 In Episode 12 of Maker Hangar, Lucas Weakley shows us how to set up the radio for the plane. We learn how to zero out the control surfaces, how to check for the correct directions of all the controls, and how to program in the travel and dual rates for […] Read more on MAKE    Maker Camp, a six-week virtual summer camp for teens, concludes tomorrow and it's been a fun, wild, and, we hope, educational ride. Our last show starts at 11am PDT on Google+ and it promises to be a great one. To wrap things, up we're taking a field trip to the magic world of Pixar, makers of movies like Toy Story, Monsters Inc., WallE, Monster University, Cars, and Finding Nemo. Maybe you've heard of them. But that's not all. Another highlight of the field trip will be a virtual visit from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan who will speak about the future of STEM education and the importance of programs like Maker Camp to support the initiative. Read more on MAKE   
 Subscribers to the MakerBot mailing list were tantalized by a brief product teaser advertising the MakerBot Digitizer, a new and very polished-looking 3D scanner that creates 3D design files of small objects. All you do is place the item on the scanner and it is rotated and scanned with lasers. Read more on MAKE    Trondheim, Norway's technology hub, will host its first mini Maker Faire. The Pstereo Mini Maker Faire will be held within a city festival. There will be about 10 makers for this first-time fair with more than 500 attendees expected. Read more on MAKE    What if Kickstarter videos were not about future projects, but were about already completed projects in history? Read more on MAKE    Today is the second-to-last day of Maker Camp and our penultimate show will be a good one. Actually there will be two good ones. Starting at 9am PDT we'll hangout with Innovate Salone's David Moinina Sengeh. David will be joined by young makers from all over the world who will be sharing their impressive projects. Innovate Salone is a Sierra Leone-based project to empower high school students to think of a problem and have them solve it. Then at 11am PDT, we'll explore the creation great looking special effects, props, and costumes with the pros—Fon Davis, Frank Ippolito, Harrison Hix, and Keril. Read more on MAKE    ZeptoBars recently broke down a 7-transistor ULN2003 Darlington driver chip and analyzed what each component does, identifying the resistors, diodes, and transistors by peering at the chip through a microscope. Read more on MAKE    With fun, relatable technology, children can immerse themselves in finding solutions and asking the right questions. Early on, they can experience the joy of creating something. We give them tools, then let them exercise the engineer inside from K-12 and beyond. That's how you create innovators. Read more on MAKE    Pittsburgh's third annual mini maker faire is set for Saturday, Aug. 18 at Buhl Community Park and the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. There are more than 70 maker exhibits planned for the fair, everything local roboticists to hackers to kid inventors. Here are some of the projects and makers you'll see at the event. Read more on MAKE   | 
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