Want to study the raw power of lightning? According to Engineer Grey Leyh you build tools to control it, and that is just what he did. At Maker Faire Bay Area last fall, he walked through two incredible projects that turned extreme physics into reality. First, he resurrected a plasma cannon.Starting with an old, powerful […]

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MAKER FAIRE is interesting, innovative, inspiring, and, ALL AROUND THE WORLD. Going to Maker Faire anywhere is just plain fun, but getting to see the broad range of projects, the level of ingenuity and creativity, and the sheer effort that global makers and Maker Faire producers have made ALL IN ONE PLACE is astounding. Since […]

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It’s always a shock to witness the scale of things in China’s Bay Area. Despite only being the third largest national central city in China, Shenzhen dwarfs the combined population of the three largest US cities. Descending toward Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, this notion of scale is reinforced, as one immense skyscraper after another dominates […]

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Join Dale Dougherty for a Fireside Chat with Derek Kessler, Ana Roure, and David Thulin; participants of the inaugural Maker Faire Two-Minute Film Festival.

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Riding the train from Shenzhen, I wasn't sure what to expect from Guangzhou's first Maker Faire, organized in only a few months. What I found there blew me away...

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If you strolled through the vibrant, chaotic, and inventive grounds of the Maker Faire Bay Area 2025, you expected to see 3D printers, battling robots, and fiery art installations. You probably didn’t expect to see a uniformed member of the United States Space Force standing proudly beside Architect’s of Air Luminarium, one of our most impressive […]

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Riding the train from Shenzhen, I wasn't sure what to expect from Guangzhou's first Maker Faire, organized in only a few months. What I found there blew me away...

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Return to Roma! We’re here again in the Eternal City, myself and Maker Faire Bay Area producer Gillian Mutti, checking out this year’s crop of amazing makers, projects, and tech startups at the mother of all European events, Maker Faire Rome. It’s a huge show, produced by the Rome Chamber of Commerce and the Italian […]

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An exciting new Maker Faire arrives in the bustling center of the other Bay Area — the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area, the most populous built-up metropolitan region in the world. With all those people, there are a lot of great ideas flying around! Produced by robotics innovators Hosted at the prestigious Guangzhou (International) Science […]

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The day is finally here! I’m hitting the road with Editor-in-Chief Keith Hammond for Maker Faire Rome—an event I’ve wanted to attend for years. Why am I so excited? I’ve done my homework with the map and exhibitor list, and I’ve picked my top ten must-see projects. This is a completely personal list, but I’ll […]

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