4 million euros to grow organic strawberries in town
Agricool recycles containers into organic strawberry tanks in town. And it works: the start-up has just raised €4 million.
by Elsa Ferreira
Zooids: who are these cute robots?
French researcher Mathieu Le Goc’s mini-robots, a new form of manipulable interface, charmed the Web. Explanations.
Folding paper cycle helmet wins James Dyson design award
Designer Isis Shiffer won the James Dyson Award for her EcoHelmet, a paper folding helmet designed with a honeycomb structure giving its strength.
(Français) Piccolissimo, le plus petit drone au monde
Deux chercheurs de l'université de Pennsylvanie ont inventé Piccolissimo, un drone de 28mm de diamètre et 2,5g. Muni d'un capteur, il pourrait effectuer toutes sortes de tâches, seul ou en essaim.
Hackoustic, the London network of sound hackers
Hackoustic brings together ten or so sound artists in London. Circuit bending, DIY lute-making, 3D printed records... these maker musicians share their knowledge and exhibit their talents.
3D printing a baby universe
Astrophysicist David Clements, with a group of students from Imperial College London, has converted the mapping of “the oldest light in the universe” into a 3D printer file. Makery met the man.
In Cambridge, an augmented reality cat in the corridors of the junior high school
In Great Britain, a junior high school is welcoming a rather peculiar resident: Cinder, an augmented reality cat fed with solar power and in charge of making sustainable architecture visible.
Kano demystifies computing for the 99%
The flourishing start-up of Alex Klein, 26, has already sold 100,000 DIY computer kits and is launching a new range of tech objects to build and code yourself. Encounter.
Tomorrow, will we use Chemputer to grow drones?
The Chemputer, developed by Lee Cronin with support from BAE Systems, is one of the first prototypes to seriously tackle digitizing chemistry.
How Sony Flow Machines’ AI takes itself for the Beatles
Welcome to the future. In less than a month, two titles composed by artificial intelligence have exceeded 1.5 million views on the Web.
How to make wireless headphones (and hack Apple)
While Apple just announced the demise of the jack on its new iPhone and new wireless earpieces, Makery shows you how to transform wired headphones into bluetooth for $20.
For a “disruption, European style”
Robotization against unemployment… At “la Fête de l’Huma”, the philosopher Bernard Stiegler and the politician Patrick Braouezec presented a European alternative.
3D printed eco-houses, Euro-style
On one side, an Italian house made of rudimentary clay, 3D printed for almost nothing. On the other side, a bio-plastic tiny house for rent, 3D printed by Dutch DUS Architects.
Burning Man: In the beginning, there were makers
Since 1986, the Burning Man festival has set the Black Rock desert in Nevada on fire. As this 30th edition begins on August 28, Makery investigated this place of technomakers.
Martin Molin tells all on his Marble Machine
With 21 million views, Wintergatan’s Marble Machine is a YouTube hit. Interview with its creator, Martin Molin, a born maker.
Trafo Pop, the new hipsters on wheels hack fashion
By day, they are designers, artists or producers. By night, they are Trafo Pop, a gang of bikers on bicycles with jackets flocked with LEDs. Discover the Berlin “hackerspace on wheels”.
Make the Playtronica slackline sing
Sergey Komardenkov, Russian designer from the collective Playtronica, explains how to turn a tightrope into a theremin.
At the Berlin Music Tech Fest, the human being is enhanced through music
From May 27-30 in Berlin, Music Tech Fest held its 10th edition. A weekend of creative chaos where makers, hackers, scientists and researchers experiment musical transhumanism.
Lyon, the city where the labs color outside the lines
The Lyon metropolis celebrates its makers. Makery explored the labs of France’s third-largest city, from the “historical” elders born in the suburbs to the fledgling new maker entrepreneurs.
Formlabs takes over Pinshape, “the Itunes of 3D”
When the 3D printing platform had announced its pending closure, the 3D printers manufacturer Formlabs acquires it. Following Thingiverse of Makerbot, here is Pinshape of Formlabs.