From the man sitting next to you on the metro to Dr. Dre and Lady Gaga, earphones have become the most common piece of wearable tech. As such, a demand has developed for earphones to fit better with p…
IMTS goes the extra mile for STEAM education in Chicago
The Miles for Manufacturing (M4M) 5K race set up by the International Manufacturing Trade Show (IMTS) Chicago, and GIE Media, publishers of industry magazines, has set up a fund to support STEAM educa…
Space balloon gives a unique World View of the planet
Travelling by balloon is no longer reserved for Pixar dreams, or even just the above the Earth. World View Enterprises balloons seek to take people to new heights, specifically 20 miles above the Eart…
$1 million Prusa PayPal funds frozen
As we reported in November 2016 Josef Průša, the innovator behind the RepRap Prusa 3D printers, shared on Twitter that PayPal had locked his company’s funds for ‘growing too fast.’ The root cause due …
Xaar 3D Center increases Nottingham’s reputation as a UK hub of advanced manufacturing
Established in 1990, Xaar plc are leaders of inkjet printhead manufacturing and headquartered in Cambridge, UK. With printing applications in laminates, packaging, graphics, ceramics and direct-to-sha…
Behind the 3D printed bridge: exclusive interview with Catalonian designers at IAAC
A collaboration between the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) in Barcelona, Spain, and ACCIONA, a company dedicated to Spain’s sustainable infrastructure, have pipped other bridg…
China advances with “unprecedented” 3D printed blood vessel research
In 3D bioprinting research, developing functional vessels is a vital task. Harvard are gradually building up kidneys from the tubule level, and Northeastern are studying the vascular properties of 3D …
Georgia Tech 3D prints unique heart for biomedical research
If a heart beats an average of 80 times per minute, 4,800 times in an hour, it’s understandable that over time, some parts will become worn. There are four main valves within the human heart controlli…
Interview with orthopaedic surgeon & 3DP enthusiast Dr. Bruno Gobbato
Modern medicine is rife with applications of 3D printing technologies. California-based Spinal Elements have developed a method for custom 3D printed surgical aids, and making pins out of medical grad…
A closer look at Airbus manufacturing from Sciaky
Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Sciaky have been providing industrial scale manufacturing solutions to companies since 1939. Throughout the Second World War, the company supplied its welding systems t…