
Fablab Kamakura: learning in the land of the Giant Buddha
Every Monday morning, one hour's train ride south of Tokyo, Fablab Kamakura opens its doors to the public. Report.
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Published 16 February 2016 by Cherise Fong
Every Monday morning, one hour's train ride south of Tokyo, Fablab Kamakura opens its doors to the public. Report.
Published 12 February 2016 by Caroline Grellier
Our designer and DIY columnist Caroline Grellier went into high-speed train mode in early 2016 with Termatière, her business project of 100% bio-sourced local new materials.
Published 9 February 2016 by Ewen Chardronnet
The 29th Transmediale in Berlin was dominated by talks and panel discussions rather than exhibitions, raising the issues of civil liberties in a tense Europe. Report.
Published 5 February 2016
For the anniversary of the Dada movement, David Dufresne and Anita Hui launch “Dada-Data”, an interactive hackdoc devised in top secret.
Published 5 February 2016
Mangaka artist Megumi Igarashi who distributed 3D scans of her own genitals is on trial in Tokyo under charges of obscenity.
Published 3 February 2016 by Caroline Grellier
The French start-up Codingame brings together online thousands of developers or hackers to play and improve themselves at coding.
Published 1 February 2016 by Nicolas Barrial
Poietis prints living cells. Backed up by patents, the company has just raised 2.5 million euros to develop a laser-assisted technology of high definition printing of human tissues.
Published 1 February 2016 by Ewen Chardronnet
Makery visited Roger Malina, director of ArtSciLab, the art and science laboratory of the University of Texas in Dallas.
Published 26 January 2016 by Carine Claude
With new PCBs coming out almost every month, rapid prototyping kits are proving the success of the Internet of Things with apprentice makers. Makery selected its top 10.
Published 22 January 2016 by Caroline Grellier
Developed by Cirad and makers from la Fruitière numérique in Lourmarin (France), the Elephant Box could solve the man-elephant conflict in Africa.
Published 19 January 2016 by Cherise Fong
Open source and soon to be sold for less than a hundred euros, OCPC heralds the revolution of the computer numerical control machine for all.
Published 19 January 2016 by Annick Rivoire
In "Dadabot", a formidable essay on "creolization" in the digital age, Nicolas Nova and Joël Vacheron give an overview of this "new human-machine relationship". Interview.
Published 12 January 2016 by Nicolas Barrial
Oculus tripped up when it announced the price of its virtual reality headset at $599. Time to take a look at the OSVR open source head-mounted display, less expensive.
Published 11 January 2016 by Fabien Eychenne
Each year from January to June, the Fab Academy offers five intense months of tinkering and digital fabrication. This program initiated by MIT attracts a growing number of students.
Published 11 January 2016 by Caroline Grellier
The Termatière project has been under development for a year, with turbulences and accelerations. Time for a first assessment for our maker columnist, and now start-uper in bio-sourced materials.
Published 8 January 2016 by Nicolas Barrial
The nice radios that can't read a smartphone playlist are no longer popular. What if we mixed state-of-the-art Bluetooth speakers, often expensive or charmless, with a disused device?
Published 5 January 2016 by Quentin Chevrier
An afternoon of prototyping organized by Adami allowed a get-together of artists and techno-creators for them to imagine future stage accessories. Makery was amongst them.
Published 5 January 2016 by Cherise Fong
Made in Japan, Mesh is the latest prototyping kit for all, allowing anyone to playfully appropriate the Internet of Things—following in the footsteps of U.S. start-up Littlebits and European initiative SAM.
Published 4 January 2016 by Elsa Ferreira
Can the fiascos of participative funding obstruct the success of crowdfunding? In November 2015 the mini-drone Zano burnt its wings despite 3 million euros raised on Kickstarter. Enquiry.
Published 4 January 2016 by Caroline Grellier
Both director of a model palm grove and developer of software made in Africa, Yao Dodzi Dogbo from Côte d'Ivoire is a fervent supporter of using new technologies for agriculture.