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To celebrate Black History Month, we’ll be focusing on African American inventors, scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and educators. Evelyn Boyd Granville is an American mathematician who has made a large impact on STEM communities with her contributions to NASA and higher education.  She studied mathematics at Yale and became the second African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in the...

What do you love to make? The Omaha community what to see it! Do Space is hosting the 2018 Omaha Mini Maker Faire on April 14 from 9 am to 4 pm. The Omaha Mini Maker Faire is independently produced by Do Space and Metropolitan Community College in collaboration with Maker Media. Tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists,...

Do Space would not be possible without the support of volunteers who contribute to our programs and assist our members. They are the pulse of everything we do and give us the ability to offer members help in all different kinds of skills. Each month we try to introduce our members to one of our volunteers. The goal of this effort it to capture and share the people that are volunteering at Do...

To celebrate Black History Month, we’ll be focusing on African American inventors, scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and educators. At only 24 years old, Edward Alexander Bouchet became the first African American to earn a PhD. in the United States.  If that wasn’t impressive enough, he earned his degree from the prestigious Yale University in the field of physics.  He used his...

You may have noticed that late last week Google Images removed the view image button. Do you want it back? If so, head on over to How to Restore the “View Image” Button to Google Image Search from the folks at Simple Help. There you'll find links to extensions for both Chrome and Firefox that will get the button back for...

Ever wanted to experiment with e-sewing to integrate electronics into your clothes? If you like to get your stitch on but need a sewing machine to do so (or should I say sew? Ha!), then look no further than at Do Space! We now have a Janome HD-3000 sewing machine ready to be checked out. While it may not have the capabilities of some of those fancier models out there today (our sewing machine is...

Want to learn things about your copy of Firefox from how often it has crashed to how many hours you’ve spent using it? Just enter about:healthreport into the...

To celebrate Black History Month, we’ll be focusing on African American inventors, scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. Valerie Thomas is an American astronomer who not only worked for NASA, but invented an illusion transmitter that is used for surgery, in television screens, and was adopted by NASA scientists.  Some of her other contributions to the scientific world include managing...

In the spirit of the "Humans of New York" photo series and social media phenomenon, Do Space is inspired to work with staff and volunteers to create a "Humans of Do Space" series that shares the stories of our members, volunteers, users, and staff. The goal of this effort it to capture the people that are using the space and how it affects their lives. What does it allow them to do? What does it...

The Carvey desktop carving machine is now available for reservations in our 3D Lab.  It can cut and engrave many types of plastics, any natural wood, and even softer metals such as aluminum.  It’s all enclosed, quieter than most CNC machines, and has a smart sensor for automatic homing.  It uses the free web-based software called Easel which also has a built-in material library with settings...