Makerspaces, libraries and education

If you ever thought the school library was boring, talk to the kids at New Milford High School, where they've been tinkering, creating and building with a project called Makerspace. CBS 2's Cindy Hsu reports.

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 If They Make It, They Will Learn on Tuesday, June 30th from 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT.  This is a hands-on, explore and create workshop where we'll engage in a variety of STEM-related and maker activities, such as student-driven robotics, electrical circuitry, appropriate for classroom and library makerspaces.  The purpose of the session is to introduce teachers to the concept of the creative classroom and expose you to a variety of creation-based technologies that allow students to explore, create, analyze and even fail, only to rethink and recreate from what they have learned from their mistakes.

Although optical technologies are fairly new to the metrology world, it is a hard fact that they are here to stay. Optical measurement technologies are considered by many quality control and design experts to be the future of dimensional metrology, especially when it comes to industrial applications. Creaform brings 3D measurement optical technology products that are highly precise, simple to use, and portable.

3D measurements as well as the Creaform 3D technologies are becoming an essential topic, and thus a growing number of worldwide higher education institutions have been using and teaching them since 2005. Since these institutions want to make sure they are keeping up to date with the latest technologies, they offer their research and teaching staff as well as their students the chance to train on and use this cutting edge equipment.

Libraries become a different kind of learning destination when schools reimagine them as open, transparent spaces that invite student communication and collaboration.

One of the most revolutionary uses for 3D printing is to make more affordable, customized prosthetics. These 10 inspiring stories that may not have been possible without this emerging technology.

Kits designed to help you get started on making your own gadgets without getting bogged down in technical detail.

Launched in 2005, the Arduino open hardware and software platform has grown to be very popular among hobbyists, educators, and professionals alike, gaining momentum especially in the robotics field. Backed by a massive online community, and with most development boards and hardware accessories available at very low prices, this platform is perhaps the best place to start in working with embedded devices. But what if you want to learn programming and do not own an Arduino board, or are overwhelmed by the selection of hardware out there? This is where simulation software comes in.

Our Microcontroller Guide features 12 of our favourite boards, highlighting their best features from shield compatibility to MIDI functionality. Whether you’re a Raspberry Pi pro or into your Intel Edison, enjoy this guide and perhaps even be inspired to try something new.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute scientists have simplified the chemical synthesis of small molecules, eliminating a major bottleneck that limits the exploration of a class of compounds offering tremendous potential for medicine and technology.

How the automobile differential allows a vehicle to turn a corner while keeping the wheels from skidding.

Well most of time i get troubled when i need Arduino in some projects where i need few I/O pinsWell thanks to Arduino-Tiny platform Arduino program c...

World's first heated tool to finish 3D prints with variable heat and interchangeable heads designed for specific 3D retouching tasks.

Made in Space and NASA have released the models of tools and parts astronauts are 3D printing at the space station. Here's what they're printing up there.

With the launch of Imagination's MIPS-powered Creator CI20, there are now low-cost developer boards for all the main Internet of Things platforms.

The world’s first 3D printed vertebra has been successfully implanted in a 12 year old patient from China.
The patient had a malignant tumor on his spinal cordand was subjected to extensive surgery at Peking University Third Hospital (PUTH). In order to prevent the cancer from spreading, it w

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