Medical equipment Archives

This Week in Making: Maker Faire Cairo, Crazy Crayons, Casting Tips, and More

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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April 1st, 2016March 31st, 2016

This past week we went to Cairo for an amazing Maker Faire, learned what a pulse oximeter was, played with crayons, and more!

Origami Microscope for Just 50 Cents

By Sandy Roberts

Sandy Roberts

Kaleidoscope Enrichment was founded by Sandra Roberts in September 2011 in Blairstown, NJ to offer high-quality science, engineering and math enrichment to children and adults in the area. http://www.enrichscience.com/

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March 16th, 2014 1

The Foldscope is a disposable paper microscope that uses tiny spherical lenses. And it costs 50 cents.

16 Cool Old Medical Devices (Donated to my Hackerspace)

By John Baichtal

John Baichtal

My interests include writing, electronics, RPGs, scifi, hackers & hackerspaces, 3D printing, building sets & toys. @johnbaichtal nerdage.net

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September 25th, 2013 20

Some kind soul donated a bunch of old medical devices to my hackerspace, the Hack Factory — equipment so ancient that there was no way it would ever again be used in a medical setting… And what better place to donate a bunch of sweet junk than a hackerspace?

“Design For Hack” in Medicine

By Paul Spinrad

Paul Spinrad

Paul Spinrad is a broad-spectrum enthusiast, writer, maker, and dad who lives in San Francisco. He hatches schemes at http://investian.com.

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April 3rd, 2012January 12th, 2017 9

MacGyvering nurses and Legos are helping to create MEDIKits for better health care.

How Toys Can Save Lives on CNN’s The Next List This Sunday (April 1)

By Paul Spinrad

Paul Spinrad

Paul Spinrad is a broad-spectrum enthusiast, writer, maker, and dad who lives in San Francisco. He hatches schemes at http://investian.com.

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March 30th, 2012 4

CNN’s The Next List this Sunday, April 1, will profile Jose Gomez-Marquez, who hacks toys to make inexpensive and flexible medical equipment for developing countries.