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September 19, 2014
Finding Starter Projects (Part 2: project databases)
If you’ve ever tried looking for a good source for classroom lesson plans or project workshop guides, you know there are a LOT of choices. Sometimes there seem to be as many project lists and databases as there are project-based learning enthusiasts out there! We’ve asked teachers where they go […]
Made in Space 3D Printer Launches Tomorrow Morning
The first 3D printer in space is scheduled to launch on Saturday, September 20 at 2:16 a.m. (Eastern) aboard the SpaceX-4 Commercial Resupply Mission. The 3D printer, manufactured by Made In Space , will serve as a technology demonstration for the use of an FDM style printer on the International […]
September 18, 2014
How The Public Can Get Involved With NASA
NASA is harnessing makers to come up with great ideas and develop technologies in several different ways. One of the most interesting is the contest series called NASA’S Centennial Challenges. NASA proposes a theme and offers rewards to the winners. Those winners can go on to create technology for NASA […]
Raspberry Pi Hardware Discussion: Compute Module, HATs, and Model B+
At MakerCon, I had the pleasure of sitting down with James Adams, the Director of Hardware Engineering for Raspberry Pi. We talked about his role in the design of the Linux single-board computer and the newest hardware. Their new Model B+, the HAT specification, and the Compute Module. James is […]
Ultimaker Goes Global
Ultimaker is now officially Designed in the Netherlands, Assembled in the USA. Ultimaker has long been seen as one of the leading 3D printers in the market place. No matter what kind of 3D printing person you are, a professional, a hobbyist, you’ve probably heard of the machines produced in […]
Katherine Hague Talks About Trends In Wearables
Katherine Hague deals with the newest wearables every day at the Blueprint, a marketplace for new and inventive tech. This exposure gives her some insight into what is really going on in the market place, and she has some ideas about where it will go in the future. Her […]
Crouching Phoenix, Flying Dragon
A phoenix, dragons, a flying Jesus with accompanying angels, and a flying wizard (not to be confused with Harry Potter) are among the menagerie of creations you may see this year at Maker Faire. It sounds a bit crazy and maybe it is, but I loved it last year and I'm sure I'll love it again this year.
September 17, 2014
Ayah Bdeir on LittleBits’ Hardware Development Kit
littleBits founder and CEO Ayah Bdeir shows how their new Hardware Development Kit and bitLab enables makers to create their own Bits to work with their electronics prototyping library and then offer them for sale to others. She demonstrates two new Bits that were created with HDK: Bleep Drum, a […]
Inventables Opens Their Easel CNC Software to All Users
Today at MakerCon, Inventables' Zach Kaplan announced that the web-based CNC software Easel is moving out of beta testing and into full release.
Cornell Engineering and the Maker Pro Catalyst
From MakerCon in New York, Cornell Systems Engineering faculty member Dr. David R. Schneider talks about developing student makers within their engineering program. He also discusses the success of the Intel-Cornell Cup, a college-level embedded design competition which motivates student makers into becoming professional designers. Filed under: Education
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