The course was designed by Krishnan Suresh, a mechanical engineering professor at UW-Madison, as a fun and tangible way to teach visual thinking, creative problem solving, programming and 3-D printing to students. The objective is …
Research
3D-Printed Parts Could Be Hot New Technology for Keeping Power Plants Cool
Cooling systems in power plants require heat exchangers to carry low-grade energy away from the inner-workings of the electrical generation machinery—and improvements to heat exchanger technology aim to increase energy efficiency. Natalie Rudolph thinks the …
Dinners by Design: The Emerging Field of 3D-Printed Food”
3D printing is, at its most basic, a way of creating an object layer by layer. In contrast to the milling of a machine part where unnecessary material is removed during manufacture (“subtractive” manufacturing), 3D …
Developing 3D-printed sheet music for the blind
Click on this link to learn about how 3D printing is opening new possibilities in music education and accessibility- and why we are excited to be part of it.
Advanced 3D printer sparks unique collaborations across campus
When the UW-Madison Mechanical Engineering Department acquired an advanced 3D printer in 2012, it not only increased the lab’s research capabilities, but it also opened a door to new collaborations on campus. The 3D printer has …
Recycling Through 3D Printing
Check out this cool project from Student Organization, Garage Physics! They are recycling a plastic container by forming chips into filament and using a 3D printer to reuse the filament. Using research in turning photos …
3D Food Printing
Click HERE to check out this page from the Student Organization Garage Physics to learn about 3D Food Printing!
Printing without boundaries: Transdisciplinary Partnerships Expand Uses for 3D Printers
When most people press “print,” it’s usually a paper document or poster. But when WID researchers hit the print button, it might be for a gel to aid in understanding cancer or a tiny tool …