ProtoPlant, makers of Proto-pasta, announced two new materials for its line of exotic 3D printer filament: Stainless Steel PLA and Magnetic Iron PLA. Engineered for printability on home 3D printers, …
Ollie the Robot Meets Maker’s Empire to Enable 3D Printing Customization
The Ollie was released back in September by Sphero, which Michael Molitch-Hou covered back in April. Ollie is a fun and fast robotic toy that users control by way of an easy-to-use Bluetooth LE app o…
New Graphene Scanner Working at Frequencies in the Terahertz Band
Javier Gutiérrez is excited about a next generation, Graphene-based scanner being developed by a group of researchers in Europe, which will help unveil undiscovered properties and details of historica…
Unraveling the XYZ da Vinci 1.0 Price Code for Holiday Gifting
Paul Francois, product manager at Commonwealth Technologies, thinks that 3D printers would make a great gift for the holidays. In a recent press release, he said, “3D printers, which once cost an arm …
3D Systems: New Machines and Materials at EuroMold
Recently, 3D Systems cut its 2014 projections, citing an inability to get some products to market, but that hasn’t stopped the company from developing new systems and materials. On top of co-sponsori…
Bits Tailor Online Shop Wants You to Say: Dites-vous l'impression 3D?
Uniqueness is often used as a marketing tool to promote commerce through false notions of individualism. Bits Tailor, a new French start-up, is creating an online store that will emphasize automated …
Stratasys’ 3D Printed Art Gallery At EuroMold Featuring Nick Ervinck
Stratasys has put together its first art gallery for attendees of Euromold, which happens next week for four consecutive days starting November 25th. In order to celebrate the 3D printed art that wil…
Chuck Hagel Includes 3D Printing in Upcoming Defense Innovation Initiative
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel described a new “Defense Innovation Initiative” that will include “an effort to develop and field new systems using technologies such as robotics, auton…
3D Printing and Its Effect on the Fashion Industry: Insights from Rania Sedhom
Rania Sedhom Managing Partner of the firm Sedhom and Mayhew, PLLC (A Bespoke Law Firm) is an attorney who represents a number of clients in the fashion and jewelry industries who have a vested intere…
Does This Look Right To You? CHGT & More Suspicious 3D Printing Press Releases (Part 2)
Last week, I wrote an article about a company called Changing Technologies Inc. I reported on what I suspect is a “pump and dump” scheme, also known as microcap fraud. To briefly summarize, I detail…