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DIY Bioprinter Lets Wannabe Scientists Build Structures From Living Cells
Wired's coverage of a DIY bioprinter at BioCurious, the Sunnyvale community biology lab — a modified inkjet that deposits living cells to build tissue-like structures. A 2013 glimpse of the Maker movement crossing into synthetic biology.
The Burrito Bomber
Darwin Aerospace's Burrito Bomber — a fixed-wing UAV that delivers burritos to GPS coordinates via a parachute-drop system. A 2012 maker project that presaged the commercial drone delivery industry by a decade, framed as humor but technically serious.
DIY Bioprinter: CD Drives + Arduino + Inkshield at BioCurious
A tweet from @PatrikD showing a DIY bioprinter built from two old CD drives, an Arduino, and an Inkshield at BioCurious. A snapshot of the early DIY biology movement using salvaged hardware to replicate lab-grade biotechnology.
Meshu: Turn Your Places into Beautiful Objects
Meshu turned personal location data from Foursquare and other sources into 3D-printed jewelry using Delaunay triangulation — an early example of mass-customization through algorithmic design and 3D printing.
My 7-Year-Old Son Found His People at Maker Faire
A Hacker News submission about a parent whose 7-year-old son found his community at Maker Faire. The thread resonated because it captured something real about the Maker Faire experience: it's one of the few places where a certain kind of enthusiastic, intensely curious kid feels immediately at home.
10 Things to Make With Your 3D Printer
Wired's 2012 roundup of 10 things to make with your 3D printer — dinosaur bones, DNA models, space shuttle parts — captured peak MakerBot era optimism. A snapshot of when consumer 3D printing was still novel enough that 'you can print that' was genuinely exciting.
UC Berkeley Shuts Down Student's Ridiculously Automated Dorm Room
A UC Berkeley student wired his dorm room with automated lighting, temperature, music, and door controls — then got investigated by university officials and told to remove it. An early 2012 story of institutional friction with maker/hacker ingenuity in residential spaces.
Bioprinter Project at BioCurious
Personal photo from BioCurious in Sunnyvale documenting the early stages of the DIY bioprinter project. BioCurious was the community biology lab where members built a functional bioprinter from CD drive parts and an Arduino.