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Insta360 Luna Ultra. Image via Insta360.
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Print Your Own Gear: Inside the Insta360 × Bambu Lab Luna Ultra Challenge

Insta360 and Bambu Lab’s MakerWorld have teamed up on the Luna Ultra Design Challenge, a global call for makers, designers, and creators to dream up fresh accessories, mods, and concepts for the Luna Ultra, Insta360’s flagship dual-lens 8K gimbal camera.…

3D printed saddle display featuring Carbon-enabled designs. Photo via Carbon.
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Carbon Names DDK First Tier 1 Supplier for 3D Printed Saddles in Asia

Carbon, a Redwood City, California-based 3D printing technology company, has partnered with DDK Group, a manufacturer of high-performance bicycle saddles, to add its first saddle-specific Tier 1 contract manufacturing partner in Asia. The agreement establishes the Taiwanese supplier as a…

WAAM 3D printed metal component showing layered deposition structure. Image via DEEP Manufacturing.
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D.E.E.P project completes WAAM 3D printed marine propeller blade section, advancing digitally enabled propulsion systems

A section of a next-generation marine propeller blade has been successfully 3D printed as part of the Digitally Enabled Efficient Propeller (D.E.E.P) project, a seven-month feasibility program exploring additive manufacturing for maritime propulsion. The component was produced using wire arc…

Internal structural layout of the 3D printed guided rocket prototype. Image via Alisher Khojayev.
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DiY MANPADS? Low-cost Launcher and Guided Rocket Prototype Built with Consumer Electronics and 3D Printed Parts

Alisher Khojayev, a student at Los Angeles Valley College, has published a proof-of-concept prototype for a low-cost launcher and guided rocket system built with consumer electronics and 3D printed components. In a video presentation on his YouTube channel and two…

PizzAndy Prototype. Photo via PizzAndy.
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Prototype Integrates Bitcoin Mining ASICs into 3D Printer Bed

A mechanical engineer based in North Dakota and known online as PizzAndy has developed a prototype 3D printer that replaces conventional resistive bed heating with Bitcoin mining ASIC chips. Showcased on the Home Mining Podcast, the system embeds mining hardware…

lululemon storefront featuring 3D printed interior ceiling panels. Photo via Aectual.
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Lululemon Now Adopts Repeatable 3D Printed System for Store Interiors

Vancouver-based athletic apparel retailer lululemon has partnered with Dutch architectural firm Aectual to produce 3D printed ceiling and storefront components for selected stores worldwide. For this project, the Dutch firm has developed a system of panels with double-curved geometries. These…

A technician assembling a bicycle frame component in a workshop. Photo via Mahle SmartBike Systems.
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Urwahn Introduces New 3D Printed Titanium Frame Variant for its SOFTRIDE Bicycle Platform

German bicycle manufacturer Urwahn Bikes has released a limited edition version of its SOFTRIDE bicycle platform featuring a 3D printed titanium alloy frame. Rather than developing a new frame design, the manufacturer has applied the new process to the existing…

The IMD Pune office. Photo via IMD.
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India turns to 3D printed weather stations for improved forecasts

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune have begun developing 3D printed Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) to increase the number of weather observation points across the country. Backed by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), the work…

LEGO Icons Holiday Express Train (10361) set featuring the first 3D printed element ever released in a retail LEGO product. Photo via LEGO Group.
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LEGO’s Holiday Express Train marks the debut of 3D printed elements in retail sets

LEGO Group, the Danish toy manufacturer known for its interlocking plastic bricks, has taken a decisive step in its production history. The Icons Holiday Express Train (10361) set includes the first 3D printed element ever to appear in a retail…