Do it with Makers! Makery set up its Pop-Up Lab at LeWeb
Here we go for LeWeb 2014. Makery presents the first «Pop-Up Lab» to introduce a bit of maker culture in this digital economy arena.
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Do it Yourself: this year, we are making presents ourselves!
The Christmas spirit, DiY version: Makery is helping you concoct 100% DiY presents, for more or less conversant makers.
Oliver Kreylos, the mad scientist of virtual reality
Specialized in 3D environments, Oliver Kreylos imagined a system that would take his body on an adventure.
A 3D-printed heart that saves babies
Seven 3D-printed models of defective hearts were announced by a research surgeon at a medical congress in the USA. A few rare infants have already benefitted from this diagnostic aid.
Do it Yourself: pallet it be
All about pallets, a cheap, easily accessible, rather ecological material. The LEGO brick of reclaimed furniture design.
Maurin Donneaud invents “robot skin”
Meet Maurin Donneaud, a couturier of connected fabrics at Data Paulette, the new hackerspace for textiles in Paris.
Video game prototypes unlike any other
Zoo Machine Festival in Lille shows 12 prototype games resulting from a gamejam that brought together 150 artists, students, game developers and designers.
“Digital craftsmen”, extract “to read whilst keeping a watch on generalised hacking”
Makery offers you an extract from “Digital Craftsmen” e-book. Johan Söderberg, researcher in information technology, questions intellectual property in the fablab era.
Loungeshare #3, from dustbin to daring design
27 designers, craftsmen and curious onlookers got together for a design salvage workshop at ICI Montreuil this week-end.
Protei, a fleet of autonomous sailboats to clean the ocean
After four years of research and 30 generations of prototypes, project Protei of autonomous sailboats cleaning the ocean is on the brink of becoming a reality.
We proto-tested WeIO, the Arduino for connected designers
WeIO is a new programmable circuit board for designers of smart objects. Makery beta-tested it.
Do it Yourself: pick up your pulse with your fingertips
Sporty, curious, worried? And what if you made your cardiac sensor yourself?
Vegan cheese wins 1st prize for open labs at iGEM
Vegan cheese won the gold medal at iGEM’s first competition open to community labs. The international synthetic biology competition ended on November 3 in Boston.
Ultra low tech USB charger
In the middle of nowhere, your phone rings but your battery is dying... Here's a 5€ DiY rescue solution!
One week throughout Brussels open labs
Makery pushed the door of four open labs in Brussels, meeting the users.
Biohackers join international synthetic biology competition iGEM
Every year, international students challenge themselves to fabricate biological machines. On the 10th anniversary of this brillant competition, held from October 30 to November 3, iGEM opens its doors to artists and “community labs“.
With SAM, the Internet of Things becomes a child’s game
SAM completed its KickStarter campaign in 3 days, and just won 3 prizes at New York's Maker Faire. This Internet of Things development kit allows you to forget about coding.
Briefly
The Plantoid project, which received 1.6 million euros in financing from the European Union’s Future and Emerging Technologies programme, copies plants in order to advance robotics.
Electrolab, soon-to-be the biggest European hackerspace in Nanterre
In the parisian suburb, Electrolab’s 120 members are working relentlessly to expand their hackerspace from 150 to 1500 m2.
The music box of the future
“Tell Me” is a prototype of a connected music box that conveys “mood sounds”.