If you walk into any of the TechShop locations, you will see a group of inventors building great things. Jim McKelvey created a prototype for the multi-billion dollar credit card processor called ...

A growing community of makers–people who like to work on art- and science-based DIY projects–is blossoming in the U.S. But not all of them own the pricey tools necessary to work on their projects.

“We describe our members as five basic categories: hobbyists, entrepreneurs, artists, tinkerers, and students,” said Hatch. Whatever category they fall into, all members have the opportunity to ...

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Have you ever wanted to build something, but didn't have the tools to make it? TechShop is the place for you. TechShop -- part business incubator, part idea factory, part ongoing "maker faire" -- will ...

MENLO PARK, CALIF. — He works in Silicon Valley, the land of start-ups founded in garages. But a garage wouldn’t suffice for what Chris Tacklind wanted to invent. He knew that crafting the inexpensive ...

Every mad scientist needs a laboratory. And for those who can't afford it, there's TechShop. The relatively young but increasingly popular do-it-yourself workshop, described by founder Jim Newton as a ...

Someone, Mark Hatch, if I had to guess, has left a Square reader just to the left of where we've set up our cameras. It's on a table next to a small, but exceptionally diverse array of gadgets.

Durham TechShop is housed in a nondescript, low-slung brick office building on the outskirts of Research Triangle Park. Past the gear-shaped reception desk in the well-lit, airy work area (no dark ...

Technology Editor Bill Wong got to visit TechShop Detroit where members get access to tools from milling machines to waterjet cutters that can slice through inches of steel. TechShops are found in a ...