A recent Harvard Business Review article indicates that in the last decade, “There has been an explosion in the number of research deals between companies and universities.”

To get a hint at just how far 3D printing has come in a short period of time, you need look no further than Rapid, the industry’s preeminent event. When the show was held at Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Convention Center in 2013, it needed only 15,000 square feet of show floor. Just four years later at the same venue, Rapid spanned 70,000 square feet – a nearly fivefold increase in floor space.

About a decade ago, we took a look at the annual MPIF powder-metallurgy (PM) awards in this column. Much has changed in this field in that decade, so we thought revisiting the industry and the awards would be of interest to our readers.

As we approach back-to-school season, thoughts naturally turn to education. As usual, I perused a number of resources as I prepared this column.