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Catalogue des projets candidats 2013. Sérigraphie Lure - COP SERIGRAPHIE : autocollant, Belfort, Montbeliard, Mulhouse, banderole, impression numérique, tee shirt. Fab lab. Un fab lab (contraction de l'anglais fabrication laboratory, litt. « laboratoire de fabrication ») est un tiers-lieu de type makerspace[1] cadré par le Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) et la FabFoundation[2] en proposant un inventaire minimal[3] permettant la création des principaux projets fab labs, un ensemble de logiciels et solutions libres et open-sources, les Fab Modules[4], et une charte de gouvernance, la Fab Charter[5].

Fab lab

Pour être identifié en tant que fab lab par la FabFoundation, il faut passer par plusieurs étapes[6] et il est possible de suivre une formation à la Fab Academy[7]. Les fab labs sont réunis en un réseau mondial très actif, d'après son initiateur Neil Gershenfeld[8]. Historique[modifier | modifier le code] Neil Gershenfeld a commencé en explorant comment le contenu de l'information renvoie à sa représentation physique, et comment une communauté peut être rendue plus créative et productive si elle a - au niveau local - accès à une technologie.

GSI Lab. Funked Up Fixies, Fixed Gear and Single Speed Bikes from 395. Www.sandwichbikes.com. 3D printing isn’t just cheaper, it’s also greener, scientist says. Oct.3, 2013 3D printing isn't just cheaper, it's also greener, says Michigan Technological University's Joshua Pearce, an associate professor of materials science and engineering/electrical and computer engineering.

3D printing isn’t just cheaper, it’s also greener, scientist says

Pearce drew that conclusion after conducting a lifecycle economic analysis on 3D printing in an average American household. His study showed that making stuff on a 3D printer uses less energy - and therefore releases less carbon dioxide - than producing it in a factory and shipping it to a warehouse. Pearce and his team conducted life cycle impact analyses on three products: an orange juicer, a children's building block and a waterspout. The cradle-to-gate analysis of energy use went from raw material extraction to one of two endpoints: entry into the US for an item manufactured overseas or printing it a home on a 3D printer. 3D printing can save energy by using less raw material.

3D printing. An ORDbot Quantum 3D printer. 3D printing or additive manufacturing[1] is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. 3D printing is achieved using an additive process, where successive layers of material are laid down in different shapes.[2] 3D printing is also considered distinct from traditional machining techniques, which mostly rely on the removal of material by methods such as cutting or drilling (subtractive processes).

3D printing

A 3D printer is a limited type of industrial robot that is capable of carrying out an additive process under computer control. 3D printing. Industry Overview 2012 - National Bicycle Dealers Association. A Look at the Bicycle Industry’s Vital Statistics 2012 was a solid year for the U.S. bicycle industry, with direct effect sales of $6.1 billion, including retail sales of bicycles, related parts and accessories, through all channels of distribution.

Industry Overview 2012 - National Bicycle Dealers Association

The source is the U.S. Bicycle Market 2012 report prepared for the NBDA by the Gluskin Townley Group. (For more details on this study, click HERE.)The size of the industry has remained remarkably stable since 2003, with sales between $5.8 billion and $6.1 billion each year (the exception being the recession year 2009). For comparison purposes, the industry's size is projected at $5.3 billion in 2002, $5.4 billion in 2003, $5.8 billion in 2004, $6.1 billion in 2005 (an all-time high), $5.8 billion in 2006, $6.0 billion in 2007, $6.0 billion in 2008, $5.6 billion in 2009, $6 billion in 2010, $6 billion in 2011, and $6.1 billion in 2012.

There has also been a trend toward more bicycle retailers selling used bicycles. Source: U.S. Les ventes de vélos fléchissent en France mais le vélo grandit en ville. Un panneau de circulation "tourne à droite" est testé à Nantes depuis l'autorisation faite aux cyclistes de franchir le feu rouge à droite en cédant le passage.

Les ventes de vélos fléchissent en France mais le vélo grandit en ville

Il doit devrait bientôt faire son entrée dans le code la route. © DR En 2010, il s'est vendu trois millions de vélos en France, en recul de 3,5% sur un an, mais la part des vélos de ville ne cesse de progresser, selon le Conseil national des professions du cycle (CNCP) qui a publié ces chiffres le 7 avril 2011. Les Français ont acheté moins de vélos en 2010 (3,03 millions de vélos vendus au prix moyen de 262 euros), mais ils pédalent de plus en plus en milieu urbain. La part des vélos utilisés pour se déplacer en ville ne cesse en effet de progresser : en 2010, ils représentaient 27% des déplacements contre 17% en 2000, a précisé le Conseil national des professions du cycle (CNPC) le 7 avril devant la presse. Initiatives en faveur des cyclistes urbains Nathalie Arensonas. Pinterest.