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June 19, 2014
New Project: Wood Gas Camp Stove
Make a simple tin-can stove that costs 99 cents, runs for free, and sequesters carbon as you cook.
Seeing Spaces: Observational Tools for Makerspaces
A typical makerspace is outfitted with many of the tools needed to fabricate an object: laser cutters, 3D printers, drills, mills, welders, soldering irons, and sewing machines. Tools like these are great for putting materials together, but creators also need tools to observe how these objects behave. This is especially […]
June 18, 2014
Don’t Miss Maker Camp!
If you enjoyed seeing all of the projects at the White House’s first ever Maker Faire today, continue the fun this summer! Starting July 7, young makers age 13 and up can be a part of Maker Camp, a free online summer camp hosted on Google+. Throughout the six […]
Intel Adopts Maker Cities to Foster Education and Manufacturing
To coincide with the White House Maker Faire, Intel has announced an initiative to adopt six “Maker Cities” across the United States to encourage education, small-scale product design, development, and manufacturing efforts in those cities. The pilot program includes Santa Clara, CA and the surrounding Silicon Valley region; Folsom, CA; […]
7th Grade Students Show Off 3D Printing Project at White House
Berkeley, California students Jane Yarnell and Sam Schickler, along with their science teacher Christine Mytko, brought 3D printed scans of microscopic surfaces to the White House Maker Faire.
Fab Lab DC’s Phyllis Klein Takes Her “Remember2” Wearable to the White House
The co-founder of Fab Lab DC wore her final project, a programmable, origami-inspired bracelet that sparkles at intervals to remind the wearer to do something, such as get up and move, take a break, exercise, or re-focus.
Want to Kickstart Your Makerspace?
Amongst the announcements made today by President Obama at the White House Maker Faire is the creation of a new funding category for Makerspaces by the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.
The President’s Address at the White House Maker Faire
Watch and read President Obama's remarks at the first-ever White House Maker Faire!
Indiegogo Issues a “Maker Challenge” with Autodesk and Amazon
To participate you need to connect your maker-related campaign with the Maker Challenge page by July 16, 2014. 
Squishy Circuits Light Up the White House
"Girls can do engineering if they believe in themselves and try." — Sage, age 6 -- AnnMarie Thomas and her 6-year-old daughter Sage are excited to share Squishy Circuits at the White House Maker Faire. Sage even made her own dress for the occasion, with pink (red), white, and aqua (blue) stripes!
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