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2022 Design Week: Designing Human-Centered Cities Recap

The Design Lab at the NYU MakerSpace recently held its Design Week, a week of events focused on a critical aspect of design. Design Week 2022: Designing Human-Centered Cities was all about answering the following question: how might we reimagine spaces within cities to be more equitable and inclusive? Increasing populations and densification are two of the most complex issues within cities today. As a result, engineers, architects, urban planners, and designers alike must come together…

Upcoming VisionVoice, Inc. Access2Tech Virtual Conference!

Interested in learning about new job opportunities? Attend the VisionVoice, Inc. Access2Tech Virtual Conference! This conference is FREE for students seeking software engineering internships and entry level roles. This year’s conference is will be held August 13th-15th from 10AM – 3PM. The speakers for this year’s conference include: Latoya Westbrooks-Keeling, a Senior UX Researcher at Facebook, Christina Wick, Chief Technology Officer at Flowcode, Allison Ventura, Chelsea Kwong and Sean Ellison-Chen, who are all VisionVoice,Inc. Mentors!…

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…

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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