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June 10, 2017

June 9, 2017

This Unique Ukulele Is Scratch-Built From a Felled Tree

Amy Qian's headless travel ukulele is both a little odd and completely gorgeous. She constructed it from a leftover pile of wood.


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Published on June 09, 2017 07:00

Free Arduino

The Arduino team and Arduino Holding need to show us that the Arduino Foundation has been formed as an independent and open organization.


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Published on June 09, 2017 06:30

Build an LED Copter and Slingshot

This copter launcher both lights up and flies through the air! This is excerpted from Electricity for Young Makers: Fun and Easy Do-It-Yourself Projects.


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Published on June 09, 2017 05:00

June 8, 2017

Taking a Power Racing Car from Concept to Finish Line

A maker delves into the whimsical world of adult kiddie car racing and ends up taking home some serious hardware.


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Published on June 08, 2017 14:01

Maker Faire Paris Offers 100 Hands-On Workshops and Features 800 Makers

The organizers of Maker Faire Paris have made it their mission that all attendees go home with at least one thing they made themselves. Get inspired with this teaser of exhibitors!


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Published on June 08, 2017 09:02

Micro:Bit’s CEO Discusses Their Children’s Education Initiative

Last year, the BBC gave a small, embedded computer to nearly a million school children in order to provide coding experience for kids.


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Published on June 08, 2017 07:00

Working Through the 5 Steps of Design Thinking

Design thinking is an approach to creative problem-solving that uses a framework that begins with building empathy.


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Published on June 08, 2017 06:00

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