A 3D printing enthusiast has created flying objects without gyroscopes or sensors. Kazuhiko Kakuta, a medical doctor, manually controls the ornithopter (avian flying object). Composed mostly of 3D pri…
Sydney Living Museum 3D Prints Captain Moonlight’s Death Mask
Sydney Living Museum’s pursuit of ‘hands-on’ education has taken a morbid turn with 3D printing. As explained by Nerida Campbell, curator of the Justice and Police Museum, the initiative successfully …
Magnificent 3D Printed Robotic Observatory Available from OSA: The Ultrascope
What we find in the details often expands our universe and challenges previous perceptions. James Parr wanted to explore space since he was a young child, and with the aid of 3D printing and Microsoft…
Contour Crafting Wins NASA Grand Prize for Design, Future Contractors Will Be 3D Printers
3D printing works its way into large-scale construction, and we have only scratched the surface with potential ramifications. One of the names at the forefront of the 3D printing construction revoluti…
Hands-On across Academia: The Hun School of Princeton Embraces 3D Printing
If there is ever a true barometer for generational gaps, technology fits the mold. 3D printing is no different, and it truly is the next wave in a veritable cornucopia of areas, most importantly in ed…
Zortrax Cracks Top 25 Polish Best Industrial Designs
Recently, the Institute of Industrial Design in Poland compiled a list of the 25 Best Polish Industrial Designs. In recognition of the direction taken by the company, Zortrax emerged on the list. Thos…
Open Bionics Reaches Intel’s Make It Wearable Finals with 3D Printed Prosthetic
Open Bionics under the Open Hand Project continues to find itself closer to the top prize for Intel’s Make It Wearable competition. Those following the development of the project would not be surprise…
A Broken Heart Turns to Gold in Lionel Dean’s 3DP Film
A short film by Lionel Dean — in partnership with the Precious Project — captures the advances available from one of the longest running 3D printing jewellery designers. There are a few motifs at play…
Shapeways Buzzing with innerbreedFX’s Animatronic 3D Printed Bee
While there is no shortage of innovation across the 3D printing industry, and many within it thrive on the concept, there remains a sense of admiration with the work continually produced. The Shapeway…
Time for Some Double-Dutch: colorFabb Partners with 3D Hubs
In a move that will surely have far reaching ramifications during the inevitable proliferation of 3D printing, colorFabb has teamed with 3D Hubs. The venture promises to be a boon for both organisatio…