As an industrial nation, manufacturing in the United States has experienced times of progress, beginning with the Industrial Revolution and continuing with post war booms. It’s also been decimated by... read more →
When we think of the adoption of new technology, our minds might think of colleges and university standing with open arms. But there’s something happening, or more accurately not happening,... read more →
In our continuing series on the use of 3D printing in education, we turned to Michael Tarkanian, Senior Lecturer at MIT, and director of the school’s Merton C. Flemings Materials... read more →
Design engineering is transforming manufacturing at a rapid pace, and Computer Graphics Technology Professor Nathan Hartman sees technology and engineering students and departments like his at Purdue University on the... read more →
Talented designers live with a burden. They’re surrounded by objects that they believe they can design better, make more beautiful or push the limits of production potential. With the help... read more →
"Before all this stuff came together, the things I was making were not possible to imagine or plan at this level of complexity.” -Josh Harker (more…)
Geometric shapes. Rotational symmetry. Mathematical oddities. It’s not the expected arc for someone raised in a family of well-known writers and English professors. But if you’re wont to rebel against... read more →