This month, we'll share some impressive stories of how educators use 3D printing to prepare students for tomorrow's engineering and design opportunities. Even with awesome instruction, exposure to experienced engineers can give kids an advantage. Did you have a mentor when you were starting … [Read more...]
3D Printing Expands Robotics Learning
August 31, 2012 by
The University of Advancing Technology’s (UAT’s) robotics program is a perfect example of the academic nexus between technology and curriculum. Soon after the program launched, it became clear that instructors were spending too much time and money acquiring or creating parts for robotics … [Read more...]
Calculating the Value of a 3D Printed Model in Architecture
August 30, 2012 by
A 3D printed model can be used to test out several design options. These are the traditional prototypes. But when the designer has picked a solution for a specific design problem, he/she usually needs to convince someone to move ahead with that design - either his superior or a client. Of course, … [Read more...]
Among Test Tubes and Microscopes, a 3D Printer Helps Fight Diseases
August 29, 2012 by
Joseph DeRisi and his team at UCSF’s DeRisi Lab are out to save creatures great and small. In 2003, a virus-identification tool that DeRisi invented, built and programmed helped stop the SARS outbreak on the brink of pandemic. Since then, the lab has advanced the fight against viruses in honey … [Read more...]
3D Print the Impossible! Turning Escher Drawings into Real 3D Models
August 28, 2012 by
This video has now gone viral with over 200,000 hits on YouTube since it's release this August. And I can see why! The researchers at the Technion - Israel's famous Institute of Technology, have used their own Objet 3D printer to re-create the impossible Escher Drawings as real, tangible 3D … [Read more...]
3D Printed Firepower in Men In Black 3
August 27, 2012 by
If you're a fan of the Men in Black trilogy and 3D printing, then this is your lucky day! Moddler is a San Francisco-based custom 3D printing shop. Using their in-house Objet Eden500 3D printer they were able to create a number of uniquely designed futuristic hand-gun prototypes for the 3rd … [Read more...]
Obama Administration Likes 3D Printing
August 21, 2012 by
The NNMI has established the NAMII under the direction of the NCDMM. Wait. What? To put it more simply, Stratasys joined a team of leaders from industry and education to develop a pilot institute: the NAMII (or National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute). Let’s just call it … [Read more...]
Students’ 3D-Printed Remote Camera Works in Zero Gs
August 21, 2012 by
Raise your hand if any of your high school classes took place in zero gravity. Students at Cypress Woods High School have some of the coolest homework assignments I’ve ever seen. Through a program called HUNCH, NASA challenged them to design and build a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) … [Read more...]
3D Printing Helps STARBASE Spark Kids’ Love for Engineering
August 16, 2012 by
Employers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields often cite a lack of qualified engineers as one of their biggest challenges. At the same time, underprivileged kids are hungry for opportunities in growing, good-paying industries. DOD STARBASE is the catalyst that turns … [Read more...]
18 Prototypes of the Human Body – A Look at Neri Oxman’s Incredible 3D Printed Works
August 14, 2012 by
This past May, I was fortunate enough to see up close Architect and MIT Professor Neri Oxman's exhibit entitled 'Imaginary Beings, Mythologies of the Not Yet' at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Her exhibit, which features 18 prototypes of the human body, were all created on the Objet Connex … [Read more...]
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