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As always, our trip to Newcastle for the UK Maker Faire was an absolute treat. We've already published our interview with Ian Simmons, the man responsible for bringing the event over from the US, but he wasn't the only person we spoke to. Here are a few of our personal highlights from the two-day extravaganza - though rest assured there was plenty more to talk about, from the impressive Lords of Lightning and their Tesla coils to Mitch Altman's ever-popular soldering workshop, and we found ourselves wishing the weekend was at least a couple of days longer! Despite having no...

The Centre for Life in Newcastle was once again host to the annual Maker Faire UK this past weekend, and while a hard-working team is responsible there's one person at the centre of it all: Ian Simmons, director of science communications. "[Maker Faire] started in California, in the Bay Area at San Mateo Fairground in 2006, because Make Magazine wanted to gather together their readers, essentially," Ian recalls, surrounded by makers putting together their stands and exhibits ahead of the event opening its doors to the public on Saturday. "I'd heard about the first couple of Faires in Austin and the...

We're back from our trip to Newcastle for Maker Faire UK 2016, and we're exhausted but happy. We caught up with friends old and new, enjoyed watching people young and old get to grips with the glory that is OOBB, and got an inside peek at the latest goings-on in the maker world - from affordable desktop laser cutters to giant robots firing (foam, thankfully) missiles at us. We'll be taking a quick trip through our personal highlights from the event later in the week, but our photos from the weekend are already live on Flickr. These are available under...

The weekend we've been looking forward to all year is finally here: we're loading up the van and wending our way to Newcastle for the Maker Faire UK 2016, the greatest show and tell on Earth. We've already waxed lyrical about the event this week, but our excitement just can't be contained. Anyone who remembers last year's pyramid of goodness will be aware of how seriously we take attendance, and we're not alone: the list of makers is long and illustrious, covering topics as diverse as gaming and artificial intelligence to music and craft. There'll be appearances from some of our...

It's rapidly approaching time for one of our favourite annual road-trips: the Maker Faire UK 2016 is this weekend at the Live Science Centre, Newcastle, and we're struggling to contain our excitement. If you've never attended a Maker Faire before, you're in for a treat. Billed as "the greatest show and tell on Earth," Maker Faires bring together everyone from professional makers building giant-sized devices to complete neophytes eager to immerse themselves in maker culture. There are workshops for everything from virtual reality to taxidermy, and a chance to see what your fellow makers are up to - and what...