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Plastic Recycling into Filament
Plastic Recycling into Filament

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Plastic Recycling into Filament

We're in the market for a plastic recycling system that creates the filament used by 3D printers. There are at least six products on the market, plus a few DIY projects that are more to prove it can be done [...]

By george| 2015-03-25T23:50:41-04:00 March 25th, 2015|Front Page, MakerSpace Facility, Status Updates, Tech Tuesday|Comments Off

Want to make some community wireless data apps?

One of the drawbacks to starting a project to deploy data collecting apps in the field is the cost of the data plan. You can use a pre paid cell phone SIM card, but what if we got the price [...]

By george| 2015-03-19T11:58:34-04:00 March 19th, 2015|Front Page, Tech Tuesday|Comments Off

BBC in school computer giveaway

The BBC will give one million "Micro Bit" microcomputers to secondary students this fall, and launch a season of programs and activities to teach kids how to program, all part of a wider initiative to increase digital skills among young [...]

By george| 2015-03-17T12:05:51-04:00 March 17th, 2015|Front Page, Tech Tuesday|Comments Off