• Maker Faire Roma 2018: Today is the Day!

    The European edition of Maker Faire just started today. It’s organised by InnovaCamera, a Special Agency of the Rome Chamber of Commerce, whose mission is to place the city of Rome at the centre of the debate on...

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  • Shedding Light: when Open Source serves the research in biology and bioengineering

    The open source movement has facilitated the development of low cost and easy-to-use technologies for scientific settings. A study published in PLOS ONE describes the creation of a novel multi-fluorescence imaging system from readily available, low cost components. “Fluorescence...

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  • Today is “The Day”: Maker Faire Rome Starts Today!

    Today finally starts the European Edition of Maker Faire. Until 3rd December Maker Faire Rome offers a huge schedule where you can find workshops, performance, talks and events dedicated to kids and adults. To participate you have...

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  • Maker Faire Rome 1>3 December: Circle the date on the calendar!

    The fifth edition of Maker Faire The European Edition will start the first of December at Fiera di Roma. Here you can find how to get there. Remember to subscribe Maker Faire’s newsletter for news, updates and...

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  • Maker Faire Rome: Call For Schools – Deadline Extended To Oct. 28

    What are you waiting for? The Call for Schools is open! Send us your proposal UNTIL OCT 28 !  Bring your project, we’ll take care of everything else! We’ll give you a table and chairs in one of the Faire’s...

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  • Maker Faire Rome 2017: Are You Ready?

    Are You ready for the European Edition 2017? If you are a college student you’ll be happy to know that “Call for Universities and Research Institutes” is open until OCTOBER 15 TH “Bring your project, together we...

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  • Maker Faire Rome: Call For Makers extended to Oct. 8

    Just 2 weeks ago we spoke about the extended deadline to October 1. But it’s not enough, because we’re getting some breaking news out of Maker Faire Rome website: Call For Maker deadline has been extended to October...

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  • Maker Faire Rome – The European Edition 4.0 is coming!

    Maker Faire Rome is a great celebration of invention, open to all forms of applied creativity, from the most serious to the most imaginative projects, from new technologies to traditional arts and crafts. What will you bring...

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  • OpenLabTools: open and modular components for Lab tech

    For all of you dealing with science and labs: we think you should know the OpenLabTools project if don’t do that already: The OpenLabTools initiative aims to provide a forum and knowledge centre for the development of low cost...

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  • An Open Source, $2000, metal 3-D printer

    A group of scientists recently released a complete Open-source metal 3-D printer: This paper reports on the development of a <$2000 open-source metal 3-D printer. The metal 3-D printer is controlled with an open-source micro-controller and is a...

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  • Domestic Science Machines: hacking kitchen tools into Medical Devices

    How to hack domestic, kitchen tools  and transform it into Medical Devices: via Domestic Science Machines. Inspired by hacked laboratory equipment “Domestic Science Machines” are a collection of devices that combine the regular use of home appliances with a scientific...

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  • Ambient backscatter promises battery-free communications

    University of Washington created a wireless communication system that allows devices to interact by harvesting power from the environment.. See the complete paper here: http://www.theengineer.co.uk/Journals/2013/08/14/u/g/g/comm153-liu.pdf Using so-called ambient backscatter, these devices can reportedly interact with users and communicate with...

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  • 3D Printing Liquids That Stay Liquid!

    This current research is focused on the biodegradable scaffolds that are a prerequisite for all living tissue engineering as a base structure on which living cells are deposited and ‘grown’. Traditionally, research in this area has utilized...

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  • A Simple, Low-Cost Conductive Composite Material for 3D Printing of Electronic Sensors

    3D printing technology can produce complex objects directly from computer aided digital designs. The technology has traditionally been used by large companies to produce fit and form concept prototypes (‘rapid prototyping’) before production. In recent years however...

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