Predictive Analytics Reporting Framework (PAR) project
The American Public University System is working with Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Cooperative for Educational Technologies to share a large data pool of student records across...
View ArticleMultimodal Learning Analytics
In partnership with the AT&T Foundation, Lemann Foundation, and National Science Foundation, Stanford is exploring new ways to assess project-based learning activities through students’ gestures,...
View ArticleHarvard University’s Semitic Museum
Harvard University’s Semitic Museum is using 3D printing technology to restore a damaged ancient artifact from their collection. By 3D scanning existing fragments of the Egyptian lion’s legs,...
View ArticleMaterial Matters: 3D printing and emergent ecologies of form generation.
The Emily Carr University of Art and Design is exploring ways to speed up design and production in textiles, foundry, and ceramic construction with a built-from-scratch 3D printer that only cost them...
View ArticleFly ‘Printed’ Airplane
Two mechanical engineering students from the University of Virginia fabricated and assembled one of the first 3D printed planes ever flown. As part of their internship with the MITRE Corporation, they...
View Article3-D Model Workshop
At Victoria University of Wellington, the Schools of Architecture and Design held a 3D model workshop with metalwork and woodwork machinery areas and a range of 3D digital fabrication and other...
View Article3D Printing at Purdue University
Purdue University researchers are working with Adobe’s Advantage Technology Labs to develop a software application that creates more durable 3D printed objects. Through structural analysis the program...
View ArticleAdding a “3D Print” Button to Animation Software
Computer scientists at Harvard University are developing an add-on software tool that makes it possible to print 3D action figures from computer animation files. The research, conducted in...
View ArticleCWRU think[box]
Case Western Reserve University’s new invention center, Think[box], is a space for anyone to creatively tinker, complete with 3D printers, laser cutters, and tools for students to create their own...
View ArticleThe ThinkLab
The ThinkLab is a Makerspace at the University of Mary Washington for hands-on creative inquiry and learning with a variety of high-tech tools, including a 3D printer. In one project students used the...
View ArticleTechnosensual
The recent international exhibition, “Technosensual,” showcased futuristic creations inspired by the marriage of fashion and technology. The event brought together an eclectic mix of artists and...
View ArticleFingertip Technology
A flexible circuit designed by John Rogers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is worn over a person’s fingertip, allowing its sensors to measure pressure, temperature, or other...
View ArticlePrototype for Robotic Arms
Federico Parietti and Harry Asada of MIT created a prototype for robotic arms that could potentially be used by factory workers. The algorithms in charge of the limbs will be first trained to perform...
View ArticleAutographer
The Autographer, developed by OMG Life, is a camera with sensors that look out for changes in temperature, color, direction, acceleration, and subject motion, triggering the shutter automatically up to...
View ArticleMuse
A new brain-sensing headband called Muse developed by InteraXon displays a user’s brain activity directly on their smartphone or tablet. The ultimate goal for development is that users will be able to...
View ArticleCellphone-Charging Shirt
Researchers at the University of South Carolina converted the fibers of a t-shirt into activated carbon, turning it into a wearable hybrid super-capacitator that can charge portable electronic devices....
View ArticleKeyglove
Keyglove created by Jeff Rowberg is a wireless open-source input glove that can be used to control devices, enter data, play games, and manipulate 3D objects among other tech-based activities. Equipped...
View ArticleRobotic Suit
A new robotic suit created by Koba Lab from Tokyo University of Science provides support to the wearer’s back, shoulders, and elbows, enabling them to carry more weight and perform more difficult...
View ArticleWearable Solar Charger
Alta Device’s solar charging mat can be attached to a backpack to continuously generate renewable electricity, which is then used to recharge a lithium battery connected with it. Once charged, the...
View ArticleWearable Tech at Georgia Tech
Professor Thad Starner at Georgia Tech University founded the Contextual Computing Group to develop applications and interfaces that can be worn. Projects include a mobile sign language translator, a...
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