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I’ve been a skeptic of 3D printing, thinking of it as primary a novelty niche item with some possibilities in 3D prototyping. 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, allows for the creation of three dimensional solid objects from a digital model. The process creates an object by producing successive layers of material.
Here’s a creative application of the 3D printing technology which is truly amazing and heart warming.
Using 3D printing, a Delaware hospital team has created a mobile plastic exoskeleton which they call a WREX device, for 2 year old Emma Lavelle. Emma was born with the rare disease, AMC (arthrogryposis multiplex congenita). This condition leaves her joints stiff and muscles underdeveloped, effecting her ability to lift her arms without support.
“Without the 3D printer, we would not be in a position we’re in with these younger kids, making them a WREX device that can go with them,” Tariq Rahman, mechanical engineer and head of pediatric engineering and research at Delaware’s Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, adding in an interview with CNET that “3D printing is great because we can make these in a couple of days. With a metal one, machining takes longer.”
The 3D printed exoskeleton supplies the support she needs to allow her to achieve tasks other 2 year olds would consider routine.
Emma calls them her “magic arms.”
Very sad to hear of the passing of Hillman Curtis. His passion and work was truly inspirational.
HILLMAN from Hillman Curtis on Vimeo.
“Oolone is described as a ‘visual search engine’ which displays search results as images of the websites rather than blue links above blocks of text, as Googlers may be more familiar with.”
Definitely an interesting concept for an interface. As a search engine tho, it consistently displays the wikipedia page in first search results.
via TNW: Oolone: A visual search engine designed by a London neuroscientist
A 2008 article from www.gearfuse.com depicts a prototype search device developed by Google.
“The future of Internet searching has a strong future, especially as long as companies like the world-dominating Google keep making the most of mobility and advanced search algorithms. The Internet Search: Mobile Version incorporates a touchscreen, built-in camera, WiFi, Google Map and Search, and image recognition to produce a search platform like nothing we’ve never seen.”
“If you’re wondering what a word means of what building you are standing near, just whip out the mobile searcher and touch the translucent display as you would any touchscreen. The device then conducts a search of the area you clicked on using its image recognition and camera to find search matches for your criteria.”
What?? no app store 
Thanks to Siobhan O’Flynn for the find.
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