GabCAD is excited to present the “Gears of Innovation” competition, where engineers, designers and inventors are challenged to create a 3D printed design that incorporates three or more functioning gears. You’re free to let your creativity wander from there, and it may just land you the $10,000 1st Place prize!
A test for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer that costs only 3¢ per test to produce has been discovered. It is not the product of a long-suffering scientist spending years hidden in his lab, nor that of a large medical corporation with millions of dollars to spend. No indeed. It was developed by a 14-year-old science nerd who looks like a cross between Harry Potter and actor Mitchell Musso.
On Friday, I got the chance to have a sitdown with Jay Tholen to talk about his creation, Dropsy The Clown. Dropsy is to be the star of his own adventure game, set to release in early 2015. It’s been a long road to get here, and Jay was happy to share some of the trials he encountered along the way.
D3’s annual contest is back once again, and they’re looking for inspired
minds to share incredible new ideas to revolutionize the structures
that humanity calls home. If you’ve got a few cool plans to change urban
sprawl, the interiors of our homes or communities as a whole, shoot for
the $1,250 grand prize!