Institute of Making
About
The Institute of Making is a cross-disciplinary research club for those interested in the made world: from makers of molecules to makers of buildings, synthetic skin to spacecraft, soup to diamonds, socks to cities. Learn more
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Blog
08-12-14
Dates for your diaries
The nights are drawing in, it's getting colder and the Christmas festivities are underway. For those who came to the Festival of Stuff earlier this year here is a video to remind you of warmer times: youtube Below are some dates for your diaries of out next open days and next years Festival of Stuff. More
12-1-15
Hidden Histories of Things - Mon 26th Jan
Places available on the 'Hidden Histories of Things' research seminar, organised by the Open University's Commodity Histories project and the Institute of Making. Mon 26th Jan, 9.30am - 4.30pm. More
12-1-15
Healthy Materials Study - Volunteers Needed
Do you fancy being involved in a pilot study to investigate healthy materials? We are about to start our first round of interviews and we are looking for volunteers to give an hour of their time for a conversation in the Materials Library. More
Materials Library
Periodic Table of 92 elements
This commercially available collection of all 92 naturally-occurring elements gives you a chance to see and safely handle some extraordinary materials, with appearances from: Scandium, an element more common on the Sun than Earth; the highly toxic Arsenic, which was once used in Greek physicians' cures and Elizabethan cosmetics; extremely rare...
Balsa Wood Cores
You may recognise this white-grey, velvety wood from the model-making shops of your childhood. Because it is so light and easily cut with a craft knife, it is perfect for making model aircraft or for whittling. Because this wood has a lower density than cork it is put to use...
Magnesium
Given our everyday interactions with metals like steel, which is used in everything from cars, planes and boats, through to skyscrapers, bridges and other engineering projects of a gargantuan scale, it’s easy to understand why metals are perceived to be heavy materials. But magnesium is lighter than many woods...
Recycled Copper Chips
These small orange-brown coloured chips are made out of recycled copper. Some everyday items copper can be sourced from include computer chips, electric wiring, gas pipes, roofs from old buildings and automobile radiators. Copper is regarded as a strategic material for developed countries because of its importance in the electrical...
Research Event and Materials Library Evening coming up - eepurl.com/bblmVL
Right. Let's see your shelves. #shelfporn pic.twitter.com/jXxSaOWk3C
RT @markmiodownik: "Why I Am Not a Maker” - insightful and well worth reading from @debcha - theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
