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LED Kit Instructions/STEAM Day
I will be teaching a soldering class using LED Blinky Kits at a school’s STEAM event soon, so I decided to enhance All Electronics’ already-great instructions!Access the instructions through this...
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STEAM Day Soldering Class
I recently taught two soldering classes as a guest presenter at Brentwood School's STEAM Day 2015! I had a great time. I saw many cool demonstrations and it was a fantastic event overall. Thank you to...
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Super Awesome Sylvia’s Super Awesome Project Book: Super Simple Arduino!
At Brentwood’s STEAM Day, I had the privilege of meeting amazing makerSuper-Awesome Sylvia! She just finished her second book, called Sylvia’s Super-Awesome Project Book (vol. 2): Super Simple...
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The New Shop Class: Getting Started with 3D Printing, Arduino, and Wearable Tech
Joan Horvath and Rich Cameron just came out with their book, The New Shop Class: Getting Started with 3D Printing, Arduino, and Wearable Tech!(“The New Shop Class (Covers)” by Apress Publishing)Joan...
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SolarPuff Kickstarter
I just supported this awesome Kickstarter project, where a group of people solved a major world problem - lack of electrical light - with a simple technological solution. The SolarPuff and SolarHelix...
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Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom
“3d Invent to Learn” by inventtolearn.comI recently had the pleasure of meeting Sylvia Libow Martinez, co-author of the book "Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom.” This...
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Geekmomprojects.com
If you are looking for fun tech projects over the summer, I recommend geekmomprojects.com! Geek Mom has documented her many builds, including wall plotters, Segway-like scooters, and PlotClocks!I had...
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The Space Show
For those of you interested in space, Dr. David Livingston hosts a radio show and podcast called “The Space Show.” On June 8, 2015, Joan Horvath and Rich Cameron, the writers of The New Shop Class,...
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I recently finished the build of my third Octolively Kit by Evil Mad Scientist. Visit the review here to see the unassembled kit and the final product. Below is a demonstration of the Octolively:If you...
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California Drone Showcase at Ctrl.me
Today drone enthusiasts gathered in Venice, California, at Ctrl.me for the California Drone Showcase. I flew my F330 and my Hubsan X4 along with other makers who have built their own drones. There was...
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June 27 Night Flight and Upcoming Event
At a recent Venice Night Flight (June 27), I had the pleasure of meeting many enthusiasts and learning even more about drones. I met Charles Zablan, the head of the West Coast American International...
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Making Colloquium
I’m looking forward to teaching a soldering class at the Windward School Design and Maker Class Colloquium!
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Design and Maker Class Colloquium
I had a great time yesterday at the Design and Maker Class Colloquium 2015 at Windward School. I was honored to be the opening speaker!Always great to see my friend Joan Horvath (author of The New Shop...
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ISS-Above
I recently had the pleasure of meeting ISS-Above founder Liam Kennedy and his wife Anna Kennedy, author of Business Development for Dummies and the founder of Rain Makers!The ISS-Above was a...
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Drone Racing: Sport of the Future?
(Photo creds: Los Angeles Times, Albert Kelly)Check out this great Los Angeles Times Article on drone racing! http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-0823-cutting-edge-drone-racing-20150823-story.html
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Maker Hangar Tricopter
(The tricopter mid-build)What does a 13-year-old nerd do during summer vacation? Well, I decided to build my first tricopter, after being inspired by a Make: Magazine article. I had previously...
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Lasers for Ladies
I’m really looking forward to this on Saturday! http://armani.usc.edu/l4l/
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Inspired at Lasers 4 Ladies
aI just returned from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s Lasers 4 Ladies event. I met many awesome scientists and students of engineering, demonstrating projects such as an explanation of Newton’s...
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CoCoRo
Drones have been getting a lot of bad publicity lately, but here is a great article about cutting-edge research from the University of Graz in Austria titled “Why We Need Swarms of Autonomous Drones”.
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