Welcome NC Science Festival!

I am extremely pleased to welcome the NC Science Festival as a sponsor for Maker Faire: North Carolina 2011!

The North Carolina Science Festival is a multi-day celebration showcasing science and technology. The Festival will highlight the educational, cultural and financial impact of science in our state. Through hands-on activities, science talks, lab tours, nature experiences, exhibits and performances, the Festival will engage a wide range of public audiences while inspiring the next generation of scientists.

NC Maker Launches Kickstarter Campaign

Our friend and exhibitor, Mark Plaga, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for his Blocklets project.  Have a look at his cool building toy and support a North Carolina Maker!

Reminder: FIRST Robotics Tournament this Weekend

The NC Regional FIRST Robotics tournament is this weekend at Dorton Arena on the NC State Fairgrounds.  Check it out!

The tournament is a high school robotics tournament featuring competition between 44 teams from across the country and Brazil. Spectators are welcome from 9 am - 5 pm on April 8 and 9- no spectator admission fee. Sponsored by NASA, Cisco and Credit Suisse.

www.ncfirstrobotics.org

Welcome Center for Design Innovation!

I'm pleased to welcome the Center for Design Innovation to the list of generous sponsors for Maker Faire:NC 2011.  CDI is a multi-campus research center of the University of North Carolina system whose mission is "to create an environment in which diverse constituents generate, develop and translate creative thinking to foster the growth of education, research and commercial enterprises."

To fulfill this mission CDI is constructing a facility on four acres in downtown Winston-Salem's Piedmont Triad Research Park.  The interim facility, however, is pretty fantastic already and includes awesome technology such as Z-Corp and Dimension 3D printers, and a complete HD production and editing facility.  The list of technology is remarkable.

Thanks for supporting Maker Faire:NC!

ClockTHREE

Ever since I first learned to tell time, I’ve had a fascination with unusual time pieces… from an old collection of pocket watches to the penguin clock I have hanging in my kitchen. Imagine my surprise when my husband forwarded me the link to ClockTHREE.

ClockTHREE is a clock that essentially tells time in words, instead of numbers and what’s even cooler is that it’s an open source design, which means people can buy the parts, build their own clock and even improve the design to meet their own needs!

Make sure to check out ClockTHREE’s website and watch their videos here. Also be sure to stop by and see it all in person at this year’s Maker Faire , because really… it’s just too cool to miss!