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PADT’s 2018 AZ SciTech Festival Open House

Scientifically fun for the whole family February 22nd, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM MST Once again, PADT Inc. is proud to partner with AZ SCITECH to promote and celebrate Arizona's ST...

Press Release: PADT and Stratasys Announce Lockheed Martin Additive Manufacturing Laboratory at Metropolitan State University in Denver

PADT and Stratasys have worked with Lockheed Martin to establish a new Additive Manufacturing Laboratory at Metropolitan State University in downtown Denver. The Lockheed Martin Additive Manufactur...

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Phoenix Business Journal: Building tomorrow’s science and technology leaders with Arizona’s Pioneering Chief Science Officer program

There is a great STEM program here in Arizona called the "Chief Science Officer" that is backed by the Arizona Commerce Authority and the Arizona Technology Council. In "Building tomorrow’s scienc...

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Open House: Scientifically fun for the whole family at PADT

Scientifically fun for the whole family March 2nd 2017, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM MST Once again, PADT Inc. is proud to partner with AZ SCITECH to promote and celebrate Arizona's STE...

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Spinning Gears: 3D Printing Awards for 2016 AZ SciTech Festival Sponsors

For several years now PADT has 3D Printed special thank you awards for the fantastic companies that sponsor the Arizona SciTech Festival. This year we decided to stick with the color of the...

Phoenix Business Journal: Finding hope at a technology open house

Sometimes you hold an event as a way to educate the community, and then it comes back and educates you. This posting "Finding hope at a technology open house" shares what we learned at our SciTech ...

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Tempe Prep Robotics Team Needs your Help to Win at FIRST Robotics National Championship

Tempe Preparatory Academy’s High School Robotics team, FRC Team #3944 All Knights, was on the winning alliance for the FIRST Robotics Competition, FRC, Arizona East Regional Competition o...

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