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Angry Birds back in 2013
This fall the Introduction to Engineering & Physics class built life-sized Angry Bird launchers for the second year in a row. This project involved more than 70 students, primarily drawn from the...
View ArticleJacob’s Dream at Smithsonian X 3D
This week a group of faculty and technology leaders from campus will be in Washington, D.C. to explore the future of 3D printing in the arts. The Smithsonian X 3D event will include representatives...
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ACU Maker Lab Open for Business
We’re a month out from the opening but I want to acknowledge all the work done to get us to where we are today. We’ve come a long way from an empty shell in late August to our open house Oct. 18. The...
View ArticleRemaking Higher Education: The Maker Lab at Abilene Christian University
by John B. Weaver The innovative promise of higher education is stunted too easily. Unique student aspirations give way to new student standardization; dreams of transforming the world give way to...
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Maker Academy 2014
The ACU Maker Lab is offering its first Maker Academy this summer. Classes combine problem-solving activities, technology, with contemporary maker movement. Students will learn design thinking, the...
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Nil’s trike project
Here’s a shot of my most recent trike project. This has been a fun project to work on. The frame was hacked from an Outback mountain board I’ve had for about five years (used for windsurfing on parking...
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Maker Academy ’15
The ACU Maker Lab is offering its second Maker Academy this summer. Classes combine problem-solving activities with technology, and the basics of rapid prototyping and digital fabrication. In this fun...
View ArticleMake Stuff Up with Nil Santana
Announcing the return of our Make Stuff Up series! The first one of the semester will be September 17 (time TBA)! It will be a laser cutter demo taught by Nil Santana. He will be instructing those who...
View ArticleKRBC covers story on Maker Lab
KRBC’s Isaac Ramirez visited the Maker Lab last year, and run a short story on recent projects being developed, as well as the great potential for growth and expansion. Watch video here.
View ArticleMaker Lab and OT on ARN
Occupational Therapy graduate students and Maker Lab were featured on front cover of our local newspaper Abilene Reporter New. The students 3D-printed prosthetic hands as a project for their class, and...
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Elementary School Visits
Ortiz Elementary 2nd and 3rd graders visited the Maker Lab this morning to learn more about flight and make some long flying paper airplanes. They learned about gravity, lift, thrust, and drag. Check...
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Recycling a Piano, pt. 1
Chai Green, Brown Library Digital Design Specialist and Maker Lab Training Specialist, is on a quest to recycle a 100 year old piano. No longer working, there’s lots of lumber to harvest and many,...
View ArticleWindless Wind Chimes
These windless wind chimes were built and programmed by Maker Lab staff this summer. Cut from standard 1″ electrical conduit pipes from Lowe’s, these chimes sound great indoors. Staff programmed an...
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Live Edge Processing
One of our favorite things to do is watch people process live edge lumber on the CNC router. Cole and René came in with this incredible piece and worked their magic on it. This stump section was over...
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Movable Type
Our new print making area is ready to roll. We don’t have a specific agenda for it other than creating a space for experimentation. We have enough tools and supplies for wood block type projects,...
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