Educating the future Workforce in 3 Dimensions!

This video is an inspiring example of an industrial and educational collaboration that brings 3D printing to life, and more importantly, puts it in to the hands of young people at Belton New Tech High school. The sheer enthusiasm of…

Inspiring Real Kids in the Real World with 3D Printing

On Tuesday I tweeted a link to some press coverage about the opening of a new advanced technology centre — at a high school. Well I attended said opening yesterday, having been invited to cover the event — with lots…

3D Designer Chris Yonge @ TEDx: How 4 Elements Will Transform Our Relationship To Things

Chris Yonge, a partner in MakersFactory, presented his vision of the future at TEDxSantaCruz and talked about what open products look like and how we can change our relationship with the things around us and therefore our relationship with ourselves. He mentioned…

3D Printing Cellulose Tightens the Gap Between Engineering And Arts Students

Last week the big news regarding 3D printable materials were about Laywoo-3D, a FDM filament created out of a wood/polymer composite which could produce amazingly realistic looking results – resembling actual wood. This week, however, things are taken to another…

Stratasys & Edison Nation Presents: 9th Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge

Stratasys recently launched the 2013 Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge – a design contest for innovative students that has awarded over 100,000 USD in scholarships. The 2013 contest is organised in partnership with Edison Nation, which operates Everyday Edisons, the…