It’s Friday and time for another 3D printed showdown. This week it’s all about jewellery – one of the most exciting and inspirational sectors in which 3D printing technologies can be appli…
3D Printed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Test Flight
Following the example of Andy Keane and Jim Scanlan of the University of Southampton researchers in the US have successfully built and flown an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), produced using 3D printin…
3D Printed Aid for Orthopaedic Needs
Customisation is one of the primary advantages of 3D printing technology because it adds significant value to the process without incurring additional costs. This is an attractive proposition for many…
Project RE_ – Upcycled Industrial Design With a 3D Printing Twist
RE_ is a design project by Samuel N. Bernier, an award winning Canadian industrial designer, focusing on upcycling everyday things into something new, stylish and useable. Upcycling – as opposed to re…
And the Winner is …. 3D4D Challenge Results
The 3D4D Challenge Finals, organized by the techfortrade charity, were held on Friday at the 3D Printshow London 2012. The seven finalists came from all over the World and at the event they were pitch…
A Quick(ish) Overview of My Day at the 3D Printshow
Well I am struggling to know where to begin to write up my day at the 3D Printshow at the Brewery in London yesterday! As I travelled home on the train, I wrote copious notes about what I had seen, th…
Making Multi-colour Art Prints on a Hobbyist 3D Printer
Andre Tiemann, a 3D printing enthusiast from Toronto, was faced with a problem when asked to 3D print a university logo. He wanted to use three colours, but his MakerBot Replicator could only print tw…
Original 3D Printed Art Via Polychemy
The online consumer market for 3D printed goods is continuing to evolve, with more and more channels offering the key advantages that this technology offers a discerning clientele, namely stunning vis…
3D Printing Does Retro — Check Out the Bioscope
A novel 3D printing application has been highlighted by i.materialise in the last 24 hours. The Bioscope is the brainchild of independent designers Simon de Bakker and Jon Stam and it is retro cool. …
If a 3D Photo of your Unborn Baby isn’t good enough – how about a 3D printed model?
Mashable has produced a fascinating video insight into how a Japanese company has come up with the ultimate in anti-natal keepsakes — an intricate, and precise, 3D printed model of your unborn baby. M…