The inventor of Selective Laser Sintering, Dr. Carl R. Deckard presents a brief history of Selective Laser Sintering, the leading industrial 3D Printing process as well as a look into the future of Selective Laser Sintering and 3D printing. The first Selective Laser Sintering machine (from 1988) and early parts will be on display.
3D printing has been around since the 1970’s, but it’s changed a lot recently. Printers are cheaper, easier to use, and more accurate than ever. Now, almost everyone can use a 3D printer for about the same price as a laptop. 3D imaging is next. Once the expensive companion piece to expensive printers, scanning is about to make a big splash for makers and other artists that need 3D data. Learn how to scan and print anything at our talk!
Through the Public Interest Design Build Program at the University of Texas, a group of 5 architecture and design students came together with the Holly Neighborhood Coalition to design, construct and implement a mobile gardening tool shed and a volunteer gardening program in the Holly Neighborhood. The East Side Garden Exchange program brings together volunteers to help start residential gardens in East Austin neighborhoods.
Come and screen print images on paper cards! Want to screen print on a T-shirt or some other item that is cotton? You can print on that too! No age requirement, no experience is necessary, but enthusiasm is 100% welcomed!
We will be making simple green technology projects including model geodesic domes and miniature windmills. Art, science, engineering, and green technology come to life in fun and engaging hands-on projects.