“We have used the model to measure drag in a flow chamber. The object created a lot of excitement from pretty much everyone who saw it. In my lab, it sparked many discussions on how they could use a 3D printer both for teaching and for their research” said David Matthews. Student: David MatthewsProject: Mantis …
“We are using it for an educational tool in our public debate and hopefully use it as a model to build a system on campus…The result of the 3D printed object has allowed us to present complicated design information with a visual aide. People have responded well to this project, and we are more prepared …
The campus community was invited to attend the second annual Research Art-Science Exhibition in the Digital Media Lab (DML). About 40 students, mostly from various STEM backgrounds, presented artistic representations of their research activities they created while participating in the media lab’s drive to support their new skills such a networking, sharing ideas, results and practicing …
Charlie Schweik (lead facilitator) – Dept of Environmental Conservation and School of Public Policy (cschweik@pubpol.umass.edu). Charlie has expertise in the broad phenomenon called ‘Commons-based Peer Production’ that drives the open science/maker movement. He will act as the primary facilitator of the course, and overall week to week management of this ‘uncourse.’ Office: 324 Holdsworth Hall …
The UMass Create Student Fellows are a cohort of Digital Media Lab student staff. Throughout the 2018-2019 academic year, they will experiment with the UMass Create Web Domains pilot to work on their own web spaces and web projects related to the Digital Media Lab. As part of this process, the Student Fellows will regularly meet both with each other and …
The UMass Create Student Fellows are a cohort of Digital Media Lab student staff. Throughout the 2018-2019 academic year, they will experiment with the UMass Create Web Domains pilot to work on their own web spaces and web projects related to the Digital Media Lab. As part of this process, the Student Fellows will regularly meet both with each other and …
The UMass Create Student Fellows are a cohort of Digital Media Lab student staff. Throughout the 2018-2019 academic year, they will experiment with the UMass Create Web Domains pilot to work on their own web spaces and web projects related to the Digital Media Lab. As part of this process, the Student Fellows will regularly meet both with each other and …
The UMass Create Student Fellows are a cohort of Digital Media Lab student staff. Throughout the 2018-2019 academic year, they will experiment with the UMass Create Web Domains pilot to work on their own web spaces and web projects related to the Digital Media Lab. As part of this process, the Student Fellows will regularly meet both with each other and …
“The arm enables our client to pick up dropped objects from the floor whereas before she had to wait for someone to help her. This reduces tripping hazards and helps our client keep her home clean. We chose 3-D printing for the object because of its speed, cost, and simplicity to manufacture. No off-the-shelf item …
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“Transtibial prostheses (‘below knee’) bill $990 million (per) year, in America alone, so the usefulness and financial impact of what we are doing is substantial. The human cost is also significant: “poor fit” equates to difficulty with the activities of daily living, time lost from work, time in a wheelchair – most relevantly, difficulty in …
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