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Educators Could Save $450,000 Yearly with Open-Source 3D Printing
There remains little doubt that 3D printing enhances the quality and effectiveness of education, whether at the kindergarten or university level. The cost of printers and materials for filament-based 3D…
Open Source Grinding Machine Cuts Cost of Pellet 3D Printing
In pursuing the Distributed Recycling and Additive Manufacturing (DRAM) approach to open-source hardware development, a significant challenge lies in addressing the high cost of the compression screw component for alternative…
Enabling the Future: 3D Printed Frog Arm Prosthetic for Epilepsy Patients
While there is always the question of whether life imitates art, or vice versa, science and innovation today often imitate nature—and we humans seem to be getting better at it….
Michigan Tech’s Dr. Joshua Pearce Reveals the High Overall Return on Investment for At-Home 3D Printing Use
What originally began as a school to train mining engineers in the late 1880s has grown into a leading tech university, where 3D printing has been on the curriculum for…
Italy’s WitLab Creates 3D Printed ArcheoRov, Ready for Underwater Archaeological Expeditions
I really enjoy learning, and writing, about drones. There are a lot of applications for drone technology, ranging from the more mundane (but fun!) pizza delivery to cutting-edge drones being used…
KLAKS 3D: University Students in Ghana Build 3D Printer from Electronic Waste in Two Weeks
In February, we told you about the East African Buni Hub maker lab, and the Tanzanian students who built Africa’s first e-waste 3D printer. Following in their footsteps, a 22-year-old from…
Affordable, Open Source, 3D Printable CNC Machine is Now on Kickstarter
The appeals of Kickstarter campaigns are many. There are the rewards for backers, frequently taking the form of either deep discounts on the final product or unusual items that can’t…
New Open Source 3D Printable Robots from Wevolver Appeal to Makers of All Skill Levels
Open source technology platform Wevolver was honored as an outstanding innovator at SXSW this year, and for good reason. The network, which was developed by makers with backgrounds in design and…
Open Space Agency Releases First Set of Files for the Open Source, 3D Printed Ultrascope Explorer Plus
If there’s one field you wouldn’t expect to utilize crowdsourcing, it would be space exploration. However, that’s pretty much what the Open Space Agency (OSA) does. Founded by entrepreneur James Parr,…
Print+ Creates Rocking 3D Print Headphones Kit for Easy DIY
To be involved in making, you don’t have to be the type of person who can build a 3D printer from scratch, recycle milk containers into filament, and wield a…
Your Open Source 3D Printed Designs Could Save the 3D Printing Community Millions
In an article published in Modern Economy by Dr. Joshua Pearce, of Michigan Technological University, titled “Quantifying the Value of Open Source Hardware Development” one of the challenges of Open…
