Thomas Ermacora: “I hope for a hundred or so fabcity districts in 2030”
The urbanist Thomas Ermacora is one of the speakers of the Fab City Summit. He explains why the future of cities is in the hands of a new generation of techno-creative people.
by Elsa Ferreira
The fabcity on the pioneer side, visit of the furniture workshop Unto This Last
Produce locally, cheaply and favor the human factor? This is the challenge taken on by the workshop-store Unto This Last in London, pioneer of digital handcrafted furniture production.
Growing Underground: The farm six feet under
33 meters below ground level, Richard Ballard is growing his vegetables by hydroponic and vertical cultivation, supplied with renewable energy. A taste of the future.
Mad synth and infernal drum machine, Ewa Justka immerses us in acid DIY
Acid house, noise and synthesizers inspired from Kant or Philip K. Dick… Meeting with Ewa Justka, maker artist of outrageous creations.
How to make a wormery in the midst of concrete buildings
A collective of English gardener-artists set up a cooperative at Somerset House and are growing vegetables between concrete and tarmac. In order to counter this hostile environment, nothing beats good compost.
Coders wary after Microsoft acquires GitHub
Microsoft has acquired GitHub for 7.5 billion dollars. The news has raised concerns within the community of open source developers.
“Cities of Making” explores the state of manufacturing in cities
What future for urban manufacturing? The report "Cities of Making" offers an insight into urban manufacturing in three European cities: Brussels, London and Rotterdam.
Are hackathons just cons?
Are hackathons a new form of exploitation? Does the hacker culture serve as a consent factory as suggested by two American sociologists? Makery investigated.
Long live free cola!
Less sugar and preservatives, more transparency and a militant approach… Makery attended a workshop to make your own soda.
Bike-sharing (2/3): Bike share is good, bike community is better
Part 2 of our investigation on the state of bicycle society. While the free-floating Chinese bikes have shed a light on the dark side of the sharing economy, what about the not-for-profit aspect?
Thingful, a map to navigate the ocean of the Internet of Things
Environment, transportation, energy… Thingful cross-references and searches through data from millions of geolocated sensors in the Internet of Things. We met Usman Haque, its designer.
So, you want to leave Facebook?
The Cambridge Analytica affair is making the social network totter. Which strategy to adopt following these revelations: delete one’s account, demand one’s data, switch to free?
All you need now for a brain scan is a helmet
British researchers have developed a portable scanner, capable of detecting the magnetic field generated by the brain of people in motion.
In the UK, pro makers will have their Guild
The engineer Lucy Rogers announced the launch of a defense organization for pro makers in the UK, the Guild of Makers, that will take place on March 16 in Birmingham.
Micro:bit, born to code
Since 2016, 1.7m Micro:bits have been distributed for free or at low cost in schools, first by the BBC, then by the Micro:bit Foundation, designed to teach programming easily.
Bela, just a few milliseconds away from a Raspberry Pi
Bela is an open source nano-computer that processes audio signals and sensors with ultra-low latency. For musical ears, but not only.
These researchers “contaminated” by the maker spirit
The symposium of RGCS, international network of researchers around collaborative workspaces, took place in London mid-January. Report.
“Learning aquaponics is easier than it looks”
At Green Lab in London, we attended a workshop to create an aquaponic system. In order to be an aquaponist, you need to know a bit of everything: chemistry, design, plumbing, maths...
Now on sale: “Hello World”, the first album by an AI
January 12 marks the release of “Hello World”, fruit of the collaboration between composer Benoit Carré, the AI Flow Machines and guest artists.
Music Hackspace: it pays to squat
In 2011, the Music Hackspace was a group of noisy hackers getting together in a café. Six years later, the collective moved into a prestigious cultural institution in London.