MIT Global Fab Lab – CNN

A factory of one’s own According to MIT’s Neil Gershenfeld, the digital revolution is over, and the good guys won. The next big change will be about manufacturing. Anyone with a PC will be able to build anything just by hitting ‘print.&#...

  • Posted On June 20, 2009
  • BY Katie

FAB LAB @ Maker Faire 2009

On May 30th and 31st, 2009 FAB LAB participated in the The World’s Largest DIY Festival at the San Mateo County Expo Center. A two-day, family-friendly event to MAKE, create, learn, invent, CRAFT, recycle, think, play and be inspired by celebrating ...

Katie Rast at Fab Lab ABQ

The Magicians The mad science of Fab Lab ABQ By Julia Mandeville Imagine: You’re a legendary archaeologist. You embark upon a dig that quickly becomes the most extraordinary of your career. As you stumble upon one singularly exceptional artifact after a...

  • Posted On June 1, 2010
  • BY admin

UCSD Summer 2010 College Exploration

College Exploration Curriculum Partners San Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory San Diego Supercomputer Center Fab Lab San Diego San Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory Since 1945, San Diego Youth Symphony (SDYS) has given thousands of musicians ...

  • Posted On June 9, 2010
  • BY admin

Rapid prototyping for the masses

Authored by Leslie Gordon, Senior Editor, leslie.gordon@penton.com [1] Key points: • Fab Labs around the globe are equipped to let almost anyone make almost anything. •“Personalized manufacturing,” where individuals make stuff at home or in small ...

  • Posted On July 31, 2010
  • BY Katie

FAB LAB SD @ SIGGRAPH 2010

We had the great opportunity to present at SIGGRAPH 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center last week. This conference was buzzing with ideas and emerging tech. Being situated in the International Center, we had an amazing array of countries represented...

Fab Lab Students in the News

Education that Makes a Difference Bashir Wyatt – San Diego MET High School, Class of 2010 During Bashir’s sophomore year, he interned at the San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum and the Linda Vista Teen Center. He thought he wanted to be a re...

Drumbeat San Diego

FAB LAB San Diego had the pleasure to participate in Drumbeat San Diego, last Saturday 5th at Queen Bees Art & Cultural Center in North Park, San Diego. Our director, Katie Rast made an inspiring presentation about the FAB LAB network and the positiv...

Community Open House

A University of California San Diego pilot program that will offer classes to schoolchildren in southeastern San Diego officially kicked off Wednesday June 1st with an open house at the South Metro Career Center in the Mountain View neighborhood. The prog...

FAB LAB SD and The Triangle Project

UCSD Extension, Calit2, and The Center for Community Wellbeing worked with Fab Lab SD to have UCSD Communications students participate in a Youth College and Career Training course in product design, focused on sign making, held in Southeast San Diego at ...

  • Posted On November 24, 2011
  • BY fablabsd

Welcome to our new website!

We’re pleased to announce the launch of our brand new website! Its been several weeks in the making and today we finally rolled it out to the general public. We hope that your find your experience with it both user friendly and enjoyable. One of the maj...