Last June 11th, among laughs, questions and the characteristic curiosity that only children possess, staff belonging to the Technological Innovation Park (Parque de Innovación Tecnológica, PIT) of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, UAS) participated in My Vacations at the Library (Mis Vacaciones en la Biblioteca), the traditional courses for children that every summer take place at the Licenciado Eustaquio Buelna Pérez Central Library and are organized by the University’s General Direction of Libraries and University Welfare Unit.

The talk was imparted by young students belonging to UAS’ engineering careers, youths who currently collaborate at PIT-UAS in the Projects Development area, where for over a year has been taking place the design of a 3D printing system that includes a machine that will allow to recycle waste of material used for the printing process.

During the youngsters’ relevant intervention, not only the topics of 3D printing and its applications were addressed, but there was also emphasis placed on the ecological side of this technology, from the point of view of the recycling of materials used for 3D printing. This, due to the fact that in the 2016 edition of the courses the main topic was «Biodiversity: shared values for a better future, learning, teaching, and conserving».

The person in charge of the Central Library children’s area, Sandra Salazar Villa, mentioned that the goal of the courses were that «…the children can learn values about taking care of the environment and to know how to defend themselves for future times».

Lastly, is important to emphasize that the work carried out by the university innovation centre goes beyond the development of collaborative interdisciplinary projects, since it also consists in helping so society in general appropriate the notions of sustainability and biodiversity protection, which also are the main topics of several projects developed at PIT-UAS.

Written by Moroni Arellano (Communication and Diffusion, PIT-UAS), translated by Belem Ruiz (Edition and Communication, PIT-UAS).