Cookies from the 3D printer - school project in Dresden

Around 200 schoolchildren from Dresden have produced cookies and wooden stars from 3D printers in a special kind of Christmas bakery. The children and young people aged between seven and 14 were given the opportunity to learn how 3D printing and the circular economy work in a laboratory in Dresden's Neustadt district, according to the "4transfer" association.

Two printers were used. The first was used to process wood scraps into decorative wooden stars, while the second was used to create edible cookies that then had to be baked. Experts from the TU Bergakademie Freiberg, among others, explained the processes and challenges of the sustainable production process. The pupils were able to take the results home wrapped as gifts.

"4transfer" is a collaboration between TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Berufsakademie Sachsen, Meißen University of Applied Sciences and the Saxony State Association of Cultural and Creative Industries with the aim of making research visible. It is funded by the "Innovative University" initiative of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Joint Science Conference of the Federal and State Governments.