Equipped with a 3D printed fuselage, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) CICADA drone is ready for a commercial partner to take the technology to the next level. Essentially a paper plane made …
Pick your dream date with 3D printed Model Males from Match.com
In a twist reminiscent of classic 90s board game Electronic Dream Phone, or its precedent Mystery Date, Match.com’s latest campaign is asking women to pick their dream dates from a selection of …
Colorado 3D bioprinting models layer of the eye associated with blindness
Glaucoma is a common condition affecting approximately 60.5 million people around the globe. As an irregularity in fluid flowing around the eye it clouds the retina, causing irreversible damage to eye…
16 year old invents 3D printed eye test for preventing blindness in diabetics
Kavya Kopparapu, a 16 year old student at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Virginia, has invented a 3D printed device that can detect signs of degenerative eye disease. The dev…
Fireworks from Lawrence Livermore as lab publishes latest metal 3D printing insights
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have released a report on the behaviour of metal particles inside powder bed fusion (PBF) 3D printers. The study has succeeded in recording im…
Fresh off the 3D printer: metal parts for Mercedes-Benz Trucks
Mercedes-Benz Trucks, a division of multinational automotive corporation Daimler (ETR: DAI), has announced the production of its first metal 3D printed spare parts. The components, made directly from …
Stratasys ready to ship the H2000 3D printer previously introduced at IMTS as the Infinite Build 3D demonstrator
Scott Sevcik, Stratasys vice president for manufacturing solutions, has revealed further details about the status of the Stratasys H2000 3D printer, demonstrated as the Infinite Build at IMTS 2016. Th…
Lockheed Martin spends $350 million on next-gen satellite production
Global aerospace, defense, security and advanced technologies company Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is investing $350 million in a state-of-the-art satellite production facility, complete with industria…
Are 3D printers safe? Filtering out the myths behind filament emissions
A study funded by SajTom Light Future Ltd., a privately held entity headquartered in Poland, has looked into the emissions produced by common 3D printer filaments ABS, PLA, PET, and nylon. The researc…
No, the British Museum did not just publish the first 3D scan of the Rosetta Stone
In July 2017, the British Museum in London published a 3D model of the famed Rosetta Stone on Sketchfab. From there it was picked up by a number of sites claiming it to be “first 3D scan of the …