Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications
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Cupcake cars are a fixture of Maker Faire.
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UC San Diego's Cal-CAB answers questions about algae biotechnology.
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MiP is a collaboration between the UC San Diego Robotics group and toymaker WowWee.
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Teams in Engineering Service program at the Jacobs School of Engineering let faire participants create their own dish soap chemical reactions.
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The first successfully tested university 3D-printed rocket engine designed by Students for the Exploration and Development of Space at UC San Diego was on display during the faire.
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UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute students explain near space ballooning at the first San Diego Maker Faire.
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Engineers for Exploration deploys cutting-edge technologies to help explorers and archaeologists in the field.
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Maker Faire participants search for artifacts at the Qualcomm Institute digital archaeology booth.
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Qualcomm Institute robotics booth
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