Monthly Archives: January 2009

MakerBot: The 3D Printing Robot

ROCKETBOOM asked: Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks to Bre Pettis, and Zach Hoeken about their new company, MakerBot Industries (www.makerbot.com), building open source robot kits that allow you to do rapid prototyping and 3D Printing at home. Music Can Opener by The Discoghosts www.upitup.com For an extra piece of fun from this shoot, go… Read More »

Careers In The Printing Industry

printingtechnologies asked: Call it graphic communications, graphic arts,print media or just plain printing. Whatever you call it,you’re referring to one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United States in terms of not only employees but also annual revenue. Printing is the second largest manufacturing industry in Minnesota. Printers employ more than 42000 people atover… Read More »

Organ Printing

8tropos asked: Dr. Gabor Forgacs made that prediction. Now, he is making it a reality. Gabor is a University of Missouri researcher doing groundbreaking work in regenerative medicine. He is also the Scientific Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Organovo, the latest company to receive support from you, the donors of the Methuselah Foundation. As… Read More »

History Tomorrow ~ Printing Press

fairblr asked: Old printing press, Bangalore The colour of the times is changing. The accelerating pace of technological, economic and social change is transforming livelihoods and landscapes; many face a danger of disappearing altogether in the not-so-distant future. We do not think it appropriate to make a normative judgment on whether this change is socially… Read More »

Basic Screen Printing – Step 7 – Loading the Screen

signwarehouse asked: Visit www.signwarehouse.com for our complete video library! Enter the Highly Profitable World of Screen Printing with the EnduraSCREEN ONE from SignWarehouse.com. In this video, Gerri Rhein, a lead screen printing expert, explains how to properly load your screen into the printer. Remember, Tape is your friend! Use “Split Tape” to help with clean-up… Read More »