Makerspaces in Libraries in The Netherlands
The first ten years of this century Dutch public libraries moved their focus from collections to connections. Building makerspaces within libraries has been a central part of this change.
Motion Animated NeoPixel LED Skirt
Make a Light-up skirt with 120 hidden full-color LEDs that respond to your movements
Adafruit Feather RP2040
Since its release in January of 2021, Raspberry Pi’s first silicon, the RP2040, has taken the microcontroller world by storm. Its low cost, impressive capabilities (including its unique Programmable I/O), and — let’s face it — ability to be purchased in quantity amid a seemingly never-ending chip shortage, have led to wide adoption across the […]
Meet The Board Makers: KRTKL and Hackboard
These two companies are helping make your projects smart with FPGAs and SBCs
Maker Spotlight: Mark Greenbaum
NameMark Greenbaum Where are you located?Watertown, MA What is your day job?Graphic Designer / Creative Director Do you attend a makerspace/fablab/hackerspace?I recently found a place called Hatch makerspace in my home town and they helped me trouble shoot my Ender Pro 3D printer. They have a great little workshop and are super accessible and helpful. […]
Maker Faire Torino Fights Planned Obsolescence
Fab Lab Torino kicks off this weekend for another round in a gorgeous new location, 10 years after the first Fab Lab in Italy opened in the city.
A Quick Tour Of a Pop-Up Backyard Woodshop
When we moved into a new home, I needed to create a woodshop with level space, good air flow, room for power tools, and most of all, protection from the elements. I determined it would need to be 200 square feet. Unfortunately, local zoning doesn’t allow for a shed that large, or even a covered […]
