/ News
Jeremy Corbyn, the British leader of the labor party in a campaign for its reelection, publishes a “Digital Democracy Manifesto” that defends the cultures of open source and digital liberties.
/ News
On one side, an Italian house made of rudimentary clay, 3D printed for almost nothing. On the other side, a bio-plastic tiny house for rent, 3D printed by Dutch DUS Architects.
/ News
Paris is the first capital to host a drone race in the middle of the street. Sunday, September 4, the Champs Elysées were tuned into a huge flying area surrounded by booths, including a fablab.
/ Interview
French astrobiologist Cyprien Verseux, 25, spent one year in a simulated habitat on Mars. He talks about his experience rich in Do it Yourself.
/ Proto
In Brazil, an international research on the reeducation of paraplegics thanks to virtual reality produced incredible results.
/ Events
A first in China: FAB12, the international fablab conference, took place on August 8-14 in Shenzhen, the city that produces 80% of the world’s electronics. Report.
/ Tidbits
The science sociologist who made the first life-size 3D model of a clitoris looks back on the summer buzz for Makery.
/ Investigation
Since 1986, the Burning Man festival has set the Black Rock desert in Nevada on fire. As this 30th edition begins on August 28, Makery investigated this place of technomakers.
/ Voices
This summer, Termatière, the material company project recycling agricultural waste, moved on to prototyping: a vine shoot composite panel, designed in a lab, was cut in a fablab.
/ Voices
The Science Underground Academy was held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, from July 13-22. Slovene bio-artist and guest mentor of this 2nd edition Robertina Šebjanič reports on this experience for Makery.
/ Voices
Diary of the biohacker Timothée Gosselin who is taking part in Biology Zero, a bootcamp to discover DIY biology at the Valldaura Green Fablab, from July 27 to August 5.
/ Interview
Interview with Thomas Landrain, president of La Paillasse, a Parisian biohacklab that has disrupted scientific research and initiates projects for open innovation.
/ Lab Life
Laser-cut seaweed, drugged flies as miniature models of patients suffering from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease… D-lab innovates in both education and design.
/ Voices
Miriam Engle, an American labtrotter, is exploring South America. In Peru, she supports the Floating fablab project, a narcotraffiker boat converted into an environmentally responsible lab. Story.
/ Interview
Marc Dusseiller, co-founder of the DIYbio network Hackteria, is a passionate promoter of open hardware. This is all the more evident in part 2 of our interview.
/ Tidbits
Le Fabshop, c'est fini, mais son matériel va avoir une deuxième vie. Des imprimantes 3D, du matériel informatique... l'inventaire de l'entreprise malouine est mis en vente jusqu'à fin août.
/ DIY
It’s summer, it’s hot, it’s time to find solutions to get some fresh air! Air-conditioning units are too expensive, and ventilation fan isn’t enough. Here are three DIY refreshing solutions.
/ Tidbits
For the first time, not just a city but an entire country is a candidate to host the FAB14 conference in 2018.
/ News
Reborn Kyoto breathes new life into old kimonos. The nonprofit organization trains marginalized women in Cambodia, Vietnam or Rwanda, while transforming quality silk into ready-to-wear fashion.
/ Interview
Marc Dusseiller, cofounder of the international open source network of biohackers and bioartists Hackteria talks about how the DIYbio movement came to Europe.
