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Gershenfeld

“L’évolution n’a rien d’un processus hasardeux

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Interviewé lors de la Maddy Keynote, Neil Gershenfeld, père spirituel des fab labs, revient sur le succès du concept et sur les enjeux du machine learning. Il a bouleversé l’univers de la conception et de l’artisanat il y a 20…
Katie Bouman

Katie Bouman: The woman behind the first black hole image

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A 29-year-old computer scientist has earned plaudits worldwide for helping develop the algorithm that created the first-ever image of a black hole. Katie Bouman led development of a computer program that made the breakthrough image possible. The remarkable photo, showing…
YasuniMedios

Ministry of Education in Alliance with School Fab Lab

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Ministry of Education in alliance with other entities promote the School Fab Lab project. This was the training for teachers and students in the Amazon by the University of San Francisco Quito (USFQ). They presenting the School Fab Lab stations…
STEAM Day

St. Joseph High School STEAM Day Today March 14th

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We are happy to participate at St Joseph High School’s STEAM Day on March 14th. All grades are coming together to see team’s show casing their projects. The School Fab Lab students will also present various stations of their lab such…
Caroline Latham

Caroline Latham – Leaving a Legacy to Remember

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It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of St. Joseph High School’s Principal, Caroline Latham. Mrs. Latham was an incredible principal, colleague, teacher and friend. She will be missed dearly. Caroline’s intelligence, curiosity, vision, compassion, trust…
Fashion Technology

23 Women Leading the World of Fashion Technology

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Despite progress, women are still underrepresented in the technology sector, but growing in the fashion technology space. 2017 was actually the first time in over a decade that the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report found that the gender…
women in science

We’re not “women in science” – we’re scientists

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Last December, Donna Strickland became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Physics in 55 years. Today, on International Day of Women and Girls in Science, it’s more important than ever to celebrate Donna’s achievement. But can we…
Digital Education Tools

11 Digital Education Tools For Teachers And Students

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The Most Popular Digital Education Tools For Teachers And Learners Hundreds of digital education tools have been created with the purpose of giving autonomy to the student, improving the administration of academic processes, encouraging collaboration, and facilitating communication between teachers…
3D Printing Simulation

First Look—Atlas3D Sunata 3D Printing Simulation

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We recently took a look at the current state of 3D printing simulation software in a two-part article series (here and here). In those articles, we spoke to several companies about how simulation in 3D printing is needed for reducing failed builds,…
Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin: Mars rover named after DNA pioneer

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The UK-assembled rover that will be sent to Mars in 2020 will bear the name of DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin. The honour follows a public call for suggestions that drew nearly 36,000 responses from right across Europe. Astronaut Tim Peake…
Fablab Zoi

Fablab Zoi

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Our goal is to empower people with knowledge and technology to make this world a better place to live. We aim to support education, investigation and technological development. We can help you to make your ideas reality using design and…
algorithm

This AI Teaches Robots How to Walk

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Artificially intelligent (AI) systems have imbued robots with the ability to grasp and manipulate objects with humanlike dexterity, and now, researchers say they’ve developed an algorithm through which machines might learn to walk on their own. In a preprint paper…
technology

My Predictions for Augmented Reality In 2019

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It’s the beginning of 2019, and this means that this is that time of the year when we all make predictions for this year in AR and VR! We all love to make speculations on the technology and I am…
First School Fab Lab in Latin America

Inauguration of The First School Fab Lab in Latin America

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Fab Lab Connect in partnership with the University San Francisco Quito, has built a new School Fab Lab in Ecuador to develop the next level of curriculum in STEAM education for K-12, working with the University to improve the program…
Cecilia Payne

Cecilia Payne

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“Since her death in 1979, the woman who discovered what the universe is made of has not so much as received a memorial plaque. Her newspaper obituaries do not mention her greatest discovery. […] Every high school student knows that…
School Fab Lab in Ecuador

School Fab Lab in Ecuador

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WHAT LIVES QUITO !!! Armed #robot Meccano for #Quito parties. It will be part of the opening of the first @School Fab Lab in Ecuador. ¡¡¡QUE VIVA QUITO!!! Armado de #robot Meccano por fiestas de #Quito. Será parte de la inauguración del primer…
sensor technology

This “Robotic Skin” Can Turn Pretty Much Anything Into A Robot

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What it is: Yale researchers have developed hardware that turns any inanimate object into a robot. The researchers originally developed this hardware for NASA, so that actuation and sensor technology could be repurposed and recycled while in space. Applications demonstrated…
Social Progress Index

The 2018 Social Progress Index is Out Today!

