M.C. Escher’s two dimensional lithographs and wood carvings of impossible structures have been fascinating people’s imaginations for decades. Gershon Elber, a computer science professor at the Israel …
3D Companies Partner up with National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII)
The Obama Administration announced in March 2012 about a new US innovation initiate called National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). It aims to ensure manufacturing industry growth by deve…
3D-nylon shoes attempting to occupy the catwalks
3D-printed shoes have already been created in the past using ABS as the foundation. However, with the introduction of nylon as the new go-to-material, the implications are more of a haute couture –nat…
3D Printed Pasta Carbonara Please!
More exotic topics are emerging within the 3D printing industry, and printed food certainly cuts the mustard in the race for raising the attention – literally. This week we learned that the bil…
Another show case of DIY with 3D printing: Phone Covers
Forget phone stickers, how about customizable phone covers that will only cost you 40 USD. A Dutch company called Polychemy can do this for you, as they provide unique style phone cases for iPhone and…
Animated characters come to life
A group of graphics experts at Harvard have come up with a add-on software tool that translates three dimensional animated characters into fully articulated action figures. This new development is an …
Printing Bridges
Stone Spray is a fascinating new research project by architects at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. Their goal is to produce on-site fabrication machines that are capable of cons…
The Darkside of 3D Printing: Guns and Rifles
The first 3D printed gun was introduced to the World by an American gunsmith, who goes under the name of “HaveBlue”. Initially the idea came from trials with Stratasys 3D printer to create paintball g…
3D printed Exoskeleton arms change the life of a little girl
Stratasys released a heart-melting case study on how 3D printing changed the life of 4-year old Emma Lavelle, by allowing her to use her hands the first time in her life. The researchers at Alfred I. …
Stratasys and HP part ways – for now
One of the leading 3D printer manufacturers Stratasys Inc. and Hewlett Packard announced recently that the two companies are discontinuing their manufacturing and distribution agreement at the end of …