Popular 3D Printing & STEM Education News (September 17th – September 21st)

This was definitely a busy week in the 3D printing world! The first consumer based 3D printing retail store opened its doors on a busy Manhattan street and great strides were made on the CAD software side of the industry. We hope this momentum keeps up!

3D Printing News:

• Adobe co-develops 3D printing software to improve structural designs Source: The Verge
• Getting Real With 3D Visualization Source: Design News
• Slideshow: SolidWorks’ 2013 Upgrade Source: Design News
• The KamerMaker: Mammoth mobile 3D printer to print architecture on demand Source: 3D Printer
• Additive Manufacturing in the Spotlight Source: Industry Week
• MathWorks Modernizes Model-Based Design Source: Design News
• 3D Creations provides more efficient prototyping Source: Biz Times
• 3D printers bring hi-tech manufacturing to the home Source: Brisbane Times
• Engineers can now print 3D microstructures in seconds Source: The Economic Times
• MakerBot Upgrades 3D Printing With Replicator 2 [VIDEO] Source: Mashable Tech
• The Era of Retail 3D Printing Begins Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

STEM Education News:

• Lasers, 3-D Printers, And Robots: The New Shop Class Source: Co.Exist
• Do It Yourself: “Makerspace” in STEM Education Source: Technapex
• The 5 Most Amazing Feats Of Ancient Engineering Source: Edudemic