Today marks another milestone for the commons: the release of the 2016 State of the Commons, our annual deep dive and celebration of the global community working to further collaboration, creativity, and access to creativity and knowledge. This year’s report goes beyond data and metrics to focus on the people that power the commons in every region of the world. These stories illustrate how our movement is growing and evolving, driven by people who choose to share. The commons continues to grow, with the total number of CC licensed works now at 1.2 billion in 2016, including the increased use of licenses that invite remix, commercial use, and collaboration – up to 65% of all content shared this year...
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A Review Of The Printrbot 3D Printer
By Luis Ibáñez | January 23, 2014
If you're looking around for 3D printers that are both inexpensive and open source friendly, the Printrbot Simple Kit will probably catch your attention. Read More »
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10 Industries 3D Printing Will Disrupt Or Decimate
Lyndsey Gilpin | TechRepublic | February 12, 2014
As it evolves, 3D printing technology is destined to transform almost every major industry and change the way we live, work, and play in the future. For better or worse, the 3D printing industry is poised to transform nearly every sector of our lives and jumpstart the next industrial revolution.
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3-D Printing Could Offer Savings On Replica Lab Kit
By Katia Moskvitch | August 26, 2015
Working replicas of expensive scientific equipment could be made for a fraction of conventional cost using cheap 3-D printers, possibly saving developing world labs thousands of dollars each time, says a researcher whose book on the subject was published last year. This and similar advances mean the age of appropriate technology — affordable, sustainable solutions designed and built to meet local needs — may be here, argues Joshua Pearce, a materials science and engineering professor at Michigan Technological University, United States, in an article in Physics World magazine.
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3-D Printing Offers Quick, Cost-effective Solution to Help Train Aspiring Nurses
Press Release |
University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) |
June 20, 2018
As a regular attendee of conferences on healthcare simulation around the world, Dr. Lori Lioce was already well aware of the growing trend of using 3-D printing to create task trainers – clinical simulators that allow nursing students to repeatedly practice a specific skill in preparation for providing healthcare in the real world. What she needed was access to the technology. So the clinical associate professor in the College of Nursing at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) turned to Norven Goddard, a research scientist at UAH’s Systems Management and Production (SMAP) Center, for help.
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Creative Commons Releases State of the Commons 2016 Report
Press Release |
Creative Commons |
April 28, 2017
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Do It Yourself And Save: Open-Source Revolution Is Driving Down The Cost Of Doing Science
Marcia Goodrich | Michigan Tech | September 14, 2012
The DIY movement has vaulted from the home to the research lab, and it’s driven by the same motives: saving tons of money and getting precisely what you want. It’s spawning a revolution, says Joshua Pearce. Read More »
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Make Things 'Til You Make It at Colorado's "Blowing Things Up Lab"
By Don Watkins | August 4, 2016
Recently while reading a tweet from the Blowing Things Up Lab, I learned about Emily Daub, a maker and college student who designed a running shirt that helps runners be more visible to motorists—my daughter is a runner so this sounds like a great idea to me. The shirt is photosensitive which cause the light intensity of the fabric to change in ambient light. According to Emily Daub, "If you run at night, this is for you. This lights up as it gets darker outside on two independent photocells and no microcontroller!" In this interview, I ask Emily more about this fantastic invention...
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Makerbot, Occupy Thingiverse, And The Reality Of Selling Open Hardware
Brian Benchoff | Hackaday | September 20, 2012
Yesterday, Makerbot Industries introduced the Replicator 2, a very good-looking 3D printer that will is probably the closest thing we’ll see to a proper ‘consumer’ 3D printer for a year or so. There’s only one problem. The new Replicator 2 is rumored to be closed source... Read More »
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Open Hardware Summit
Chris Gerty | Open.nasa.gov | October 24, 2012
NASA’s Open Innovation Program recently participated in the Open Hardware Summit, sponsored by the newly formed Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA). What we witnessed was a community in its early stages, developing in front of our eyes, tackling technical/legal/cultural challenges with an openness that we have grown to respect and see as an essential part of the way NASA will do business in the future. Read More »
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Unleashed: Open Source Tech Goes to the Dogs...and Cats...and...
By Jeff Macharyas | March 20, 2017
I was discussing open source technology with my cat this morning and he brought up a good point: "Why don't you do an article on open source tech for animals?" You know, Donald's right. Animal open source tech deserves a spotlight. Afterall, animals appear in many open source brands, and pets, like mine at least, lend lots of support while I'm trying out new software, building gadgets, or just writing about this stuff. I did a little research, and perhaps you won't be surprised to learn there is a gaggle (the name for a group of geese) of open source projects that help us keep, love, and improve the lives of animals. Let's take a gander (also another word for a goose), shall we?
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