CBA News & Notes
March 30, 2026
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On April 16 CBA alum Max Lobovosky will be doing a keynote conversation with Neil Gershenfeld at RAPID+TCT, North America’s largest additive manufacturing event:
https://www.rapid3devent.com/ (promo code 15317795)
Then on April 17 CBA will be co-hosting 3D printing pioneer Josef Průša for an event at the MIT Museum:
- CBA will co-host FAB26, the annual gathering of the fab lab network, at and around MIT from July 27-31:
- We're pleased to welcome two new sponsors. Vertiv is a global leader in critical digital infrastructure for applications in data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments, and will be focusing with us on significant reductions in AI power consumption:
And MSC Industrial Supply, a leader in metalworking and manufacturing productivity solutions, will be focusing with us on smart tooling:
- We've added two exciting new tools to our digital fabrication facility, a DMG MORI turning center:
and a Neoden continuous flow reflow oven:
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Ilan Moyer, Quentin Bolsée and their collaborators received a Best Paper award from CHI for their introduction of the DeltaXY positioning mechanism:
- Jack Forman contributed bubble technology that was featured in Opera Philadelphia's production of The Seasons:
- Alfonso Parra Rubio and Quentin Bolsée contributed actuation and automation for communal dreaming in an exhibition at the MIT Museum:
which was covered here:
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Jiaming Liu co-hosted a workshop at CBA on using Raman spectroscopy for materials fingerprinting, from art restoration to law enforcement:
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