Get Inspired With Ponoko’s List of 105 Laser Cutter Projects
If you don’t know Ponoko yet, you should. It’s an online platform where you can upload designs and get them laser cut in a... Read More
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Cool Escape Kits from Real WWII Spies
What tools or materials would be useful for a spy? How would you design spy gear so that it wouldn’t reveal the spy’s identity? We... Read More
Control Societies + Social Media Discussion Monday Jan. 29
Via Annenberg School of Communication: “On January 29, Ingrid Burrington of Data & Society will deliver the lecture, “Zuckerberg in the Hague.” The talk will examine the rhetorical,... Read More
NASA Made Makeup Kits for their Female Astronauts
Via Quartzy: “The engineers at NASA, in their infinite wisdom, decided that women astronauts would want makeup – so they designed a makeup kit…” Sally... Read More
These Sneakers Come with One Year Pass to Berlin Subway
Via FastCoDesign: Very cool implementation of wearable design. These sneakers were designed by a collaboration with the Berlin transit authority and Adidas. The annual pass... Read More
Bombshell Film about Hedy Lamar coming to Philly March 9-15
Hedy Lamarr was one of the most famous Hollywood icons of the 1930s and 40s. Many people don’t know that she was also an inventor,... Read More
We need your help!
At the Hacktory it is our mission to provide the maker / hacker community in Philadelphia with access to tools and physical space to build,... Read More
K-12 Makerspace Part 2: How to Outfit Your Space for about $1000
This is part of a series of posts aiming to help librarians, teachers, home-school parents, and other groups launching a makerspace. In this series we... Read More