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Student Calls ISS to Discuss His Design After Astronauts 3D Print It in Space

We tend to dismiss distances these days as we can easily make phone calls halfway around the world and the internet has put down roots nearly everywhere. There is, however,…

Celebrating Chuck Hull & the SLA-1 Original 3D Printer – Now a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark

It’s a machine that many say is transforming the world as we know it. Others prefer to say it is the catalyst behind the next industrial revolution. The 3D printer…

It’s 2050: What’s for Dinner on Mars? Help Decide & Enter Your 3D Model in the Star Trek Replicator Challenge!

How many of you remember whiling away luxurious moments in front of the television during early evenings or on weekends, watching re-runs of Star Trek? What an incredible escape, traveling…

NASA and the ASME Challenge Students to ‘Think Outside the Box’ and 3D Design for Outer Space

It seems like there is no shortage of 3D design challenges and competitions these days. For a new technology that is growing in popularity, challenges seem like an excellent way for…

Kids! Enter the Star Trek Replicator Challenge and 3D Design Food-Related Objects for Space in 2050!

The love of the science fiction genre can be lifelong, with many fans beginning their avowed obsessions as early as preschool and elementary school. This obsession is not only harmless,…

The NASA 3D Space Container Challenge Junior Finalists are Bound for Space Camp

Last May as part of a series of challenges aimed at getting kids involved in STEM education, NASA launched the 3D Space Container Challenge. NASA asked that students ranging in…

Future Engineers Announces Winners of ‘3D Printing in Space Challenge’

Probably two of the areas which excite me the most about where 3D printing will take us all, has to do with space travel and education. The ability to print…

IAM3D Challenge 2014 Gives Mechanical Engineering Students a Chance to Win Cash

The inaugural American Society of Mechanical Engineers Innovative Additive Manufacturing 3D (IAM3d) Challenge has officially launched.  The contest, which is designed to provide mechanical engineering and multidisciplinary/engineering technology undergraduate students…