Travelling the continent’s hackerspaces over the years, I have visited quite a few spaces located in university towns. They share a depressingly common theme, of a community hackerspace full of former ...

Tog, Dublin’s hackerspace, started in 2009. Since then, it has created an incredible community of hackers and builders who are always finding ways to solve problems. Maker and hackerspaces serve a ...

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — Community workshops dubbed "hackerspaces" originated in Germany more than a decade ago. After a slow start, they're now appearing in cities around the world, including United ...

Patrick Buckley had an idea. After hearing about the launch of the iPad in 2010, the mechanical engineering graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) wanted to construct a case ...

During the mid-1980s, spaces began to emerge across Europe where computer hackers could convene for mutual support and camaraderie. In the past few years, the idea of fostering such shared, physical ...

A couple of months ago I wrote a piece about the evolution of hackerspaces, and mentioned that I’d be attending a party for a hackerspace birthday. As I write this that party was last weekend, and it ...

A group that helps people make their own technology is working to rid the word "hacker" of negative connotations. The Connected Community HackerSpace (CCHS) is a not-for-profit workshop that provides ...

I had the good fortune to be able to attend Maker Faire North Carolina this weekend in Raleigh, N.C. Maker Faires are amazing events that bring together representatives from all parts of the Maker ...

"Here we explore what goes into making a hackerspace community in China today. In doing so, we debunk two common myths: first, that maker culture is inherently apolitical, and second, that innovation ...

A new breed of tech-savvy people from 10Bitworks, San Antonio's first hackerspace community, is giving South San Antonio a hands-on approach to high-tech ideas. 10Bitworks, the new haven for tech ...