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makeITcircular 2025 Is Open: Calling All Real-World Circular Economy Projects!

Are you looking to find green solutions to age old or modern problems? Are you invested in designing for the circular economy? If so, Maker Faire Rome has a contest for you! The #MFR makeITcircular contest is dedicated to tangible solutions for the circular economy. Now in its sixth edition, the initiative supports projects that embrace reuse, recycling, eco-design, and environmental sustainability — in full alignment with the Circular Consumption Charter. MakeITcircular is grounded in the Circular Consumption...

June 17, 2025Uncategorized, , , 0 Comments
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5 Fantastic Fabrications for Dad’s Day

It’s Father’s Day season again. If the dads in your life aren’t into ties or chili sauce, here are five fabulous projects you can build with, or for, a father figure. These are inspired by asking the internet what dads like, plus one that I know my dad would enjoy. And if you’ve already got big plans, maybe keep one in mind for next year.

Simple Sifter Coffee Roaster

We’ll start as many things start, with coffee. Getting...

June 14, 2025Uncategorized, , 0 Comments
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French Makers Are Celebrating This Weekend!

Today and through the weekend makers, innovators, and creatives of all ages will have the opportunity to show off their skills and learn new ones–not only at Maker Faire Lille, the country’s flagship event, and Maker Faire Lens (also in Northern France), but at over 100 “mini” events across France and as far away as Corsica. Since 2016, Maker Faires in France have been co-developed with Leroy Merlin. Each edition highlights innovative projects by craftspeople and connects communities to encourage...

June 13, 2025Uncategorized, , , , 0 Comments
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Maker Faire Cairo at 10: How Egypt’s Maker Movement is Connecting the Dots—and the Future

INSTAGRAM I FACEBOOK I WEBSITE I YOUTUBE Ten years ago, Maker Faire Cairo lit a spark in the heart of downtown—a bold introduction to a region ready to build, hack, craft, and dream. In 2025, that spark became something more: a platform. A two-day celebration that rewired how a maker event could feel, flow, and connect. With a reimagined format, deeply local roots, and global voices on the ground, Maker Faire Cairo’s 10th edition wasn’t...

June 10, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , 0 Comments
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Open Source Hardware Certifications for May 2025

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) runs a free program that allows creators to certify that their hardware complies with the community definition of open source hardware.  Whenever you see the certification logo, you know that the certified hardware meets this standard. Currently the Certification database lists over 3029 individual certifications! In May we added 18 new certifications, from prosthetics to mist makers, and we were happy to have new and recurring names show up!...

June 6, 2025Uncategorized, , , , , 0 Comments
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You’re Invited to a Fireside Chat with Matt Eaton

Join Dale Dougherty and Make: Robotic Arms author Matt Eaton for a Fireside Chat exploring how to design, build, and control robotic arms. Dale and Matt will discuss beginner-friendly approaches to Arduino-powered robotic arms, using simple, affordable parts. Plus, learn all about how to achieve complex movement by using servo motors and a mathematical concept called kinematics, to enable your robots to move, lift, and draw with more precision than humans! This session is a great starting point...

May 20, 2025Uncategorized, , , , 0 Comments
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Highlights from Rocky Mountain RepRap Festival 2025

The Rocky Mountain RepRap Festival had an amazing third annual event on May 17-18 2025 in its usual venue, the Pedersen Toyota Center at the Ranch Events complex in Loveland, Colorado. The two-day event celebrating all things 3D printing had an estimated 3,600 attendees the first day and 1,700 the second, plus about 500 people exhibiting in a bit under 300 booths. This was the biggest year so far, with all of that coming to about...

May 20, 2025Uncategorized, , 0 Comments
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Calling All Makers to Maker Faire Rome 2025

Do you have a prototype, project or workshop? Come share it at one of the largest making, creativity, technology and innovation events in Europe hosted by Innova Camera and taking place in Rome’s historical Gozometro district on October 17-19th. Maker Faire Rome 2025 seeks original, sustainable and concrete projects. Who can join in ? Makers, innovators, startups, schools, universities and public research institutes are all welcome. Projects can be big or small or anywhere in between. Academic projects and applied...

May 19, 2025Uncategorized, 0 Comments
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MacGyver in a Box

This article appeared in Make: Vol 93. Subscribe for more maker projects and articles! On January 12, 2010, at 4:53pm local time, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, about 15 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince. The earthquake lasted less than 30 seconds. About 220,000 people were reportedly killed. Near the epicenter 80–90% of buildings were destroyed or critically damaged including hospitals, the airport, seaport, and telecoms services. The devastation was hard to imagine. Financial aid poured in from around the...

May 14, 2025Uncategorized, , , 0 Comments
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