Made In Space to Send 3D Printer to Space Station Ahead of Schedule (3DPrint.com) – The International Space Station will soon be getting a 3D printer thanks to a joint venture between NASA and a private company named Made In Space. The goal is to be able to produce tools, parts, and other supplies onboard without having to ship them on a resupply shuttle.
Library will lend drones to students (KSPR) – The University of Florida’s in Tampa has recently purchased a pair of drones that it plans to make available for use to students and faculty through the library’s Digital Media Commons.
Districts differ on age cutoff for school (The Columbus Dispatch) – Over 10 years after allowing districts to choose between two cutoff birthdates for incoming kindergarten students, teachers and parents are still debating which date is best. Attention to this issue has been growing as kindergarten standards continue to become more stringent, requiring a higher level of development to be successful.
Iran's students to have US online courses (BBC News) – MOOC provider Coursera has reached an agreement with the U.S. government that will allow many of its courses to be made available in Iran. U.S. based MOOCs have been limited in countries such as Iran, Cuba, and Sudan due to trade restrictions.
Inside Ford's 3D Printing Lab, where thousands of parts are made (Computer World) – In the past 10 years Ford has expanded its use of 3D printed prototype parts 25 fold and now relies heavily on these prototypes to meet its development and production deadlines.
