News
5/24/13
Fab Lab DC is thrilled to host an exhibition of works by MICA students, curated by Ryan Hoover.
The exhibition will be on view through June 30th, by appointment, with a closing reception and talk by the artists on June 30th, 1pm-3pm. Other viewing times by appointment (fab(at)fablabdc(dot)org). Please visit our Facebook Page for pictures and postings.
April 17th, 2013
The Washington Post Style Section
Dreaming it, making it
As fab labs spread across the U.S., modern-day tinkerers reimagine a nation that makes stuff
by Monica Hesse
March 20th, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) introduced the National Fab Lab Network Act of 2013 to promote advanced manufacturing in the U.S. and invest in the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators. The bill is being introduced with bipartisan support from 15 original co-sponsors including Rep. Randy Hultgren (IL-14), Rep. Tom Massie (KY- 4), Rep.The National Fab Lab Network Act of 2013 would enable a federally-chartered non-profit organization, known as the National Fab Lab Network (NFLN), to serve as a central seed funding source for fab labs across the country. The NFLN will raise its own funds and not be reliant on taxpayer dollars. Providing aspiring inventors and entrepreneurs with access to fab labs will help lower the barrier to entry for small businesses and helps facilitate manufacturing in America.
February, 2013
News & Notes from MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms
- With the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, CBA is hosting a workshop on the science of digital fabrication at MIT on March 7; updated agenda and registration information are at:
- Space is also limited for a Festschrift event we’re helping organize for CBA collaborator Danny Cohen on March 2nd in Mountain View. This will gather many of the Internet’s pioneers; agenda and registration information for it are at:
- Planning is now underway for FAB9, to be held in Japan in August:
- Neil Gershenfeld spoke about CBA’s manufacturing research at an event in DC hosted by The Atlantic:
and will be presenting an interspecies internet project with colleagues at TED in Long Beach February 28:
- Andreas Mershin discussed the intersection of biotechnology and nanotechnology at TEDx Athens:
- A number of CBA collaborators contributed to the annual Edge question:
- We’re pleased to welcome the Cook Inlet Tribal Council as CBA’s newest sponsor:
A team will be in Alaska in April to deploy a fab lab in Anchorage.
- A CBA patent has issued for analog logic automata:
February 14th, 2013
National Fab Lab Network Act of 2013
U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (IL-11) will introduce the National Fab Lab Network Act of 2013, which would enable a federally-chartered non-profit organization, known as the National Fab Lab Network (NFLN), to serve as a central seed funding source for fab labs across the country. The NFLN will raise its own funds and not be reliant on taxpayer dollars. Providing aspiring inventors and entrepreneurs with access to fab labs will help lower the barrier to entry for small businesses and helps facilitate manufacturing in America. Stay tuned!
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Fab Lab DC ~ Upcoming Events
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An Evening with Greg Braun ~ Modeling Ideas
Hands-on SketchUp Workshop with Greg Braun
Fab Spot ~ Open House & One Year Celebration
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Fab Lab DC ~ Collaborations
Fab Lab DC welcomes St. Albans School for Fab Club.
Fab Lab DC, St. Alban’s math teacher, Kevin McShane, and intermediate and middle school students are meeting weekly for Fab Club to spark creativity, learn tools for realizing ideas, and have fun.
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New Media Culture in Architecture + Design with Jonathan Grinham
Arduino Weekend! A two-day, hands-on workshop for people interested in learning + applying personal fabrication, electronics + microprocessing to create sensing objects.
Fab Lab DC ~ Lightning presenter @ Betascape 2012
Urban Turf: Off the Beaten Turf ~ FAB LAB DC
September 12, 2012 by Shilpi Paul
Washington Business Journal, June 15, 2012, TechFlash
by Bill Flook
TechFlash: From virtual to reality
One of the coolest things happening in D.C. tech is popping up in the middle of a struggling neighborhood a few blocks north of New York Avenue on North Capitol Street.
Step into Fab Lab D.C.`s interior, and you`ll find a digital fabrication lab bubbling with volunteers. Anchored by three big… Read more
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May 16th, 2012 Bates Street Civic Association Blog, FAB LAB DC
by Brian Cognato
Fab Lab DC ~ official partner of the 2012 USA Science and Engineering Expo
Fab Lab DC is happy to be an official partner of USA Science & Engineering Festival!
USA Science and Engineering Fest News:
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Fab Lab DC = AWESOME
WAMU Morning Edition
by Jessica Gould, Transcript ~ the Awesome Foundation + Fab Lab DC , January 14, 2011
Huffington Post
by Alexander Howard, Awesome Foundation Grows Globally, Spreads Micro-Grants for Genius , January 24, 2011
Awesome Foundation D.C. chooses Fab Lab for its first grant: As Shaw put it, the “first D.C. awesome grant was fabulous,” given that it went to Fab Lab D.C.. If you’re not familiar with the idea, theFab Lab program is part of the MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA), which “broadly explores how the content of information relates to its physical representation.” Fab Labs are part of the maker movement, which celebrates the creative tinkering that has been part of the American character for centuries. Below, professor Neil Gershenfeld, CBA director, gives a TED Talk about Fab Labs. Phyllis Klein, who submitted the application for the winning grant, is currently operating a mobile Fab Lab on 14th Street. The Awesome Foundation grant will go to help activate a new bricks and mortar space on North Capitol Street, NW. Read more…
Fab Lab DC : Inaugural Winner of DC’s Awesome Foundation Award
