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Maker Pro News: A High School Maker Pro, Tanzanian Innovation, and More

Maker Pro News: A High School Maker Pro, Tanzanian Innovation, and More

By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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By Jon Christian

Jon Christian

Jon Christian is the co-editor of the Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection between makers and business. He's also written for the Boston Globe, WIRED and The Atlantic.

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Learn how to launch a maker pro business in high school and how a Tanzanian makerspace gave people the power to solve problems.

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More Twists In The Story of TechShop: 2.0 Agreement Cancelled

More Twists In The Story of TechShop: 2.0 Agreement Cancelled

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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The ongoing saga that is TechShop continues to face twists and turns as the Memorandum of Understanding is cancelled.

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Arsonists Destroy French FabLab La Casemate

Arsonists Destroy French FabLab La Casemate

Liam Grace-Flood

By Liam Grace-Flood

Liam Grace-Flood

An artist, engineer, and researcher, Liam makes all kinds of things, including public policy, fine art, electric motorcycles, and computational models. His passion for making is rivaled only by his dedication to ensuring other people have the resources they need to make, too. In that vein, as a 2017 Watson Fellow he's exploring how open workshops democratize and decentralize education, innovation, and industry to make better things, people, and communities.

You can find him at his website or on instagram

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A French fablab, La Casemate, was burned down by arsonists who hoped to destroy an institution they believed to be notoriously toxic.

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Open World: Vigyan Ashram Is Fostering a Growing Maker Movement in India

Open World: Vigyan Ashram Is Fostering a Growing Maker Movement in India

Liam Grace-Flood

By Liam Grace-Flood

Liam Grace-Flood

An artist, engineer, and researcher, Liam makes all kinds of things, including public policy, fine art, electric motorcycles, and computational models. His passion for making is rivaled only by his dedication to ensuring other people have the resources they need to make, too. In that vein, as a 2017 Watson Fellow he's exploring how open workshops democratize and decentralize education, innovation, and industry to make better things, people, and communities.

You can find him at his website or on instagram

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Vigyan Ashram was the first Fab Lab outside MIT. They’ve long been a pillar of sustainable innovation and a hidden gem of the Maker Movement.

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Maker Pro News: Reviving Local Manufacturing, Mourning TechShop, and More

Maker Pro News: Reviving Local Manufacturing, Mourning TechShop, and More

By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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By Jon Christian

Jon Christian

Jon Christian is the co-editor of the Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection between makers and business. He's also written for the Boston Globe, WIRED and The Atlantic.

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There’s talk, from local town meetings to the highest national policy circles, of how to revive the domestic manufacturing economy

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Mourning the Loss of TechShop

Mourning the Loss of TechShop

Dr. Evan Malone

By Dr. Evan Malone

Dr. Evan Malone

Dr. Evan Malone has a background in physics, mechanical engineering, and systems engineering. He was one of the creators of Fab@Home, an early open-source 3D printer. He is founder and president of NextFab, a for-profit social enterprise which develops and operates a network of makerspaces which provides direct access to advanced manufacturing technology, technical training, product development services, and business acceleration and incubation services. Through his NextFab Foundation, and its ROW3D program, Evan supports humanitarian, educational, and economic development applications of technology.

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The founder of another makerspace, Dr. Evan Malone of NextFab, weighs in on what the closure of TechShop means.

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