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In observance of Black History Month we’ll be highlighting African American scientists, inventors, mathematicians and engineers. Percy Julian fought racial prejudice through every step of this career. He attended school up to 8th grade in Montgomery, Alabama. There were no schools available for black children after 8th grade so Julian took remedial courses at DePauw University to catch up. He...

UPDATE 11/2017: Unfortunately, we no longer have this item available for check-out. If you’ve ever wanted to scan your own objects to 3D-print now you can. Do Space has recently added a CowTech Ciclop 3D Scanner to the list of tech you can reserve. With the Ciclop scanner, you can scan objects that are 4.5 x 4.3 x 2.6in and print them on the Lulzbot Taz 5 3D Printer or put them into our...

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...

Do you have an old laptop that's running slow and won't upgrade to Windows 10? How about turning it into a Linux computer that runs almost like a Chromebook? It doesn't take all that long and it take a little bit of technical know-how, but the folks over at c|net have a great set of instructions that should take you less than an hour and bring new life into that old...

If you can’t make a class or your schedule is too busy to work with a mentor, never fear!  You can expand your knowledge and grow your skills whenever you like by checking out an e-book from our online library! Simply head to the Resources page and scroll down to the section called “E-Books Collection” to peruse our collection and checkout an e-book to read on your computer or mobile...

I’m a big fan of Vinyl. Granted I grew up with vinyl albums and have an extensive CD collection, I’m recently rediscovered the joy of playing vinyl records. I’ve even got some 78RPM records in my collection. However, do you know that the earliest recordings weren't on flat vinyl platters, but on wax cylinders invented by Thomas Edison? Well, the University of California, Santa Barbara...

Do Space is thrilled to partner with The Women’s Center for Advancement (WCA), a direct service agency for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in the Omaha area. Beginning this Sunday, January 8 and going until Saturday, January 14, Do Space will be accepting donations on behalf of the Women's Center for Advancement of used cell phones, chargers, and related accessories from...

Last summer, Do Space launched Hello Code, a free--that’s right, free!--program to give participants a taste of what it would be like to work in the technology field by learning how to make a website over the course of a month. Hello Code was designed to develop technology talent among those changing careers and re-entering the workforce by providing a low-barrier entry to experimenting with...

Adult coloring has been booming this year! To get into this trend you might think you need to purchase a coloring book and expensive coloring pencils. Not so! Do Space offers an app called Pigment for use on our iPads. It’s free and offers a world of possibilities. The app contains a variety of textures including colored pencil, airbrush, marker and fill. The palettes of color are infinite...

If you’re like me, you’re glad that Christmas came, and glad to see it go.  If you’re like me in another way, you got a wireless Bluetooth-powered device for Christmas, like a set of speakers or headphones. (There are many different types of Bluetooth devices, but for the sake of this article, we’ll be focusing on audio.)  If you’ve never paired a device before, it can seem daunting,...