Maker Corps Wants You
Our friends over at Maker Corps are looking for young adults with an interest in making who are seeking summer employment in maker education and leadership.
Maker Faire
Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these people come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
Explore below to see the best of Maker Faire, and head to makerfaire.com for more information.
Maker Faire Bay Area: Call for Makers Now Open!
Makers, take your marks! The countdown has begun: we’re three months out from our 8th annual Maker Faire Bay Area, taking place May 18 and 19 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. Last year, we featured a whopping 900 makers, and 110,000 like-minded folks came out to celebrate the joy of making. This year, get ready […]
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Things About Ross Hershberger
Michigan-based audiophile Ross Hershberger has shared three great projects on the pages of MAKE. First he showed us how to turn good vintage speakers into great modern ones with the EconoWave Speakers. Then he wowed us with his see-through, bare-bones Squelette amp project. And most recently, he shared step-by-step for his MonoBox Powered Speaker, stylishly […]
Hackerspace Happenings for February 16th
Are you a hackerspace member? We want to know about cool projects you are working on, or have completed, tools you’re using, fun stories about your space and its members, best practices you’d like to share with other spaces, etc. Say you build a new CNC mill–we want to hear about it! Maybe a member […]
President Talks 3D Printing in State of the Union Address
Present Obama mentioned 3D printing in the State of the Union address on Tuesday night, announcing the launch of three manufacturing hubs that will focus on additive manufacturing. He suggested that congress creates “a network of 15 of these hubs” to ensure that the focus is on making America “a magnet for new jobs and manufacturing”. The creation of these hubs will surely bring new, high-tech job opportunities with them.
Black Makers Month: Amon Millner
Amon Millner is a member of the Modkit team. I also first met him at Maker Faire in Austin, Texas. He does a lot of cool stuff and his students do really cool stuff, too.
Spring Has Sprung, Because Faire Season Has Begun
Call for Makers are open and active for over 20 Maker Faires around the globe. A good number are being organized by science and children’s museums, often in collaboration with local makers or makerspaces. Jerusalem Mini Maker Faire (March 18/19) and Tyler Mini Maker Faire (March 23) are two examples.