New 3D print technology plays on familiar classic STEAM projects in the classrooms at Rippl3D. Capturing excitement in STEM and STEAM at an early age is critical to educational development and 3D printing is another tool educators can use to drive student engagement. Rippl3D has a database full of 3D print STEAM projects, as well as a long list of 3D print STEAM challenges that come along with taking on this type of endeavor to reach out to students during the short window of opportunity and … [Read more...]
Evolution of the 3D Print Classroom
3D print documentary film maker and previous WTFFF?! Podcast guest, Brian Federal, shares what he has found over the past year of the evolution of the 3D print classroom. He identifies the obstacles and issues that are hindering students ability to know about, to learn, and to use 3D printers and what this means for the next generation of product designers and those in engineering related fields. At time we first had him on the podcast was because he was working on documentary really about 3D … [Read more...]
3D Printed Bird Nest Designs
One of the most unfortunate side effects of urban advancement has to be the continued disappearance of animal life from most of these spaces. But the 3D printing community is finding ways to bring the ecosystem back into balance by bringing animal life back into urban developments. Tom and Tracy Hazzard take a look at some designs for 3D printed nests created as part of a global initiative, The Printed Nest. Providing areas for birds to nest allows these animals to find comfortable … [Read more...]