What comes to mind when you think of conservation? I bet it’s not 3D printing. 3Dnatives shares different projects that use 3D technologies to help the conservation of marine biodiversity.
Coral reefs stand as some of the planet’s most ancient and diverse ecosystems. Teeming with an array of organisms including corals and fish, they represent a rich haven of biodiversity. Beyond their ecological significance, they provide sustenance and economic value to millions of people worldwide. Yet, these vital ecosystems face imminent peril, primarily due to climate change, alongside local stressors such as fishing, habitat degradation, and escalating pollution. Alarmingly, projections indicate that over half of all corals could vanish within three decades, prompting the Convention on Biological Diversity to categorize them as “highly threatened with extinction.” To counteract this crisis, a solution has emerged in the form of additive manufacturing and 3D technologies.
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Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode programming site, learn computer science using the CS Discoveries class on code.org, jump into CircuitPython to learn Python and hardware together, TinyGO, or even use the Arduino IDE. Circuit Playground Express is the newest and best Circuit Playground board, with support for CircuitPython, MakeCode, and Arduino. It has a powerful processor, 10 NeoPixels, mini speaker, InfraRed receive and transmit, two buttons, a switch, 14 alligator clip pads, and lots of sensors: capacitive touch, IR proximity, temperature, light, motion and sound. A whole wide world of electronics and coding is waiting for you, and it fits in the palm of your hand.
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