Andrew Wheeler
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Andrew Wheeler is a 3D printing and technology journalist. He studied Creative Writing at NYU and received his Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology. He is currently working on a multi-media science fiction project. His favorite journalist of all time is George Orwell.

Illos 3D Gets Medieval with 3D Printed Recreation of Historical Cyprus

During Medieval times, Cyprus was the epicenter of Mediterranean civilization.  And, now, Cyprus-based manufacturers of DLP 3D printers Illos3D has teamed up with the Historical Atlas of Medieval Cyprus project to create an awesome 1:72,000 scaled replica down to the tiniest…

US Navy 3D Prints Custom Drone for Potential Specialized Missions

The U.S. Navy has a multitude of weapons at its disposal.  They include some of the most advanced and experimental weapons in the world, like the Laser Weapons System (LaWS). But the world’s largest naval force has been testing out…

Are You Ready to 3D Print Your Own Clothes?

Danit Peleg’s final design project at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Israel was a 100% 3D printed fashion line inspired by Eugene Delacroix’s 1830 painting ‘Liberty Leading the People’. Peleg was inspired by the ‘revolutionary’ idea that someday…

Matter And Form Are Back on Kickstarter with Bevel, the $49 3D Scanner

3D scanning and 3D printing go hand in hand, capturing and creating physical representations through the power of computing. Computers, 3D printers, and 3D scanners are amazing tools, but they are all pretty expensive.  As more and more 3D technology…

Magic Arms Reach out to Indiegogo to Provide 3D Printed Exoskeletons to More Kids

Take a few seconds and think about all of the things you do with your arms in a day, or an hour, or a minute.  You open a door, hug someone, comb your hair, pick yourself out of bed, type…

Prosthetics and Assistive Technology Challenge Helps Veterans with 3D Printing

Stratasys Ltd. recently announced that they will be a participant in the Prosthetics and Assistive Technology Challenge, an interesting event hosted in Richmond, Virginia yesterday and today by the VA Assistive Technology Program and VA Center for Innovation. Held at the Hunter…

UCLA Researchers Design Low-Cost Smartphone Blood Tester

The smartphone is probably the most exciting computing tool human beings have at their disposal.  You can do amazing and important things, like take billions of selfies, play Candy Crush, stare at it instead of looking at people, take videos…

Build Your Own 3D Printed Electric Skateboard with Faraday Motion

Want to build your own electronic transportation device? Faraday Motion wants to teach you how to do so in a very short period of time, both through simple, open engineering and an upcoming webinar. We covered Faraday Motion’s electric longboard,…

Materialise Sends Medical 3D Printing Across Japan with Latest Deal

Belgium-based Materialise NV, most widely known for creating powerful medical modeling software and 3D printing solutions, announced the signing of a five-year partnership with Japan Medical Dynamic Marketing Incorporated.   The two are matched up very well to utilize and…

Heal.X Innovation Has Big Plans for Their 3D Printed Casts

Have you ever had an injury that required a hard cast? Do you remember going to the doctor and having him wrap you up in cloth and fiberglass?  Remember how gross (yet awesome) it was to get the cast taken off? …