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Upcoming Virtual Hackathon Opportunities!

Interested in joining a virtual hackathon this summer? View the events below to build your resume, hone your skills, and win cash prizes with these amazing opportunities! Best of all – registration is FREE and projects can be submitted at any time before the deadline! DocuSign Good Code Hackathon DocuSign is dedicated to helping the world’s businesses go digital by using their suite of applications, APIs, and integrations to automate and connect the agreement process.…

NYU Steel Bridge Results!

NYU Steel Bridge is a VIP Team that works out of the MakerSpace and MakerGarage to design and construct a 20 foot long bridge that can hold 2500lbs and meet several other specifications. The NYU Steel Bridge VIP Team has recently competed in the annual American Institute of Steel Construction Competition. Although this year’s competition was virtual, the team was the only one in the metropolitan region to build a bridge. As a result, they…

NYU-Yale Summer Accelerator Pitchoff!

The NYU Entrepreneurial Institute is excited to announce their 8th annual NYU-Yale Summer Accelerator Pitchoff! Come join the virtual audience to view inspiring innovators from New York University and Yale University compete in a friendly pitchoff before a panel of experts. Each university will be represented by three seed-stage startups on Thursday, July 15th from 4pm – 6pm ET. For the first time, the audience will be deciding on the winner of the pitchoff! Support…

Start Making Early and Be Ready to Shift: Learnings from the Spring 2021 Prototyping Fund Showcase

On May 6 2021, we held our 15th Prototyping Fund Showcase (Our first one was in Spring 2014: Time flies!). It was also our 3rd Remote Showcase. The Prototyping Fund is a collaborative program offered by the Design Lab @ NYU Tandon MakerSpace and the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute that provides teams of students mentorship and funding to build and test prototypes. To adjust to the circumstances, this spring, we had a small cohort and we kept the showcase small and interactive. The…

Custom RGB Graphics Card Backplate

This blog post was written by MakerSpace GA Marty Pollard Many graphics cards, including my own, have exposed PCBs that are not aesthetically appealing inside of a custom-built PC. In order to elevate the look of my PC, I wanted to create a backplate for my graphics card that also uses RGB LEDs to match the theme of my other components. There are several companies that sell custom backplates for this purpose, but they can…

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