by David | Apr 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Education and Research, Maker Movement, Medical
In an effort to help solve the medical mask shortage, one local school district is using some unusual technology. The halls of Boyceville High School have been quiet the past few weeks, except for the hum of one machine that may make a huge impact on local...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical
Adam Almon is taking a different approach to help our medical community and first responders with PPE limitations during the coronavirus outbreak. . After doing some research online, and already owning a 3D printer, he found a way to 3D print protective visors for...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | Companies, COVID-19, Medical
Ilion Fire Chief Tom Pedersen said with the coronavirus outbreak, the village’s first responders have started taking extra steps to be prepared. This includes wearing masks and two sets of plastic gloves as well as bright yellow Tyvek suits over their uniforms if they...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | 3D Trends, COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical
Like much of the rest of Europe, Balkan states face an acute shortage of protective medical equipment in the fight against the novel coronavirus. Tech enthusiasts are stepping up. . Responding to an acute shortage of protective medical equipment, a group of tech...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | COVID-19
“Quality control is a challenge,” Cederberg, who emphasizes that his design is a temporary fix. . “From the start, we brought it to multiple people in the healthcare sector that we knew, including two hospitals in Stockholm, letting them try it out and getting some...
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by David | Apr 1, 2020 | 3D News, COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical, People
In a garage-turned 3D-printing factory, Matthew Brown and his 12-year-old daughter, Amelia, are working overtime. . “I saw people were printing equipment and masks so I just brought my printers home and started printing,” said Matthew Brown in his garage...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Medical
Dr. Chris Wiles, a first year anesthesiology resident at Hartford and St. Francis hospitals and UConn Health, has turned to his 3D printing hobby to come up with a face mask healthcare workers can use should N95 masks run out. . The New London native said he searched...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | 3D News, COVID-19, Intellectual Property, Blockchain & Liability, Maker Movement, Medical
Attorneys say people rushing to 3-D print equipment parts and medical supplies could face patent infringement risk. . Innovators and volunteers are rallying to 3D printing to combat the new coronavirus. But with this ingenuity comes concerns about patent infringement...
by David | Apr 1, 2020 | 3D Hobbyists, 3D News, COVID-19, Maker Movement, Medical, People
Supplies are scarce during the COVID-19 pandemic, but within eight days a group came together to create a local nonprofit organization to help out. . Tommy Luginbill, director of TechPort, a technological incubator that targets startups and is located at the St....
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