsh geological features in the hunt for strange forms of life. On Earth, Mars, or the moon, the best way would obviously be by motorbike. 

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Space is becoming increasingly accessible to more people thanks to plummeting costs, weight, and energy use of the technologies needed for freeflying satellites to sense and direct their orientation, communicate with the ground, and perform complicated computations in real time on orbit. The dawn of this new age of DIY satellite making is in no small […]

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