X-Cube is a project created by Dane Christinason that takes the challenge of the Rubiks cube to another level. He created a CAD design of a 3 x 3 x 3 Rubiks cube and added additional layers on four of…
Getting Real – The Form 1 3D Printer Produces a Mould
Formlabs dropped me a line last night highlighting that things really are ramping up with the Form 1 3D printer. And it is in the form of an application — and a lovely one at that. One of FormLab’s te…
A 3D Printed Ferris Wheel
Stratasys [still Objet to me – and I can’t help wondering how long it will be until Stratasys comes naturally?] has, once again, 3D printed the wow factor! They’re good at that! The Israeli division o…
3D Printing Personal Electronics in the Future with 'Carbomorph'?
New materials are currently under research that could one day enable people to 3D print custom-designed personal electronics, such as a hand fitting game controller, at home. At the University of Warw…
3D Printed Cardholder
Joost de Cock is a DIYer and currently also a designer of clothes. If he needs something or wants something, he finds a way to do it, himself and is a self-confessed addict to customized products, not…
3D Systems and Dreve Improve Hearing Aid Production
3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) recently announced that the Dreve FotoTec hearing aid material is now available for use in its professional 3D printer the ProJet® 6000. As a pioneer of 3D printing for healthcar…
3D Printing and Soil Science
Until recently, researchers working in the field of soil science have had to resort to time consuming manufacturing processes for creating the necessary laboratory or field equipment for their researc…
3D Printed Street Art
Digital media software and tools have opened up the world of art to a new platform ever since computing power has enabled us to create visual art via our screens. Evan Roth is one artist that embraces…
Torus – iOS Game With 3D Printed Awards
In a time when 3D printing has already covered – often literally – your iPhone, it was only a matter of time before the tech entered the space inside of the device as well. Torus is an accelerometer b…
MakerBot & GrabCAD Present Desktop 3D Printer Challenge – Think 2040!
The latest design challenge for 3D printing comes from MakerBot and GrabCAD. The premise for this collaborative challenge is to design a futuristic vehicle that would exist in the year 2040. It’s a f…