education
3D Printing News Briefs: May 23, 2017
We’re talking about a new product, 3D printer resellers, grants and awards, a company acquisition, and a VIP visitor for Oak Ridge National Laboratory in this week’s first edition of…
Hong Kong Polytechnic University Opens Largest 3D Printing Research Facility in the Region
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), one of the most highly ranked technology universities and research institutions in Asia, has officially launched a 3D printing research facility to facilitate the…
3D Design for Everyone, Everywhere: Morphi for Windows Released
3D printing is challenging, but not nearly as much as it was just a few short years ago. Plug-and-play 3D printers with features like auto-leveling, filament monitoring, remote printing and…
Brexit-Delayed UK Digital Strategy Finally Released to the Public
Of all the tumultuous occurrences that happened in 2016, Britain’s exit from the European Union was one of the biggest, and since then, British citizens (along with the rest of…
XYZprinting Announces New da Vinci Jr. 2.0 Mix, da Vinci Jr. 1.0 Pro and Nobel 1.0A 3D Printers; UV Curing Chamber
XYZprinting is a name that’s been coming up a lot lately. They have a large range of products including 3D printing pens, FDM & SLA desktop 3D printers, 3D scanners,…
Morphi Releases Augmented Reality Viewer for Their 3D Modeling Apps and Teases Upcoming Releases
While it’s easy to find free 3D models online for 3D printing or other uses, there are limits to what you can reasonably expect to find. For example, if you have…
3D Printing is a Powerful Tool for STEAM Education
In a study conducted by researchers at Michigan State University, it was found that scientists who win the Nobel Prize are also nearly three times as likely to have a…
3D Printed Models Aid in Sex Education for Visually Impaired Students
My sixth-grader just went through a round of sex education at his middle school. The first thing I learned from him is that he had no idea that I knew…
Using Virtual Reality to Travel Inside the Human Brain
It’s hard not to be fascinated by virtual reality. The fantasy of being able to immerse yourself in a nonexistent environment and navigate as if you are part of it…
Y Soft Demonstrates Fast Growth; Rising Demand for 3D Printing in Australia
Y Soft, a major Czech Republic-based enterprise office solutions provider, recently revealed their rapid growth in Australia and New Zealand, due to the surging demand for professional enterprise-grade 3D printing…
Polar 3D’s Cloud Platform Hits 100,000 3D Prints, Closes $2 Million Financing
When it comes to implementing 3D printing technology in the classroom, few have focused in on education like the Cincinnati-based company Polar 3D has. We’ve been keeping a watchful eye…
3D Printed Models Give Lessons about the Danger of Volcanoes
As we drove down the road toward La Laguna la María in Colima, I noticed that all of the cars were headed in the opposite direction. I made a light-hearted…
Robo 3D Releases New Specs on the R2 and R2 Mini 3D Printers and Previews Robo Mobile App
At CE Week NYC, I got the opportunity to see the R2 Mini prototype in person. Recently, I covered Robo 3D at the Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo NY….
3DPrinterOS Takes the Ultimaker 2 Go on the Road with the Backpack Travel Case
We’ve written quite a bit about Ultimaker, with good reason, as they make excellent high resolution 3D printers. They’re so good in fact that the Ultimaker 2 series printers have…
Technology Edges Out Unprepared Human Workers
It’s a common theme in conversations about the introduction of technologies into the workplace. Given the scarcity of quality employment, any news that technology is edging out its human counterparts…
iMakr Sponsors Summer Merit Program for 3D Printing, Electronics and Programming Classes
It has been said that 3D printing is the wave of the future. While some outside observers and industry experts see a slowdown in the adoption of 3D printing technology…
CIA Explores Future of Edible 3D Prints
No, not that CIA. I’m talking about the Culinary Institute of America (remember to use your context clues!) A lab at the CIA has been equipped by 3D Systems with a retrofitted…
Nanoscribe Holds First-Ever User Meeting in US at Harvard University
In an industry where a majority of involved innovators are focused on making 3D printing technology better through making it bigger, the German-based company Nanoscribe GmbH is proving that printing at…
MakerGirl: Piquing Rural Girls’ Interest in 3D Printing
While the integration of 3D printing technology has changed the face of ‘shop class’, the sex based disparity in those using the new shop equipment remains the same. As a result there…
Innovative 3D Printing Lessons Plans Run Amok At MakerBot’s San Francisco Makeathon
When it comes to 3D printing education, not too many companies have invested as much time and energy into providing resources as the prominent New York City-based desktop 3D printing…
Failure to Produce Biodiesel Leads Students to Make Low-Cost DLP 3D Printer
At some point in our lives, we’ve all set out to complete a task that turns out to be more than we can really achieve and had to settle for…
MakerBot Makeathon Kicks off in NYC
MakerBot is known for supporting education, and that is evident by the large numbers of MakerBot printers finding their way into public schools and universities. The weekend before last I…
Software Developer Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Help Provide 3D Design Courses to Beginners
As the number of real life applications that involve the use of 3D design and 3D printing continues to increase, so does the need to educate the world—particularly the younger…
Michigan Tech Students Give Biodegradable Plastic a Boost with Their Company, Superior Filament
There are an ever-increasing number of universities and other higher educational institutions that currently have the goal to enhance and educate students on the state of 3D printing, but only…
