La semaine dernière, Rome accueillait la première Maker Faire d'envergure européenne, l'occasion de voir enfin à quoi ressemblent in situ ces énormes foires aux bidouilleurs nées aux États-Unis. L'ensemble m'a laissé l'impression d'une de ces foire-expo sans âme
La semaine dernière, Rome accueillait la première « Maker Faire » européenne, une immense foire grand public où les bidouilleurs en tous genres, amateurs comme professionnels, montrent leurs savoir-faire.
At a certain level of complexity and obligation, sets of blocks can easily go from fun to tiresome to assemble. Legos? K'Nex? Great. Ikea furniture? Bridges? Construction scaffolding? Not so much. To make things easier, three scientists at MIT recently exhibited a system of self-assembling cubic robots that could in theory automate the process of putting complex systems together
When 3D printers first came out, they were priced for tech sultans; the home hobbyist didn't have a shot. But prices have dipped, putting these devices just within splurging range. Now, you too can crank out simple farm and garden devices in your basement.
Les imprimantes 3Ds sont sur le point d'être mises à niveau. Imaginez une fusion entre l'impression tridimensionnelle et le fameux Charly Robot (ou consor) que nous avons tous eu au collège. Ainsi, la dernière version pourrait non seulement imprimer des objets, mais aussi les couper et les graver, rendant ainsi le tout beaucoup plus polyvalent.
Printing parts in 3D is getting increased attention because of its novel applications. Farm machinery manufacturers use 3-D printers to make prototypes of parts overnight. And 3-D printers are reaching a price point that the average consumer can afford.
Since it opened in the spring of 2012, the vascular institute, designed by Cannon Design, has become a one-stop shop for research, medical innovations and patient treatment thanks in no small part to its emphasis on integrated, stacked design. The hope is two-fold: Improve patient care and reduce the time it takes for medical discoveries to go from bench to bedside, a jargon-y medical world phrase that describes the process of applying laboratory-based research to treating patients.