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Free Electronic Recycling Event with Weavers Way and Chestnut Hill Friends
June 25, 2011 - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Cost: Free, Donations also accepted
weaverswayrecycling@yahoo.com
215-242-4419The Weavers Way Environment Committee and the Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting are co-sponsoring a free electronics recycling collection on Saturday, June 25 from 10am to 2 pm at 100 E. Mermaid Lane, in the parking lot at the Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting. All materials received will be handled in a safe and ethical manner by Materials Processing Corp. (MPC).
While this event is free, voluntary donations will be requested. Half of the donations received will go to the Environment Committee’s fund, whereby small grants are given to community groups for environmental projects and education. The other half will fund community gardening projects in the Fair Hill neighborhood.
A wide variety of items will be accepted, including computers, printers, TVs, audio equipment, cameras, cell phones, DVD players, VCRs and telephones. For a complete list of items or for questions, email weaverswayrecycling@yahoo.com.
Pennsylvania recently passed a law setting standards for recycling electronics in order to keep their toxic waste out of landfills. MPC, Materials Processing Corp., exceeds the highest standards for electronics recycling. Along with various industry certifications, they are also certified by the nonprofit Basel Action Network as an e-Steward. MPC recently opened a state-of-the-art facility in NE Philadelphia where they have hired 40 local employees. The company adheres to safe practices for recycling so that the environment and workers’ health are not compromised. MPC sees reuse as the highest form of recycling, so they recondition collected items when at all possible. They have a strict no landfill policy. None of the materials they collect are processed in developing countries, where unregulated electronics usually are sent.
We hope to see you on the 25th. There is no rain date planned, so we’ll be there rain or shine. Please spread the word to your friends and neighbors! Volunteers are needed to help with the collection. If you’d like to help, email us at weaverswayrecycling@yahoo.com or call Stevik at 215-242-4419.(Source: nextgreatcity.com)
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Weekly Staff Picks, October 2, 2011
Hot off the presses is our next installment of weekly links. We’re heavy into 3D printing this week, though we have some other things to interest you as well. It’s a good time to start making! We hope you have as much fun with them as we did finding them.
Toyota Ku:Rin I’ve been reading about compressed air vehicles for quite a while including warehouse carts, but this story is about a SPEED record. - Gregg
Origo is a 3D printer for kids, which is about $800 and should be available in 18 months. “There are other 3D printers. But none will be as easy to use as I will. None will be as reliable or work as hard for you. I’m not a kit or an industrial machine. I’m not complicated. I’m an appliance, like a toaster or a microwave. Only I’m purple and make your stuff. You don’t have to be ten to use me, but it helps. Sure adults are older and can do lots of different things such as drive a car and use a drill. But, adults aren’t really good at imagining things. They’re afraid. Afraid of failing, afraid of not making the perfect thing.” - Alex
De Zeen Screen ”If you didn’t know already, here at NextFab we’re pretty big on 3D printing. I thought this was a very creative application of it and as always, I love to see projects that implement less wasteful processes.” - Seth
British Electronics Club This is from an electronics club in the UK. It has basic stuff and more. It also has projects, links and tutorials. This is a great site for those who wish to learn more about electronics. - Gregg
Solidoodle 3D Printer is a new 3D printer organization I bumped into at Maker Faire, NY. They have a better price($699.00) and a good appearance for the machine. - WanTing -
E-Textiles Workshop
We live in a world where you can order groceries to your doorstep, know what your friend in Taiwan is up to… and wear your electronics!
Want to learn about the world of e-textiles and start your own high-tech wardrobe?
Inspired by Leah Buechley, inventor of the Lilypad Arduino and director of MIT’s High-Low Tech research group, we are hosting a 2-day workshop that will teach you everything you need to know in order to make your own wearable electronics!- Day One, 12/10, 1:00PM - 5:00PM: We will learn about e-textiles materials and methods including: soft circuits, power, voltage, resistance, hand-sewing vs. machine sewing, conductive fabric, conductive thread, sewing LEDs, switches, sensors, plus examples of what you can do with these tools!
- Day Two, 12/11, 1:00PM - 5:00PM: We will start with an intro to programming with Lilypad Arduino, and then we will work on individual projects.
Find out more information and register here: E-Textiles 101. - Day One, 12/10, 1:00PM - 5:00PM: We will learn about e-textiles materials and methods including: soft circuits, power, voltage, resistance, hand-sewing vs. machine sewing, conductive fabric, conductive thread, sewing LEDs, switches, sensors, plus examples of what you can do with these tools!
