When I went to New York some years ago, I received four pieces of advice from a Texan gentleman philosophizing in an Irish Bar. The first three nuggets of wisdom he gave me were the vague kind of advi…
3D printed autonomous ‘squid’ takes sea exploration to new depths.
A recent paper published in the Marine Technology Society Journal, gives tantalizing details of a 3D printed autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) inspired by the water-jet propulsion motion of squids. …
3D printing advances end to animal testing with Harvard’s heart on a chip
Researchers at Harvard University have managed to 3D print a functional heart on a chip that could eradicate the need for animal testing in biomedical studies. Microphysiological systems (MPS) otherwi…
3D printing buildings, a summary of additive manufacturing in construction
Since the early days of 3D printing, marks have been set for the architectural industry to implement additive manufacturing technology into the construction of full-scale buildings. Research into Cont…
Veronica Scanner 3D portraits come to Waddesdon
3DPI readers may remember hearing about the Veronica Scanner earlier this year, when its Madrid-based creators Factum Arte announced that it would be installed in London’s Royal Academy of Arts …
Get a $2,000 Zortrax 3D printer for just $1
In a promotion to rule them all, Polish 3D printer company Zortrax are offering their M200 FDM printer for $1 when you buy 87 spools of Zortrax 3D printing material. When 3DPI reviewed the Zortrax M2o…
$100m Autodesk Spark fund to energise Dubai’s 3D printing future
A collaboration between Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) and Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), is offering 3D printing entrepreneurs in the UAE their slice of the Autodesk $100m Spark fund. The memorandum of unde…
Northwestern healing hearts with 3D printing
Researchers at Northwestern University, the same institute behind this month’s 3D printed hyperelastic bones, have now managed to 3D print bio-degradable stents. The tubes that are usually used to tre…
Autodesk launch Design by Capture competition
Autodesk are giving away an Oculus Rift and other prizes for the winners of this competition. Photogrammetry is the process by which 3D models are created from stitching together individual photos. It…
Become a candy designer with Magic Candy Factory competition
Fried eggs or gummy bears? Cherries or cola bottles? People’s favourite candies often divide opinion. You may never have thought about it, but these tasty little gummy sweets are actually designed tha…