The Conversation

Wed Apr 15

Students fight pandemic – and get real-world experience – by using 3D printers to make face shields

Written by Johannes Strobel, Professor of Information Science & Learning Technologies, University of Missouri-Columbia

Health care workers at Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach, Missouri, wear face shields donated by students from Camdenton High School in Camdenton, Missouri.Provided courtesy of Camdenton High School, CC BY-ND

When high school teachers in Camdenton, Missouri, read about how personal protective equipment for health care workers was in short supply...

Students fight pandemic – and get real-world experience – by using 3D printers to make face shields

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