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Anouk Wipprecht Teams With Swarovski To Make A ‘Heartbeat Dress’

Our friend and incredible designer Anouk Wipprecht is back with another interesting take on digital fabrication, wearable electronics, and fashion. This time, she’s teaming up with Swarovski Crystal. This dress, called the Heartbeat Dress will monitor your heartbeat and reflect those vital rhythms in a central pendant. Wipprecht spent some time doing an artist in […]

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Leveraging Biology to Make Things

Authors of "Zero to Genetic Engineering Hero", Julie Legault and Dr. Justin Pahara talk about making genetic engineering part of the maker's toolset.

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Exploring Flextures With Amy

You may recall Amy Qian from the last time we told you to go watch her channel. This fantastic example of flextures and how they can work is simply fascinating to watch. Some folks might have been tempted to create something like this using a microcontroller or something like that, but a purely mechanical solution […]

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17 Fun Projects for New Boards from Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Micro:Bit, and More

When a new board drops, makers around the planet immediately start hacking new projects with it. Here are 17 fun projects to try on fresh hardware.

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Here Are The Winners Of Our Star Wars Themed Robot Contest With Nvidia

Back in May, we teamed up with Nvidia to have a really fun contest involving AI and Robots. Titled “May the Fourth”, it was Star Wars themed, hoping for some smart droids using the Jetson Nano The projects that came in were truly stunning and Nvidia has announced the winners! Head over to their blog […]

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Boards Recap: From No Chips to New Chips, 2021 Has Been the Craziest Year

Struggling to find your favorite microcontroller, or even buy a new car this year? Here's why everything is suddenly out of stock.

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The 2nd Annual Maker Invent Calendar is Back

Does the supply chain have your holiday shipping in a bind?  No need to fret; get making instead! Every day, the Invent Calendar provides clever and creative gift ideas that will bring holiday cheer to all those you hold dear. This year’s Invent Calendar is brought to you by 3DEXPERIENCE® SOLIDWORKS for Makers. Click here to […]

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Pulp Molding: How to Make Your Material

This week’s video is the fourth in the series about prototyping a proof of concept eco-friendly pulp molded wireless charger. This video follows the process of chopping up corrugated cardboard to produce the pulp slurry that is needed to make the fiber molded charging stand. The chopped fibers are suspended in a large container of water and […]

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Future Fashion: Building A Self-Lacing Corset

I’ve always been intrigued by self-lacing shoes. I first saw them in Back to the Future Part II and I was blown away when Nike developed their own. But I wondered… could I put a self-lacing mechanism into a corset? In this video, I walk you through how I made a self-lacing corset. I started […]

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Help Set A World Record By Taking An Assistive Technology Course

December 3 is International Day Of Persons With Disabilities. In honor of that, Makers Making Change is hoping to set a world record, and you can help! They are aiming to have the most people ever to take an assistive technology course within 24 hours. The course is going to cover some basics about what […]

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