A paradigm shift
Open-source designs, 3-D printing can outfit labs at a fraction of the cost
According to Joshua Pearce, the revolution will be digitized and printed.
Pearce, an associate professor at Michigan Technological University, has combined microcontrollers, 3-D printers and open-source software to save tens of thousands of dollars in outfitting his research laboratory. Lower costs could allow every college, university and high school to give students access to research tools and projects they used to dream about.
Read more at Industrial Engineer – Engineering and Management Solutions at Work by the Institute of Industrial Engineers.