14 DAY TRIAL // Until now, everyone seeking to solve one or more of the Earth's problems had to have some sort of education, up to and including a college degree, or just a lot of experience in a field. 3D printing might change that though.
Well, to be more precise, NuVu Studio wants to change that with the aid of 3D printing technology.
The method? Introducing middle- and high-schoolers to 3D printing technology early on.
The educational program would teach the students how to use engineering software and hardware, including 3D printers, in order to do what actual, qualified engineers do.
The NuVu Studio already holds classes like this, and the ones who take them and go on to engineering college usually end up frustrated by how much theory they need to go through before they can get back to the practicals they performed there.
That's what happens when you let 13-year-olds use the engineering software and hardware usually reserved for master-degree level students.
We haven't heard of many tangible solutions being found by such youth for the various problems around the world, but NuVu is still in the early stages, where it's trying to convince educational systems to adopt its early approach.
There are some things worth looking at though, like the 3D printed shoe above, based on a Microsoft Kinect scan.