Heart surgery is a complicated medical procedure that requires highly trained surgeons. The smallest mistake can spell the end of a life. Thankfully, new developments in 3D printing will allow heart surgeons to practice on…
A new tool can help even the most novice at 3D printing create objects that would ordinarily take even experts hours to design and print. An international team of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
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MIT’s Mediated Matter Group just made a video showcasing their brand-new optically transparent glass printing process. The whole thing is a technological marvel. At the top is a “kiln cartridge” that operates at 1900 F,…
No food says summer more than ice cream and 3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology students have found an innovative way to share the frozen treat through the power of 3D Printing. Kyle Hounsell, Kristine Bunker,…
A big announcement this week at the Fab10 International Fab Lab meeting in Barcelona was a donation from Solidworks to the Fab Foundation. The software company is donating a Commercial license of the Solidworks 3D…
We’ve seen many new Fab Labs and Makerspaces spring up in the last few years that are struggling to stay alive financially. To help create sustainable Fab Labs, the Chevron Corporation has made a generous…
Fab Lab Hub, a non-profit for which I volunteer, was started to help groups start Fab Labs in the MIT Network. A big part of our work involves educating the world on the power of…
Sherry Lassiter has worked with Neil Gershenfeld, Director of the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms and creator of the Fab Lab concept for many years, and so she has a wide range of cool, entertaining, educational,…
MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms is always on the cutting edge, and the new 3D printing building approach is no different.
An MIT study presents hard numbers on how much money owning a 3D printer can save you.