Applications for 3D Printing in High Schools and Universities
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Here are a few ways a 3D printer might be used in a University setting.
Medical students can print human organs, which increases the quality of their training. In addition, they can develop prosthetics, and improve their own understanding of a human body.
In Fablabs of universities, having a 3D printer in addition to standard tools (like CNC and woodwork stations) allows students to have unlimited capacities for their projects.
Technology students can work on developing new products using a 3D printing, for rapid prototyping and eventually production of real parts.
Architecture and design students can print their models, making those tangible and having better ways of communicating their ideas.
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