The reasons for introducing 3D printing technology into various stages of the manufacturing process are fairly well documented — shorter lead times, reduced costs, elimination of tooling in some cases…
6-Axis 3D Printer for Continuous Fibre Reinforcement
Nathan Armstrong is a composites specialist who is known for creating unique composite materials for sustainable purposes. A few years back, Armstrong was in the process of designing an electric car c…
3D Printing Norway for the Norwegian People
Norway has over 20 rivers, over 32 glaciers, about 1,190 fjords, 4 volcanoes, about 187 mountains, and approximately 149 waterfalls. Why am I telling you this? It’s because these natural features of …
ArchDaily Architecture Modelling Contest Now Open for Voting
ArchDaily, a blog devoted to architecture news, has stepped up to endorse additive manufacturing as a technology with the potential to change the shape of architecture in the 21st Century. To spread t…
3D Printing Sound Waves Helps Fashion Designer Get Where He Wants to Go on Project Runway
I seem to have got myself a bit of a reputation for liking “fashion,” which, on the surface, is probably justified. The thing is, I like clothes (and certain accessories even more so), but I am not re…
3D Printed Prosthetic Hands: Update
There is now a number of wonderful projects orientated around 3D printable prosthetics. There are also, by now, a number of examples of each of the many body parts that 3D printed parts can aid the re…
Of Microscopic Monkey Skulls and the Study of Bacteria
Remember that scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where everyone was eating monkey brains out of those skulls? Combine that with Honey I Shrunk the Kids and you’ve got the lab of Jason Shear…
3D Printed Van Gogh Sunflowers
The life of Vincent van Gogh encapsulates, more than most, the themes of genius, mental unwellness, isolation and tragedy. His struggle with a mentality that was often self-destructive is as well know…
Solar Powered Vehicle Made Possible with 3D Printed Parts
In 1982, solar pioneers Hans Tholstrup and Larry Perkins, embarked on a quest that would see them drive a home-built solar car Quiet Achiever across Australia from west to east. Inspired by this achie…
3D Printing The Land Of Chocolate
Piq Chocolates is an Austin, USA-based start-up that creates personalised chocolates, by combining everyone’s favourite new technology with everyone’s favourite tasty treat. Piq wishes to …