// Another event on the occasion of "5 years Metalab" http://metalab.at/5jahre/ --> http://metalab.at/wiki/Metaday_41 The Metalab is glad to invite everyone interested to Metaday #41 – Special Edition on Friday, April 29 2011, 19:30 (20:00) at Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, downtown Vienna close to the city hall – free entry http://metalab.at/wiki/Lage == Fun with 3D Printing Technology == Lecturer: Herbert Edelsbrunner http://www.cs.duke.edu/~edels/ With geometric software and a three-dimensional printer, it is remarkably easy to create or manufacture interesting 3-dimensional shapes. In the past, I used this technology to create novel mathematical shapes, model the structure of proteins, and recreate everyday artifacts. This talk will discuss some of the mathematical and computational background and use images and 3D prints as illustrations. … == Lightning Talks == … == Afterparty == …