[dropcap]D[/dropcap]ripping Springs High School this month learned that it has received the designation as a “Fab Lab” location.

The Fab Lab concept began as an outreach project from MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms, eventually becoming an independent organization. Fab Labs are part of an international movement to make fabrication equipment available to members of a broader community.

A pair of Dripping Springs students use a Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and a 3-D printer in what...