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Gavin Peltz

3D Printing and its Impact on Society - 0 views

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    3D printing will allow for simpler tasks to be preformed in society. The article uses the example of the task of buying a dog collar. Instead of going to the store, you would simply go online and custom make the dog collar you liked. Although this is a small example, this article gives some detailed insight into the way 3D printing benefits society.
Clay Cravey

Importance of 3D Printing in Education - 0 views

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    This is an article that states how 3D printing can help in a classroom. It details how a 3D model can provide hands on learning for students, and is a great way to get students interested in the subject matter.
Yesica Hernandez

3D Printing - 2 views

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    To anyone who hasn't seen it demonstrated, 3-D printing sounds futuristic-like the meals that materialized in the Jetsons' oven at the touch of a keypad. But the technology is quite straightforward: It is a small evolutionary step from spraying toner on paper to putting down layers of something more substantial (such as plastic resin) until the layers add up to an object.
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    3D printing will lead to huge developments of society in the upcoming years. It will be allow nationwide price drops. Additionally, goods will be able to be produced locally, which will eliminate the price of shipping. This will allow the domestic jobs to be increased drastically. Not only will goods be cheeper, but they will also be more customizable.
Brock Yeates

Printing a human kidney - 0 views

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    This just shows the huge steps that people are taking in 3d printing. It talks about how doctors have been able to make a model of a human kidney and replicate that by printing it using living cells.
Clay Cravey

Why have 3D Printers in the classroom? - 0 views

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    This article details about how 3D printing will soon transform the classroom. It talks about how different museums now have "fossils" that you can download, and print a replica for a class. It goes on to state that in 3-5 years 3D printing will become much more prominent in all classes.
Maria Jose Ramirez

3D printing impacts on manufactoring - 1 views

This articles talks about how 3D printing impacts in the manufactoring.

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Clay Cravey

3D Printing in the Classroom: 5 tips for Bringing New Dimensions to Your Student's Expe... - 0 views

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    This article focuses on a teacher who recently integrated 3D printing in her own class. It talked about how much of a learning experience it was for her children, and at some points they learned together to find out how a 3D printer works.
Clay Cravey

MakerBot Academy: Why 3D Printing Belongs In The Classroom - 0 views

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    This is about MakerBot Academy, a crowds sourced effort to get 3D printers into schools. Motivated by president Obama who said that "3D printing has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost everything. The next industrial revolution in manufacturing will happen in America. We can get that done." MakerBot is trying to promote the next "industrial revolution" with 3D printers.
Clay Cravey

More Schools using 3D technology in classroom - 0 views

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    This is another article wrapping up students learning from 3D Printing. It has detailed experiences of students learning.
Ryan Connell

China's first buildings made with 3D printing installed Shanghai - 1 views

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    China's first buildings made with 3D printing technology were put into use in Shanghai recently. Without using a single piece of brick and a tile, ten gray-color buildings were erected in Qingpu district of Shanghai earlier this month.
Ryan Connell

The 3D printer that costs less than an iPhone: - 0 views

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    The Micro 3D costs $249 and weighs 2.2lbs. It prints objects, including jewellery and food, up to 4.6-inches tall. When it comes to 3D printers, so-called cheap versions are still well beyond the reach of the everyday consumers - until now.
Ryan Connell

Purdue Students Develop Soybean 3D Printer Material - 0 views

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    Purdue University students have developed a soybean-based material that can be used for 3D printing. Filasoy, as it's called, is a low-energy, low-temperature, renewable and recyclable filament, and it's made from soy, tapioca root, cornstarch, and sugar cane.
Ryan Connell

3D Systems CEO touts '3D Printing 2.0' as it attempts to pre-empt HP - 0 views

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    3D Systems CEO Avi Reichental says 3D printing is localizing and transforming the manufacturing industry, moving the technology into version 2.0. The 3D printing industry is entering version 2.0, which will transform and localize manufacturing.
Ryan Connell

Aussie scientists print flexible solar panels - 0 views

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    Australian scientists have found a way to print large but extremely lightweight and flexible solar panels like money. World-leading scientists at the CSIRO said the A3-sized panels, which are created by laying a liquid photovoltaic ink onto thin, flexible plastic could soon mean everyone has the ability to print their own solar panels at home.
Joshua Brucker

Portuguese BEETHEFIRST 3D Printer Finds First US Re-Seller - 3D Printing Industry - 0 views

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    This article discusses how 3D printers are creating international business. As stated, a Portuguese printer was sold to the U.S., and companies in the U.S. are re-selling these printers to countries around the world.
Joshua Brucker

Enhance 3D Printer Tools and Quality of Life - 3D Printing Industry - 0 views

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    This article discusses a new products that work with 3D printers. These products are like nozzles for the printer, which allow for a larger customization. The article then mentions how the company of these products plans to help support Mali with with these technologies.
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