Makerspaces

Solar Airstream Fab Lab

Solar Airstream Fab Lab

Two pioneering artists,ย Coral Lambert andย Paul Higham, will soon be embarking on a tour with their Solar Airstream Fab Lab, equipped for both 3D printing and metal casting. This modified Airstream hasย solar panels, a 3D scanner,ย two 3D printers (MakerBot and Rostock), and equipment forย casting objects in iron and bronze using environmental mold making techniques. The Solar […]

Making a Makerspace: Case Western’s think[box] and its great playbook

Making a Makerspace: Case Western’s think[box] and its great playbook

We’ve known Ian Charnas as part of a team that built the wonderfully whimsicalย Waterfall Swing, which you may have seen at Maker Faire, on “The Today Show”, or on the roof ofย a museum in Linz, Austria. But Ian’sย day job is welcoming about 3,000 visitors a month to through the doors ofย think[box]ย at Case Western Reserve University […]