Let’s just say you are studying otters’ teeth. No, really. Go with me here.
You’re hoping to scan the teeth at about 400 times their original size, so you can 3-D print some monstrously large molars and examine them, without needing to put your fingers in one of the famously feisty mammals’ mouths.
Where would you go to find the tools and support you need to make that happen?
The UC Berkeley Library’s Makerspace, located on the first floor of Doe Library, is a crafter’s paradise, and a surprising educational resource for Cal students who like to learn with their hands.
Visit on a random afternoon, and you might find a student sewing a dress made from repurposed ocean plastic for an architectural landscape class or building a robotic hand that will…