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3D Printing Fosters Marketplace Literacy

3D Printing Fosters Marketplace Literacy
A University of Illinois professor has added 3D printing to his marketplace literacy program for the underprivileged.

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By Brian Albright  

January 15, 2015

An Illinois educator is using business and marketplace education to help combat poverty around the world and here in the U.S. Now his program has added 3D printing to the curriculum.

Sudha_Chennai_Village The Marketplace Literacy Project recently brought 3D printing into its curriculum in India and the U.S. Image: Illinois MakerLab

 
 

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