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Hive 76/NextFab Collider
We had a great time Tuesday night with our members and fellow maker group Hive 76 members!
We kicked off the 5-hour make session with food, introductions, and some brainstorming for collaborative projects that we were excited about completing during the event.
Hive76 members got some demos on our machines such as our Trotec laser cutters, Roland CNC mill, and our Brother Digital Embroidery machine. Snowflakes generated from evilmadscientist were laser cut and engraved with a holiday-themed message from Hive76 and NextFab Studio. Some were wired with LEDs in our electronics lab.
As projects were being discussed, we gave demos on our PCB fabrication process, soft switch construction, and brass CNC engraving. One of our members and a Hive76 member had an idea for a “chair jousting” target apparatus (yes, it is exactly how it sounds), and make it, we did.
Thank you to all of our members who came in and to Hive76 for a great night of making and mingling!
Also, thank you to musician Jack Myers (http://www.myspace.com/jackmyersmusic) who played live music for the event.
Hope to see you all again soon!
Happy Holidays!
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Weekly Staff Picks, January 8, 2011
It’s been a little while since we posted our weekly links due the the holidays. We have a collection of links for you today that span technology and art and some that combine both. Please enjoy!
lighting bag by Wonsik Chae. - Brandon
The art and Science of CNC Waterjet and Laser Cutting Major custom metalwork company in Brooklyn does some beautiful laser cutting, water-jet cutting, and bending for architecture, art, and interiors. Check out their videos too. - Evan
Laser cut artwork + bicycles + cameras = awesome
“If attached to a bike wheel and filmed in motion this intricate paper cutout will animate to create lovely fluid movements; cogs turning and clouds growing and the like…I intend for these to be presented as art objects as in the pictures. I must stress, as I have many times with this project, this is about animation. It is not possible to see this with the naked eye. If you stick this on your bike you will not be able to see it unless you are filming it, I will include instructions on how to film it but I really see these more as pieces of art. - AlexSelf healing circuitry? Has any one seen our T-1000 around? - Gregg
Paper Powered Batteries Students-destroy your failed assessments and cool down your beer at the same time! - Matt
Wearable iPod Interface Apple may be working on a wearable iPod with Siri. - Gregg
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Weekly Staff Links, January 29th
We have some cool links for you this week. Art and Science coming together to improve the artistic experience. Technology that points the way to the future. Technology that connects computers to the physical world. Science that help artists make their art. Please enjoy!
Soft Circuit Roundup Neat collection of soft circuit projects. - Christine
iOS Communicating with Arduino The iOS-Arduino connectivity kit and a video of what can be done with it, such as reading sensors with the Arduino and communicating the readings to iOS devices. - Gregg
ARS Electronica | Prix ARS Electronica The ARS Electronica international digital culture competition which “discovered” Pixar, Wikipedia, and Wikileaks, is accepting submissions through March 2nd. Categories include music, animation, interactive art and big ideas; check out last year’s winners. - Evan
Samsung’s Transparent Smart Window at CES 2012 Samsung Smart Widow Display. - Adam
Color Dial Spray by Kim Young-suk, Kim Woo-sik, Oh Jin-ho and Lee Young » Yanko Design You read it correctly; CMYK you-dial-it spray cans in which you select the color that the can sprays! - Brandon
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E-Textile Class 2/18-19 by Christine & Ross
Thank you everyone for attending the E-Textile class! We covered a LOT of material. I personally found this class so exciting! I loved the idea of technology and fashion coming together in one form.
Here I would like to share a couple of things covered in the class…
To start, we covered basic electronics to make sure everyone was on the same page, and then we jumped into creating “SOFT” circuits. We “sewed” the circuit using conductive thread and conductive fabric—they are made with a base material such as cotton or polyester, and various conductive metals (copper, silver etc…). During the class, we all got a chance to create a simple LED lighting circuit with a switch built in, all made out of “soft” materials.
It worked!! Yay!!
The second part of this class was to learn Arduino. Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments. It is becoming very popular among tech enthusiasts and the DIY/maker community.
In this class, we used the Lilypad which is a microcontroller board designed for wearables and e-textiles. It can be sewn to fabric and similarly connected to power supplies, sensors and actuators with conductive thread.
We got to program the Lilypad to turn on the LEDs. Everyone brought in their own projects they are currently working on. That was fantastic.
Great work, folks!! We would love to hear about the projects you are working on using the techniques and knowledge you learned from the class. Please send us some updates. If you have any questions regarding what you learned in the class or related to any projects you are currently working on, we would love to help. Please feel free to contact us.
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