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Oakland’s Open Insulin Project Aims to Disrupt Diabetes

Oakland’s Open Insulin Project Aims to Disrupt Diabetes

By Lisa Martin

Lisa Martin

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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Medical patents typically last 20 years, but because of minor yet regular advancements to the insulin production process, these patents have been maintained for nearly a century. Biohackers working on the Open Insulin Project are now working to come up with their own protocol to create the compound that diabetics have relied on since 1922. […]

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7 Things to Consider Before Hiring a Machine Shop

Nick Walker

By Nick Walker

Nick Walker

Nick is an Internet Marketing Specialist at Micro Logic, parent company of eMachineShop and Pad2Pad. Nick's interests include creative problem solving, automotive technology, environmental preservation, and spending time "chillin' out max and relaxing all cool" with his wife and daughter.

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So you’ve designed the crucial part to your next big project and it’s time to send it to your local machine shop…

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Adding GPS to Your Electronic Product (and How to Scale Up)

Adding GPS to Your Electronic Product (and How to Scale Up)

John Teel

By John Teel

John Teel

John Teel is president of Predictable Designs a company which helps entrepreneurs bring new products to market. John was formerly a senior design engineer for Texas Instruments where he created electronic designs now used in millions of products (including some from Apple). He is also a successful entrepreneur who developed his own product, had it manufactured in Asia, and sold in over 500 retail locations in three countries. Download his free cheat sheet for developing your new electronic hardware product.

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If you’re planning on making a product with GPS capabilities here’s what you’ll need to know about available GPS modules and their relative cost.

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Is Manufacturing in China Right for Your Product?

Is Manufacturing in China Right for Your Product?

Alexander Lee

By Alexander Lee

Alexander Lee

Alexander has been working in the industrial and consumer electronics industries for the past 10 years. He has a BS in electrical engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a MSEE from Colorado State University. He began his career at Agilent Technologies (now Keysight) as a production engineer for spectrum analyzers. He has been a key member of many product development teams ranging from high volume consumer electronics to high-end test and measurement equipment and one off precision instruments for satellite operation. Alexander spends his free time with his wife and two dogs or climbing rocks in the Colorado front range.

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Jonathan Ward

By Jonathan Ward

Jonathan Ward

Jonathan Ward has always had a passion for measurement tools and equipment. He started his career at Agilent Technologies (now Keysight) designing high-performance spectrum analyzers. Most recently, Jonathan has developed high-volume consumer electronics and portable chemical analysis equipment in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to his decade of industry experience, he holds a MS in electrical engineering from Columbia University and a BSEE from Case Western Reserve University.

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China may seem like the obvious answer to your mass production needs, but there’s some things you should consider before you commit.

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Turn Your Electronics Project into a Sellable Product

Turn Your Electronics Project into a Sellable Product

John Teel

By John Teel

John Teel

John Teel is president of Predictable Designs a company which helps entrepreneurs bring new products to market. John was formerly a senior design engineer for Texas Instruments where he created electronic designs now used in millions of products (including some from Apple). He is also a successful entrepreneur who developed his own product, had it manufactured in Asia, and sold in over 500 retail locations in three countries. Download his free cheat sheet for developing your new electronic hardware product.

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Have an idea you’d like to bring to market? In this series, John Teel walks through the process of scaling up from prototype to production. Follow each installment for a closer look at how to incorporate individual components. Do you dream of developing a hot, new hardware gadget and bringing it to market? Maybe your […]

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How to Cut Heatshrink and Wire to Precise Lengths Quickly and Cheaply

How to Cut Heatshrink and Wire to Precise Lengths Quickly and Cheaply

By Rustom Meyer

Rustom Meyer

I have more projects than I know what to do with. I've previously made toys, ceramics, jewelry, clothes, solar ovens, a custom bicycle, and flashlights, as well as renovating an 150 year old house. My obsession for the last few years has been small solar lighting/power systems: (www.yetisolar.com).

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Laziness that motivates efficiency is a virtue.

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