Watch Alex of French Guy Cooking customize his own chef's knife.

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Avnet announced their acquisition of Hackster today, as part of a transaction that will be completed by January 2017.

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Tim Giles breaks down a broken hoverboard and rebuilds it as a powerful mountainboard.

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It’s time to start filling our mathematical cornucopia. Probably the most classic item to place in a cornucopia is decorative multicolored corn. But usually that has a very random pattern of coloration. Although randomness can be analyzed mathematically, sometimes to demonstrate mathematical ideas you want more precise control over your […]

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More clever and useful shop gems: tips, tricks, and sketchy short-cuts.

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This past week we had to scramble to find a robot arm, learned about the new ownership at American Steel Studios, and made a VR octopus.

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Barb Noren's channel offers fun projects that take advantage of a number of makers skills from woodworking to 3D printing.

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Check out some of the innovators coming out of Dallas in the weeks roundup of maker pro news.

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Turn a Circuit Playground into a light-generating "paintbrush" for long-exposure photography.

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Cruise 25 miles at 20mph on a sweet, one-wheeled ride you built yourself!

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When the community sends a positive message, it can have a big impact.

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Don't miss Maker Faire Houston

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Hardware Hackers gathered for a weekend of badge hacking, idea exchanging, and celebrated the 2016 Hackaday Prize winners.

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Universities are stepping away from rote memorization and turning towards making and tinkering as avenues for critical thinking.

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Alessandro and Marco are brothers whose grandfather worked construction for many years. After renovating their grandfather's house, they were inspired to develop a new tool, Idrowash, to clean buildings.

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Using 3D printing and faux wood filament to print architectural design elements.

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Place your face inside and this sculpture will create a 3D scan, then digest it and add it to the average scans from everyone else.

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Getting a 3D printer for your classroom is just the beginning. It's what you do with it that matters.

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Recently, a company called 360.place contacted me about mounting a GoPro VR Rig to an Inspire 1 drone. Getting paid to work with new and interesting technology is pretty much the most fun an engineer can have, so I was thrilled to take on this challenge. After about a month of […]

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Our online guide incorporates content from the past two years, giving you the largest guide to 3D printers ever compiled in one place.

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