News — 3d printing

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 RapidReady Posted by:Beth Stackpole A rigorous testing process and tight collaboration with parent company Stratasys are the linchpins in Makerbot’s strategy to shore up confidence in its newly-designed Smart Extruder+ product, a replacement for a component that was the source of customer backlash last year and the genesis for a major companyrestructuring. The Smart Extruder, announced with Makerbot’s 5th generation of printers back in 2014, was meant to be easy to use and allow users to swap out the part of a 3D printer that gets the most wear and tear. However, the component didn’t perform as expected, and...

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...