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September 28, 2015
A New Sensor to See Through Walls
The Walabot is a new 3D imaging sensor that can detect movement and speed, see through walls, and analyze materials to tell you their composition.
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Hear the Homemade Jet Engine Built by a High School Student
At the World Maker Faire in New York, we saw Tomko demo his G1 home-built engine.
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Illuminate Your Desk with Thor’s 3D Printed Hammer
This beautiful lamp is modeled after Thor's Hammer, Mjölnir. The files are available on Thingiverse so you can print it yourself.
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Hatching Chicks in a Hacked Mini Fridge
This mini fridge was a free find from Craigslist, and now it's been upcycled and is home to some adorably recently hatched chicks.
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September 27, 2015
NASA Announces Winners of 3D Printed Habitat Challenge
During Maker Faire Bay Area NASA announced a new $2.25 million competition to design and build a 3D printed habitat intended for deep space exploration. Today winners of the first stage of the competition were announced here at Maker Faire New York.
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My Favorite Toys at Maker Faire
At Maker Faire, almost everything can constitute being a toy, as it all seems to delight and make me feel like a little kid.
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10 (of 100) Must-Learn Skills
Popular Mechanics details 100 must-learn skills. Here are ten that Makers should definitely know.
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A Snapshot of World Maker Faire: Dancing Dinos and Eyeball Fashionistas
Have you ever seen a cardboard dinosaur dancing with a 12 foot tall marching dixie band? Well, if you come to a Maker Faire, that's exactly the kind of stuff you see.
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Hands on with the RePhone, the Modular Wearable Cell Phone
On Tuesday Seeed Studio kicked off a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for their newest and hottest product, the RePhone, a modular open source cell phone. Today we got to go hands on with the hardware.
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The Eclipses of Maker Faire
Tonight the Moon will enter Earth’s shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse, which will be visible as attendees and maker stream away from sixth annual World Maker Faire here in New York.
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