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The 2018 Social Progress Index is out today! Dear Friend, Today, we released the 2018 Social Progress Index results, which provide new insight into what life is really like in 146 countries around the world. Visit www.socialprogress.org to view the complete findings…
STEM

Megan Smith on How Tech Drives Change | 2017 MAKERS Conference

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  www.makers.com/conference Megan Smith reveals new ways tech can effect change and how women can incorporate STEM into our daily lives because “practice makes permanence.” The former Chief Technology Officer, Office of Science and Technology Policy of the United States…
most educated countries

These Are The Most Educated Countries In The World

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South Korea comes out far ahead in first place. Image: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Where in the world is the most educated country? It’s South Korea, according to the OECD’s assessment of the percentage of people between the ages of 25 and 34 who…
Ultimaker Assembly

Ultimaker Original+ Assembly & Disassembly in SFL VR App

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As is often the case, something done in virtual reality is easier than in reality. Just as this “Ultimaker Assembly & Disassembly” video represents, a finished 3D printer can be taken apart and put back together in 25 seconds! In…
VR App

Debut of School Fab Lab VR App in STEAM Market for HTC Vive

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School Fab Lab Virtual Reality makes it possible for anyone to experience a digital fabrication laboratory from anywhere, using virtual reality! The School Fab Lab Virtual Reality App (SFL VR App) will shortly be available from the STEAM market for the…
AR app

New School Fab Lab AR App Available to Demo

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The new School Fab Lab Augmented Reality App is a tool that makes it easy to design, configure and transform your school’s space into a Makerspace! With the SFL AR App, you can add and remove machines and explore how…
21st century skills

SFL Makerspace Provides Valuable 21st Century Skills

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Many parents of high schoolers are concerned about their children receiving the right skills to succeed in the job market of the future. Forward-thinking 21st century skills such as digital design, fabrication, and prototyping are not normally taught at high schools. That’s why…
world economic forum

World Economic Forum: Must-Have Skills for Children 

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Are children learning the right skills to succeed in the job market of the future? The World Economic Forum wrapped up in Davos, Switzerland at the end of January, and School Fab Lab collected essential insights from that gathering. A brief video…
SVVR

Fab Lab Connect Attended 2017 Silicon Valley VR Expo

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Fab Lab Connect experienced a variety of virtual reality-related exhibitions at the Silicon Valley VR Expo at the San Jose Convention Center earlier this year. In an effort to develop the next generation for School Fab Lab Stations, and develop…
STEM

Fontbonne STEM Program Integrated with SFL Makerspace

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This year, Fontbonne Hall Academy is a proud partner of Fab Lab Connect to promote STEM education. As such, they have built a state-of-the-art facility – School Fab Lab / Makerspace – that provides students with a modern means of…
marshmallow challenge

The Marshmallow Challenge Helps Lessons Stick

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The students of St. Joseph High School participating in their School Fab Lab are advised to expect anything. One day early in the school year, it was marshmallows. On the curriculum is “The Marshmallow Challenge” – building with thin wooden skewers…
SJHS makers

Everyone’s A Maker in the SJHS FabLab

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From: St. Joseph High School Blog Page Discovering Your Inner Maker Today’s students often enter high school with very little experience making things themselves; with readily available pre-made products getting more sophisticated every day, we often forget all the hard…
new school fab lab

Fontbonne Hall Academy Debuts New School Fab Lab / Makerspace

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Implementing the new School Fab Lab / Makerspace program at Fontbonne Hall Academy, all-girls Catholic High School, is empowering teachers and engaging students. By adopting the established turnkey layout, equipment, and curriculum for School Fab Labs provided by Fab Lab…
First School Fab Lab

Fab Lab Connect Launched Its First School Fab Lab!

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Fab Lab Connect Launched its School Fab Lab Program in Partnership with Saint Joseph High School in Brooklyn, New York and New York University. Fab Lab Connect is happy to announce the recent inauguration of a School Fab Lab at…
School Fab Lab program

Fab Lab Connect Brings School Fab Lab Program to the Community

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Schools expressed an interest in introducing their students to digital design and fabrication with a program that fits their requirements. The School Fab Lab Makerspace program offers a solution that is more accessible to a wider audience. School Fab Lab is…
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