What happens when we allow a piece of mushroom mycelium from the Fungarium to decay under controlled conditions? How does this affect the soil and the air? These are important questions, as mycelium may one day be used as packaging or insulation material – and subsequently be disposed of in a sustainable manner. The terrarium project seeks to explore and answer these questions in depth.
Over the next two months, the textile workshop will be offering a variety of workshops. Things kick off on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
At the Festival of Experiments on June 22, 2024, in the cozy garden of E-Werk, we explored our environment together with many curious guests. The event was hosted by TechNat e.V., with whom we are planning to do future collaborations at ZAM.
Drauflosspielen mit der ZAM baseplate
Playing is a wonderful thing. It brings lightness into our lives and makes time stand still.<br>This year’s Easter blog is all about the layout of the ZAM, 3D printing, and your imagination when it comes to play.
The workshop team intends to take the MoskitOS project across borders to bring the German and French cycling communities together. The workshop is the perfect opportunity to work together on the project documentation and translate it into more languages. At least two MoskitOS recumbent bikes will be built.
The wood workshop will be the largest workshop at ZAM in terms of space. We decided this based on experience, feedback and demand...
The VULCA Seminar 2023 took place in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana from November 23 to 26. People from makerspaces, FabLabs and maker-communities from all over Europe came together to exchange thoughts, experiences and ideas on the topic of "LEARNING NETWORKS". 13 ZAM members were there.
The 'Aquarium' is the entrance to the workshop building. It gets its name from its large glass facade. This is where the workshop for rapid prototyping and electronics is emerging.
On October 18, 2023, the members of the Betreiberverein ZAM were invited to a plenary meeting there. Nearly fifty people accepted the invitation.
What were once two neglected exterior walls along the Westliche Stadtmauerstraße at ZAM have become an artistic eye-catcher, thanks to the winners of our Wall Art competition. While @gosp_ds created a piece in yellow and brown tones with a minimalist–futuristic vibe, the @tichoart1 artwork is airy and colorful.
Come to Frei Bordsteinkante, the festival for art + culture in Erlangen's old town, on Saturday, October 7. The ZAM Kreativtreff has come up with a colorful program and invites you to join in, create and make music. At 17:00 o'clock Ami Lyons & Band will be playing. Admission to all events is free!
The time has finally come ... we are gradually moving the workshop from the south building to the so-called "Aquarium". Lend a hand and join us for "ZAMräumen"! Every Tuesday from 18:00 to 22:00 o'clock and every Saturday from 14:00 to 20:00.