A team of engineering students from Kochi and Bangalore have just won the Innovation Jockeys 5 award for the empowerment of women for their NeuroBuds – in-ear devices that measure the neurological sig…
Add the power of lasers to your 3D printer with an L-Cheapo upgrade
If, like us, you’ve been keeping a keen eye on the 3D printing market, you may have noticed a number of machines that now combine 3D printing with CNC cutting and laser engraving. There’s the Zmorph 2…
Made in Space to make out of this world fiber optics
Most things you can think of are better when they’re in space, a space shuttle for example is a damn sight more exciting than those buses that take you from one airport terminal to another. And Willia…
Fab Labs take over the world – who will be 1000th?
The principle of a Fab Lab (fabrication laboratory) in a nutshell is this: to empower people of the world through an ability to make things, almost any things. They were first set up by MIT Professor,…
Early warning for dam collapse enabled by 3D scanning research
Researchers are using a 3D scanner to predict the geographical conditions that cause dams to collapse. In a scaled-down model reservoir, the team used an Optech ILRIS (Intelligent Laser Ranging and Im…
Firefly lights the way for spine surgery with 3D prints
Spinal Elements, the California-based company responsible for helping make medical-grade PEEK plastic the industry standard for spine surgery implants, is working with Mighty Oak Medical’s custom made…
Bre is Back with 3D printed heirlooms from new Pettis venture Bre & Co.
Bre Pettis, one of the co-founders of MakerBot, is returning to 3D printing through new ‘heirloom quality gifts’ company Bre & Co. The inspiration for this latest project, cited by Pettis, was ini…
Smart Buildability Index standardizes 3D printing construction in Dubai
Dubai’s 3D printing industry is having a big week. On Monday Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) announced that it would be pitching potential candidates to Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) for funding from their $10…
New Simplify3D update speaks your language
It can be said that any piece of software is only as strong as its most recent update. Luckily Simplify3D, the software that prides itself on 3D printer compatibility, has just released a new upgrade …
RIT open AMPrint $18m facility devoted to 3D printing
Yesterday, the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) opened its Additive Manufacturing and Multifunctional Printing (AMPrint) Center, with the intention of making Henrietta, NY a global presence in …