Smithsonian Institution

Want a sculpture? A new jaw? Pizza? Just print it

2013-05-21 16:03:00

Thanks to 3D printing, American society may be about to boldly go where no one has gone before. A Johns Hopkins scientist is seeking to adapt the technology to grow human jaw bones — potentially revolutionizing implant procedures. A Halethorpe...

Library brings musical side of Lincoln to life

2013-05-20 07:48:00

Enjoy a truly unique musical role-playing experience with General Grant and President Lincoln. Will and Bernadine Boyce have spent years perfecting their impersonations of General and Mrs. Grant (along with other Civil War personalities) and Dr. Duke...

Terps' Katie Schwarzmann, Alex Aust named women's Tewaaraton finalists

2013-05-09 17:10:00

Maryland midfielder Katie Schwarzmann and attacker Alex Aust are among five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award, presented annually to the nation’s top college lacrosse player, when the list of nominees was whittled down from 25 on Thursday....

Terps' Schwarzmann among many locals nominated for Tewaaraton

2013-04-26 16:43:00

The Tewaaraton Foundation today announced the Tewaaraton Award men's and women's nominees, including 2012 winners Katie Schwarzmann (Maryland) and Peter Baum (Colgate). Twenty-five women and 25 men were selected as nominees, from which 10 finalists...

Smithsonian Institution to temporarily close some art galleries

2013-04-16 16:25:00

Because of budget cuts mandated by the federal sequestration, the Smithsonian Institution will begin closing galleries in some art museums to the public. Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough said Tuesday in a news release that the temporary closings would...

Civil War Anniversary Commemorated at Harford Libraries

2013-04-08 09:27:26

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the American Civil War, Harford County Public Library is hosting Civil War 150, a series of events including visits from bestselling authors of books about the Civil War, book discussion...

Carol G. Hjortsberg, educator

2013-04-02 11:01:32

Carol G. Hjortsberg, former head of Grace Episcopal Day School and author of a history of St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Annapolis, died March 27 from complications of diabetes at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. She was 69. "Carol was very...

Baltimore storyteller Jon Spelman makes debut performance of 'Prostate Dialogues'

2013-03-15 14:56:00

After Jon Spelman got the bad news, he found himself thinking often and at odd moments about "Moby-Dick." Perhaps that's because the behemoth that was attacking the Baltimore storyteller was as submerged, unreasoning and unpredictable as any great white...

Ginseng, once widespread in Maryland, now dwindling

2013-03-10 00:00:00

Ginseng, one of the most sought-after medicinal herbs in the world, once flourished across much of Maryland. It has nearly vanished now, though, from all but the westernmost counties, prompting officials to ponder banning commercial harvest of the...

Channeling the spirits in color and line at Ellicott City gallery

2013-02-17 18:48:00

Ephrem Kouakou prefers to work while the world sleeps. The artist says that in the dead of night, absent the sound of any human voice or music, he can best hear the "spirits" talking. He says he's been hearing the spirits steer his brush since he...

NPR report sparks debate on 'killer kitties'

2013-01-30 07:52:00

Sharpen your claws, cat owners: NPR caused a bit of a catfight this week with its story on killer kitties, which wasn’t about about lions and tigers. No one is surprised that bird lovers and outside cat owners are often at odds -- the debate crops...

Digest: UMBC's Adams again one of top soccer assistants in country

2013-01-16 00:00:00

Soccer UMBC's Adams again one of top assistants in country For the sixth time since 2000, UMBC associate head coach Anthony Adams (Calvert Hall) has been recognized by College Soccer News as one of the top assistant coaches in the nation. The web...

Adam Metallo with the Smithsonian Institution Digitization Program Office holds an ABS plastic 3D print from an affordable printer. The blue head is hollow, but is available with infill. The original head is a life mask of Abraham Lincoln from the National Portrait Gallery.

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Adam Metallo with the Smithsonian Institution Digitization Program Office demonstrates and explains how "the laser bounces off the surface of an object (his hand) to capture thousands of measurements in a matter of seconds."

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Vince Rossi with the Smithsonian Institution Digitization Program Office is pictured next to a fossil whale about 5 million years old. He scanned it with a 3D laser in the Atacama dessert in Chile. The actual whale is 25 feet long.

2013-05-20 00:00:00