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Is Facebook 3D printing a modular smartphone?
A recent patent suggests Facebook is developing a modular smartphone with 3D printing. The patent refers to a ‘modular electromechanical device’ which could have many different forms with …
Responding to disasters with 3D printed drones
Japanese team Yuki Ogasawara and Ryo Kumeda, known as Team ROK, have created a disaster response drone with 3D printing. Combining generative design software and a 3D printer to create the X VEIN devi…
Google releases virtual reality 3D modelling software: Google Blocks
Google has launched a new virtual reality (VR) 3D modelling application; Google Blocks. The free application has been released on both Oculus Rift and HTC Vive with users able to export their designs …
Latest innovations in 3D printing design from the 3D Pioneers challenge
The winners of the 3D Pioneers design challenge (3DPC) have been announced. The challenge showcases the latest innovations in 3D printing design. The seven different winners shared a 15,000 euro prize…
3D printed Third Thumb prosthesis gives superhuman abilities
Royal College of Art (RCA) graduate Dani Clode has 3D printed a mechanical third thumb prosthetic which aims to both extend a person’s abilities and challenge the perception of prostheses. 3D pr…
Stratasys extreme challenge award winners take home $11,500 in scholarships
Stratasys has announced the winners of the 13th annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge. In the competition, secondary and college-level students are tasked with creating, or improving, a produc…
Student creates physical interface for 3D modelling: TAC.TILES
We asked the creator of a new 3D modelling interface about his design project. Belgian product design student Simon Van Pottelbergh has designed a physical interface for 3D modelling and 3D printing c…
New 3D printing software for designing functional mechanical objects
Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology (IST) Austria have developed a software system to design functional, mechanical objects for 3D printing. The software allows users to create and …
Launch of UAE’s “first-ever” 3D printing facility with Immensa Labs
Continuing its 3D printing mission, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced the launch of its first-ever 3D printing facility by way of Immensa Labs. The facility, which is based in Dubai, is par…