Echoes of the ancient Greek chelys lyre kept appearing in my courses: Greek pottery depicting a lyrist’s playing technique or ancient literature describing its acoustics. These sources inform our knowledge … Continue reading
My senior theater thesis Hamletmachine #2026 requires precision in props—a collection of objects tied to the ensemble performers’ family and political histories. The adaptation thus lives at the intersection of … Continue reading
As senior year at Williams College nears its conclusion, students are offered a unique and exciting opportunity to leave their legacy through the Senior Year Experience (SYE). The Makerspace and … Continue reading
Introduction Most people think vision is simple. You open your eyes and see. The new mirrorhaploscope in Assistant Professor Kim Wong’s lab proves it is much more complicated. This past … Continue reading
For the final project of my Winter Study course, COGS 10: Minds, Machines, and the Making of Meaning taught by Dr. Charles Kaufmann, I was asked to “integrate the scientific, … Continue reading
What if your 3D prints could age like ancient artifacts? That was the question I asked myself when I got my hands on a spool of copper-infused PLA. Unlike ordinary … Continue reading
The goal of this workshop was to have participants (a total of 8 people attended) learn basic sewing and cutting skills through the process of making a small stuffed cat. … Continue reading
It’s autumn in the Berkshires, and the hillsides have transformed into a living mosaic of yellow, orange, and red. Every bend in the road feels like a painting. It’s the … Continue reading
In spring 2025, the Williams College Makerspace partnered with the Stockbridge-Munsee Community to create truly meaningful engraved wooden appreciation gifts for museums that supported the repatriation of ancestors and sacred … Continue reading
As part of International Education Week at Williams College, the FabLab hosted a 3D Pop-Up Gift Card Workshop, offering students a hands-on way to explore cultural expression through craft and … Continue reading
Imagine walking into the ’62 Center for Theatre & Dance and finding yourself underwater surrounded by waves of vibrant coral, not in glass tanks, but crocheted by hundreds of hands … Continue reading
Ever wanted to reuse your old silkscreen without first having to clean off the old paint or emulsion? This innovative process explores reusing a stainless-steel screen by applying new acrylic … Continue reading
I have always been someone who is interested in different languages. My passion sparked when me and my family moved to the United States from Venezuela, and I needed to … Continue reading
Well, not technically underwater. But when you walk through the main library entrance, you may find yourself surrounded by beautiful crocheted coral pieces. The Williams FabLab was hard at work … Continue reading
The Williams lab studies Savannah sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis), small migratory songbirds that live in grassy fields across North America (Cornell Lab). Savannah sparrows have been the subject of a long … Continue reading