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TED2006

February 2006

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Unleash your creativity in a Fab Lab

MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld talks about his Fab Lab -- a low-cost lab that lets people build things they need using digital and analog tools. It's a simple idea with powerful results.

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MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld talks about his Fab Lab -- a low-cost lab that lets people build things they need using digital and analog tools. It's a simple idea with powerful results.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Neil Gershenfeld

Physicist, personal fab pioneer

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As Director of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms, Neil Gershenfeld explores the boundaries between the digital and physical worlds.