3D movie Kubo and the Two Strings uses 3D Printed characters

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Kubo and the Two Strings", a 3D Printed 3D Movie

"Kubo and the Two Strings" is scheduled to be released in US theaters on August 19, 2016 in 2D and stereoscopic 3D formats. The stop-motion film is set in a mythological version of Japan, and is essentially conjoining Western and Eastern themes into a heart-warming and colorfully animated journey. Ultimately, Kubo and The Two Strings also mends together the traditional form of stop-motion film and new innovative techniques that have been enabled in part thanks to 3D printing technology. 

Known for their animated films, such as Coraline, the Boxtrolls, and ParaNorman, LAIKA studios has turned to the extensive 3D printing knowledge of Stratasys to help create a puppet for Kubo.  

- Stereoscopynews  

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Japanese government promoting 3D printing to elementary students

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 " It looks like Japanese schoolchildren are slowly being exposed to more and more 3D printing opportunities. The Japanese government has been promoting educational 3D printing for some time, while Microsoft Japan and Kabuku recently launched an educational Minecraft-based coding and 3D printing program to get kids addicted to making. The Suginami Elementary School in Tokyo is now adding fuel to that fire by sending two classes of sixth-year students to the new Qremo IT x Creative Classroom for a special 3D printing course."

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3D Printed skeletons help people learn about anatomy

 " Scientists from Massey University have developed a simple 3D scanning and printing method that will help students learn anatomy.

 3D digital replicas of a cane toad skeleton and the tough cartilage from the head of a spiny dogfish were made using consumer-level scanners. The skeleton and cartilage replicas were printed using a selective laser sintering 3D printer. These test cases explain how high-quality replicas can be made more accessible and make a case for wider application of 3D printing in anatomy."

-phys.org  

 

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I love the idea that 3D Printing can help students learn anatomy and biology. This can be a huge innovation for educators for decades to come .

 

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3D Printer gives Duck new feet

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3D printer gives Duck new feet

"CEDARBURG, Wis. (AP) — A duck who lost its feet to frostbite is waddling again thanks to a Wisconsin middle school teacher and a 3D printer.

Vicki Rabe-Harrison rescued Phillip the duck and, after watching a video of a 3D printer online, turned to South Park Middle School teacher Jason Jischke in Oshkosh for help.

Rabe-Harrison tells WBAY-TV that she was planning to put Phillip down when Jischke called to say his class was working on the project. It took them six weeks to get the prosthetic feet just right.

Phillip was a bit wobbly when he first tested his new feet, but he has now joined other birds and animals at a sanctuary north of Milwaukee. Autumn Farm Sanctuary co-founder Alyssa Herbst says Phillip is getting used to his new feet."

- AP