DIY | Maker

The team that is building the Novena project is launching a crowdfunding campaign around the Novena open hardware computing platform. Originally, this started as a hobby project but by popular demand, they have prepared a crowdfunding offering and so everyone can contribute to the interesting

Scientists have used a new microscopic 3D printer to produce the world's smallest magazine cover, measuring 0.011 by 0.014 millimetres.

Benjamin Shingler, 25/04/2014

Nashville-area libraries embrace trendy Maker Movement, publishing ventures.

No more shushing? Local libraries, while still the quiet place to read and research, have jumped into experiences above a whisper. And that's not just for preschool story time Libraries are embracing collaborative creativity with "maker spaces" to build and create and with programs to help people publish.

Vicky Travis, 24/04/2014

Il n'aura fallu qu'un seul jour pour fabriquer la première maison par impression 3D et c'est dans la ville de Shanghai que cela s'est passé il y a quelques semaines. C'est la société Shanghai WinSun Decoration Engineering Co qui est à l'origine de ce baptême dans l'industrie de la construction et explique travailler depuis plusieurs années sur la machine et les matériaux de construction.

Alexandre Martel, 15/04/2014

À PROPOS DU COURS

“Passer d’une idée à un prototype en utilisant les nouveaux outils de la fabrication numérique“

Ce cours vous permettra de vous approprier les outils et les techniques de la fabrication numérique : Électronique, Arduino, Design, Objets connectés, Internet, Impression 3D...

Format : chaque semaine une vidéo courte vous permettra d’aborder un nouveau thème. Des exemples vous seront proposés pour la prise en main, des corrigés seront proposés. Mais surtout, vous échangerez avec les autres participants au travers de forums d’entraide, d’ateliers….

Vous êtes curieux, hobbyistes disposant d'une première expérience dans le développement informatique. Venez participer et échanger avec vos pairs et la communauté des Fablabs.

Contour crafting, a process similar to 3D printing, could change how we think about construction altogether.

Excellente idée du syndicat mixte Manche Numérique (soutien aux EPN du département) qui met à disposition 3 dossiers pratiques aux EPN et aux fablabs : 3 dossiers thématiques pratiques en libre accès pour se familiariser avec les imprimantes 3D et l’impression 3D.

If you haven’t already, then you must check out this website. The website is Odd Guitars, and they design and produce customisable, 3D printed guitars.

[Michael Castor] wanted a tablet, but not just any tablet. He wanted an all-in-one system running Linux, and he wanted it to look good. So he made himself a wooden PiPad. He started the project at ...

Maybe you’re not a fan of parting with $1,500 for an unproven piece of wearable tech, or you’d rather just build something yourself and play with it until the device suits your needs.

Russell Holly, 25/04/2014

Here’s my latest DIY project, a smartphone based on a Raspberry Pi. It’s called – wait for it – the PiPhone. It makes use an Adafruit touchscreen interface and a Sim900 GSM/GPRS module to make phone calls.

DAVEH, 25/04/2014

Forget plastic figures - you'll soon print a new printer, your dinner and a moon base.

Jamie Carter  17/04/2014

This school year, elementary and junior high students in the Howard-Winneshiek Community School District have had the opportunity to design three-dimensional prototypes via computer-aided design (CAD) software. Students have subsequently had the opportunity to print their designs off, in solid plastic form, with 3D printers. Now, high school students in the District will have the same opportunity.

Keri Schatz, 16/04/2014

Falling prices entice businesses and institutions in the Lower Hudson Valley to see 3D printer possibilities

It may sound far-fetched, but scientists are attempting to build a human heart with a 3D printer.

Ultimately, the goal is to create a new heart for a patient with their own cells that could be transplanted. It is an ambitious project to first, make a heart and then get it to work in a patient, and it could be years -- perhaps decades -- before a 3D printed heart would ever be put in a person.

With the rise of the maker movement, many are trying to have a grasp at what open hardware, DIY and digital fabrication mean to society. Use some of your rare spare time to watch these documentaries. They will give you a clearer understanding of the concepts behind open source hardware and will inspire you to make projects and participate to the open hardware movement.

Il y a quatre étapes entre la conception et l'impression en 3D d'un objet : l'idée elle-même, le modèle numérique, le toolpath et enfin l'impression à proprement parler. Trois couches logicielles - CAO, FAO et le "client" - lient ces étapes. La plupart de ces logiciels sont gratuits, mais certains proposent une version Pro disposant de plus de fonctionnalités (c'est parfois cher). Comparatif des logiciels qui existent pour votre imprimante 3D.

With sensors and microcontrollers as cheap as they are, the Internet of things is poised for support from the maker crowd