News — 3D in classroom

Taken from Product Design & Development by Jake Meister In the decades since it was unveiled, 3D printing and the technologies related to it have evolved immensely. Strides continue to be made with 3D printers, which makes using the technology more and more advantageous to a wide variety of people. Knowing this, a variety of groups are attempting to bring the technology to users of tomorrow: today’s kids. To discuss how 3D printing is being brought to the American youth and the impact that it will have, Product Design & Development held a question and answer session with John Hornick,...

Taken from 3DPrint.com by Hannah Rose Mendoza Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland, Florida announced a partnership with Makerbot to create a Rapid Application Development (RAD) Makerspace that will provide students and faculty with access to over 55Makerbot 3D printers and scanners. This facility will be the largest MakerBot innovation center in the nation with more MakerBot Replicator 3D printers and MakerBot digitizer desktop 3D scanners than any other American university.  Back in February, we reported on MakerBot’s announcement, to launch these innovation centers, featuring at least 30 3D printers in each. On August 16, Florida Polytechnic will host a grand...

Taken From The Kansas City Star By Beth Lipoff Printing a human liver on a 3-D printer and using a robot to plant probiotic bamboo for pandas may sound futuristic, but for two groups of local students, both are goals for the future. Two Kansas groups — a team of fifth-graders from Rosehill Elementary School in Lenexa in Shawnee Mission and a team of third-graders from Cedar Hills Elementary in Overland Park in the Blue Valley district — have received an honorable mention in the national ExploraVision competition for projects based on these ideas. The competition, sponsored by Toshiba and...

Taken From TechnicallyPhilly By Rob Torres   The towering Dreadnoughtus schrani, discovered in Argentina by Drexel University’s Dr. Ken Lacovara (who now works for Rowan University) and detailed in a 2014 publication in Scientific Reports, is one of the largest dinosaurs ever found. In spite of its massive proportions, this Titanosaur is making a comeback in Drexel’s Laboratory for Biological Systems Analysis with the help of 3D printers, servomotors and the cooperation of two bright students:Kristyn Voegele, from the doctorate program, and David McDevitt, an engineering undergrad. Drexel undergrad David McDevitt. (Photo by Rob Torres) Set on a quest to study the...

Taken from TapInto.net By THE ACADEMY OF OUR LADY OF PEACE NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - What is STEM and why is it important? STEM stands for the interdisciplinary and hand-on approach to integrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Math into lessons that prepare our students for the skills necessary in the 21st Century. Through STEM activities, students develop their problem-solving and critical thinking abilities. They learn to collaborate and create solutions which are important skills as they continue their education and eventually compete in a global economy. The Academy has immersed itself in STEM education starting with our Early Childhood Education...