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Find out how 3-D printing works, some of the things you can do with it and some of the drawbacks in this article from HowStuffWorks.

ZDNet Recommends Do you want to get started in the wonderful world of 3D printing, but dont want to spend too much money? Well, youre in luck. You can get started for as little as $100 (although things start to get better over about $200). We present a batch of really great options for beginners that will have you cranking out Baby Yoda replicas in no time. Initially relegated to large industrial processes, they experienced a bit of a boom in the mid-2010s, when the technology became affordab...

Pneumatically actuated soft robots have recently shown promise for their ability to adapt to their environment. Previously, these robots have been controlled with electromechanical components, such as valves and pumps, that are typically bulky and expensive. Here, we present an approach for controlling the gaits of soft-legged robots using simple pneumatic circuits without any electronic components. This approach produces locomotive gaits using ring oscillators composed of soft valves that gener...

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: March 28, 2017 Amelia Crawford demonstrates her dental block needle guide. Her design was one of four finalists culled from a field of more than 700 entries for the Mars Medical Challenge, a Future Engineers competition sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers Foundation with technical support from NASA. Amelia with goggles at her 8th birthday party. (Photo courtesy Crawford family) Amelia Crawford and her parents Tony and Lindsey Crawfo...