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Localized Manufacturing In Hospitals: Point-Of-Care 3D Printing Before, During, and After COVID-19

Localized Manufacturing In Hospitals: Point-Of-Care 3D Printing Before, During, and After COVID-19

Mara Hitner
May 25, 2020

Desktop 3D printing is designed for affordable and accessible rapid prototyping, iteration, and small-batch production of customized models, making hospitals are a perfect fit for this technology, particularly during unprecedented crises.

Desktop 3D printing is designed for affordable and accessible rapid prototyping, iteration, and small-batch production of customized models to provide bespoke solutions quickly. Hospitals are a perfect fit for this technology, where for the past few years it has been used for pre-surgical models typically based on CT or MRI data, surgical guides for individual operations, and training aids for co... (More)

Using Synergistic Skills and Materials to Innovate and Create

Using Synergistic Skills and Materials to Innovate and Create

Chris Morgan
Jul 26, 2020

A trained metalsmith who was the first female contestant on Forged in Fire is using metal, 3D printing, and more to create one-of-a-kind pieces of art.

Multimedia making is the name of the game for August’s Hacker of the Month. Kim Stahl has been building and applying her skills in crafting since childhood, growing up on her family farm in Southern Indiana, where her father taught her how to use hand tools like a hand-held planer. Feeling curious and creative, and inspired by the movie, The Natural, she began to carve a bat. She a... (More)

Using 3D Printing to Save Marine Wildlife

Using 3D Printing to Save Marine Wildlife

Chris Morgan
Jun 25, 2021

Learn how Emily Ruhl is using 3D printers to recreate artificial marine habitats to help coral reef fish find homes.

Emily Ruhl, a graduate student at the University of Delaware. Emily is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Marine Biosciences in the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment where she is investigating using 3D printing to create marine habitats that simulate coral reefs. (More)

Developing 3D Printing Curriculum in K-12 Education

Developing 3D Printing Curriculum in K-12 Education

Chris Morgan
Dec 4, 2018

Technology Professional Development Specialist, Rebecca Buckhoff creates and implements 3D printing curriculum for Moreno Valley Unified School District.

With a new workforce emerging that needs increasingly complex technical skills, there is a growing need for students to learn about 3D modeling, 3D printing, and additive manufacturing. Enter Technology Professional Development Specialist for Moreno Valley Unified School District, Rebecca Buckhoff. She initially learned about 3D printing at an educational technology conference in 2015, a... (More)

Lighting Up 3D Printed Cosplay

Lighting Up 3D Printed Cosplay

Chris Morgan
Apr 2, 2018

Our April 2018 Hacker of the Month, Alina Granville, uses ABS, programmable LEDs and perseverance to create amazing props and cosplay!

Our April Hacker of the Month is an amazing cosplayer from Cambridge, Massachusetts who goes by the name of Spoon Makes; Alina Granville. As a young girl growing up, Alina was given the Spoon moniker in grade school when mysteriously, a spoon flew out of her lunch box much to the amazement of her peers. As she grew older and began to create things, especially cosplay and props, she added the... (More)

Custom-Designed, 3D Printed Tools For Sewing and Quilting

Custom-Designed, 3D Printed Tools For Sewing and Quilting

Chris Morgan
Sep 18, 2019

Using the power of 3D printing, our October Hacker of the Month creates custom-designed tools to make sewing and quilting easier for everyone.

Our October 2019 Hacker of the Month is a northern California resident who has taken her desire to create cookie cutters and turned it into a full-time product design and 3D printing manufacturing business for custom sewing and quilting accessories. (More)

Designing 3D Printing Innovations in Education

Designing 3D Printing Innovations in Education

Chris Morgan
Oct 8, 2018

November 2018 Hacker of the Month, Rumela Bose, helps educators and students incorporate 3D printing in the classroom.

As 3D printing becomes more and more accessible to consumers and institutions, educators are quickly becoming proficient at incorporating 3D printing into their curriculum. Public Services Librarian from Houston Community College, Rumela Bose, has picked up the torch of demonstrating how 3D printing can expand into various disciplines within her institution.... (More)