Community and Forums

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (191+ words) This is not a drill. We've been getting more and more details about what to expect from Blender 5.3, the next major release currently in development, including native dispersion support in the Principled BSDF and several new nodes for creating custom…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (133+ words) shawlocal.com DeKalb library to host 3D printing workshop Sept. 24 The DeKalb Public Library will host two workshops for adults and teens to learn about 3D printing and print various items Sept. 10 and 24. The DeKalb Public Library will host a workshop for…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (165+ words) A maker has built a standalone 3D LiDAR scanner that turns an inexpensive rotating LiDAR module into a wireless spatial-mapping device. The scanner rotates the sensor to collect distance measurements across multiple angles, allowing it to capture the shape of objects…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (409+ words) Three interdisciplinary Virginia Tech teams received $25,000 each through the Susan E. Duncan Innovation in Agriculture and Life Sciences Seed Grant program. Three Virginia Tech research teams are exploring new interdisciplinary approaches to sustainable food packaging, cancer research, and 4-H learning with…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (186+ words) One of our most anticipated Additive Talks sessions was “Additive manufacturing for heat exchangers: Path to mainstream adoption?”. Around our virtual table, we put together Dr Toby Maconachie, Additive Manufacturing Leader at PWR and Ian Fordyce, Head of R&D…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (370+ words) Home - Workshops - Eco-Parametric Architecture This workshop demonstrates integrated methods for leveraging parametric tools and circular materials to translate initial design concepts into production-ready physical structures and examine how these systems can be disassembled for future reuse. Participants will discover how…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (454+ words) Ditching remote controls and instead trusting their own programming code, a group of Bega Valley schoolkids have engineered an unlikely state title victory. With no extensive background in robotics, students from St Patrick's Primary School entered the largest ACT event…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (84+ words) Nintendojo Welcome to the 7 Minutes podcast, which features Nintendojo contributor Zack Fornaca, Senior Editor Angela Marrujo Fornaca, contributor Dominic Marrujo, and Nintendojo and Bits & Bytes EiC Robert all talking video games and the industry at large. Just a warning that…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1292+ words) A failed 3D print doesn't throw. The printer runs to completion, the fan spins down, and as far as the machine is concerned everything went fine. The only artifact you get is the object, and the object is wrong. That's a…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (344+ words) September 2, 2026 by Sophia Harris Abbot Public Library has several programs planned for the week of Sept. 15, from learning how a digital design becomes a three-dimensional object to stocking up on books for the fall. The library will give adults a…...