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When Germs become visible ...
Meet the Germ Villains ! I designed a modular 3D-printable toy set for building germ characters. Check out my design in Makerworld. These cartoon-style germs are inspired by the SteriLink Project , a UV door-handle sanitizer that eliminates harmful bacteria. During our pitch, we used paper bacterium cutouts to demonstrate germ transmission through door handles. I started forming the idea of creating 3D-printable models for these germs to make them visible and give them the
Claire Xu
Aug 82 min read
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Done in 21seconds
" Emma! " I shouted to my teammate at the other end of the track. Emma was about to place the hovercraft in the center of the track to...
Claire Xu
Jul 24 min read
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My First Application of Design Thinking - Hovercraft for The Tech Challenge
In 2019, I assembled an all-girl team and participated in The Tech Challenge, No Roads, No Problem! This journey was the first time I...
Claire Xu
Jun 84 min read
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Behind the Build: Crafting MetalFlow's 3D-Printed Microfluidic Demo
In my previous post , I introduced my 3D-printed microfluidic demo for MetalFlow, which provides a visual presentation of how our metal...
Claire Xu
May 114 min read
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