Maker Nexus

Maker Nexus is a makerspace and not-for-profit organization in Sunnyvale, California, that teaches anyone how to create things using modern or classic tools.[1] In response to the closing of TechShop in 2017, former members organized to create Maker Nexus, which opened in April 2019.[2]

Hospital workers showing off their faceshields donated by Maker Nexus

In 2020, Maker Nexus helped to stop the coronavirus by manufacturing and giving away over 80,000 pieces of critical personal protective equipment to health care workers across the United States.[3] [4] [5] [6]

References
  1. "Talk of the Town—Your ideas, our workshop". Palo Alto Daily Post. April 13, 2018. p. 63.
  2. "Our story—We grow makers through education, practice, and sharing". Maker Nexus. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  3. Emily DeRuy (April 2, 2020). "Coronavirus: Are 3D printers the Silicon Valley solution to shortage of hospital supplies?—Nonprofit Maker Nexus in Sunnyvale and tech companies are pitching in to stop the spread of COVID-19". The San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  4. Kas Periera (April 14, 2020). "KCI Makerspace Prints Face Shield Headbands for Local Healthcare Providers". Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  5. Rachael Myrow (March 31, 2020). "DIYers Rally to Make 'Last Resort' Face Masks for Health Care Workers". KQED. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  6. Kif Leswing (April 8, 2020). "As hospitals beg for protective gear, manufacturers are banding together to churn out plastic face shields". CNBC. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

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