By — Jenny Marder Jenny Marder Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/new-york-citys-maker-faire-delivers-dazzling-colors-wacky-inventions Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter New York City’s Maker Faire Delivers Dazzling Colors, Wacky Inventions Science Oct 4, 2012 6:23 PM EDT A multi-functional unicorn shoots fire from its horn while sneezing glitter. A six-person ensemble plays instruments made of saw blades, propane tanks, automotive parts, and simple household objects. Cars shaped like cupcakes made of reused electric-car parts and encased in hand-bent aluminum tins circle festival goers. Scientists, artists, engineers and builders converged at New York City’s 2012 Maker Faire last week to celebrate a playful love of science, invention and building things. You can view photos from the event in the slide show above. The Maker Faire, a family-focused event, is rooted deeply in science, and holds as its philosophy a desire to inspire kids to create things. In 2011, Miles O’Brien reported on the movement that’s grown around the Maker Faire and the Bay Area-based Make Magazine. You can watch his NewsHour report here: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Jenny Marder Jenny Marder Jenny Marder is a senior science writer for NASA and a freelance journalist. Her stories have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post and National Geographic. She was formerly digital managing editor for the PBS NewsHour. @jennymarder
A multi-functional unicorn shoots fire from its horn while sneezing glitter. A six-person ensemble plays instruments made of saw blades, propane tanks, automotive parts, and simple household objects. Cars shaped like cupcakes made of reused electric-car parts and encased in hand-bent aluminum tins circle festival goers. Scientists, artists, engineers and builders converged at New York City’s 2012 Maker Faire last week to celebrate a playful love of science, invention and building things. You can view photos from the event in the slide show above. The Maker Faire, a family-focused event, is rooted deeply in science, and holds as its philosophy a desire to inspire kids to create things. In 2011, Miles O’Brien reported on the movement that’s grown around the Maker Faire and the Bay Area-based Make Magazine. You can watch his NewsHour report here: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now