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We’re inspired by people who put things back together. Meet the crafty folks pushing the boundaries of repair.

Confessions from the Classroom: What I Learned About Students

I’m a technical writer, a solar physicist, a masseuse. But I never thought I’d be a teacher until I came to iFixit. I direct iFixit’s technical writing service learning project.…

August 27, 2013

by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit

Repair Stories

Repair to the Rescue: An iPhone 3GS Screen Repair

Nine-year-old Whitney has a rare genetic disorder, 1p36 deletion syndrome, which makes hearing and speaking difficult. She relies on her iPhone 3GS to communicate both at home and at school.…

August 21, 2013

by Julia Bluff

Fixers

I, (Printed My) Robot

No, no these aren't trailers for I, Robot, the sequel. But they could be. Gael Langevin, a French sculptor and model-maker, has been working for over year on this open-source,…

August 19, 2013

by Cait Emma Smith

Fixers

Repair Cafes Fix Stuff, Bring Communities Together

Last year, The New York Times went to the Netherlands to report on a new brand of social activism: The Repair Café. Staffed by volunteers, Repair Cafés are a place…

August 5, 2013

by Julia Bluff

Fixers

They Came, They Saw, They Fixed

“Fixing is a way of thinking” says James Carrigan and Daniel Charny, founders of Fixperts. Fixperts, a social project based in the U.K., has been taking fixing to another level…

July 26, 2013

by Cait Emma Smith

Events

“EPIC” Engineering: What I Learned from Future Fixers

“Who here has ever taken something apart?” I stood in front of 20 sixth- and seventh-grade students at the Engineering Possibilities in College (EPIC). Asking this question always makes me…

July 17, 2013

Repair Stories

The Amazing Break: Cats Hate Your Computers

The internet has long been a fan of cats. What's not to love? Adorable little fluffballs. Just picture it: you find a cat sitting on a computer, snuggling in between…

July 12, 2013

by Cait Emma Smith

Events

“If You Haven’t Learned, You Haven’t Lived”: Repair at SkillsUSA

People are quick to point out the shortcomings of a beleaguered public education system. But after spending a week at the National SkillsUSA Competition in Kansas City, I am hard-pressed…

July 4, 2013

by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit

Repair Stories

Fix Things, Never Force It: Repair Lessons From Grandpa

My grandfather was a man of action. Decades after serving as a aircraft carrier in World War II—when time and exertion had weathered his body—Grandpa still spent his life making…

June 15, 2013

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Repair Stories

The Great Jugaad Debate

One of the best examples of adaptation and creative repair is jugaad. The term refers to the process of engineering or repairing through frugal means. For fans of the jugaad…

June 11, 2013