Author: Anne-Laure Fayard (page 2)

Walkway’s generators could produce 200 kWh/day under subway turnstiles, Prototyping Update

Walkway, an NYU startup led by Benjamin Zhu (CAS BA ’23) & Max Trop (Tandon BS ’23), share lessons learned through their participation in the  Prototyping Fund Phase 1 We had no idea what would happen when we received help from the Prototyping Fund, what milestones we would achieve, and what would we learn. Both of us had and still have a large learning curve considering that we are still undergraduate freshmen. From the start, we immediately…
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Sustainability, Circular Design and Climate Change: Collective Action and Ideation

As part of the Design Lab @ NYU MakerSpace focus on sustainability, circular design and climate change, we would like to share with you two exciting upcoming events: March for Science NYC and Earth Day Initiative are hosting a virtual day of action on April 19th from 4-10pm on Facebook LIVE. There will be speakers and exhibitors discussing how healthcare, food, and mental health relate to climate change and what are some of the solutions…
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Collaborative learning at the Prototyping Fund Fall 2019 Showcase

On December 6, 2019, the MakerSpace event space was bustling with students, faculty and outside visitors coming to see the prototypes developed by awardees of the Fall 2019 Prototyping Fund. Since 2013, the NYU Prototyping Fund (a collaborative program offered by the Design Lab @ NYU Tandon MakerSpace and the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute) has awarded teams of students up to $500 for phase 1 to  build hardware or software prototypes, and connects them with the…
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Join us for the Design Jam for Accessibility (DFA NYU) on September 21st.

Design for America of NYU, a student club open to undergraduates and graduates from all NYU school invites you to kick-off the semester by joining your creative efforts in ideating about urban accessibility We use human-centered design to tackle social issues in our community and this is exactly what we will do on September 21st. We will partner with ADAPT Community Network, whose mission is empowering people through innovative solutions. This will be an opportunity…
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Have an idea you want to prototype and test? Apply to the Fall’19 Prototyping Fund!

The NYU Prototyping Fund is a collaborative program offered by the Design Lab @ NYU Tandon MakerSpace and the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute that awards teams of students up to $500 in the first round of funding and up to $2000 in the second to be used to build hardware or software prototypes, and connects them with the resources, tools, and mentors they need to bring their ideas to life. Applications are due on Friday, September 20 at 5 pm.…
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