Here’s a link to a cool article from the Boston Globe that relays the fact that the 3 D Printer company Makerbot is opening store to sell its 3 D Printers in Boston so people will be able to buy the printers both online and in an actual store.
This is cool because A. 3 D Printing technology is going mainstream and will change the way we live and B. because the library owns a MakerBot 3 D Printer! We’ll be doing some programming in the new year with the printer; however, if you’d like to know how it works and see some of the items it has “printed” off — ask the staff for details!
And I say “printed” off because the objects don’t actually get printed but instead are created by the laying down of layers of materials.
Have a great weekend!
Linda R.
Tech & Book Talk at SSCL 