Stryker, a Michigan-based global leader in medical technology, has laser-sintered a Tritanium spinal cage for use in back surgery. The cages are hollow, and are used in-between vertebrae for patients …
Security drOwned by University researchers
A paper has been released supporting the claims that a team of researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), the University of South Alabama, and Singapore University of Technology and De…
3D printing in education grants available
The Australian Government are giving out grants between $10,000 and $50,000 to encourage the implementation of a new Digital Technologies curriculum. Applications are open to proposals from schools an…
M-Jewelry Kickstarter rings true
Remember the M-Jewelry Kickstarter from the beginning of this week? Three days into the project and Makex have smashed their initial goal, with funding for the M-Jewelry having already doubled to $105…
Bone fractures fixed by 3D bio-printed silk
Seoul’s Rural Development Administration (RDA) and Hallym University have collaborated to create a 3D Silk-Printing System that produces components suitable for use in vivo, i.e. within a living…
A preview of the new Winbo Super Helper 3D printers
Last week, we introduced our readers to Winbo, manufacturers, educators and designers of all things 3D printing from Guangzhou, China. The company, which has been in manufacturing since 1995, is quick…
$150K invested in 3Dexter, the future of India’s 3D printed education
One of the most exciting ways 3D printing is innovating existing fields is through its implementation in schools and education. With printers becoming cheaper and more user-friendly, the technology is…
Registration open: AMUG Conference 2017
AMUG (The Additive Manufacturers Group) has been in existence since the early 1990s when it started life specialising in the enhancement of stereolithography (SLA). With the spread of technologies enc…
Digical Wrap Up
In March of this year, iMakr premiered the Desktop Printing Show (DPShow) in its London store, exhibiting some of the biggest players in 3D printers such as Rokit, Fuel3D, HP and Ultimaker. On the bac…
Towering builds by Builder Extreme printers
The Builder Extreme 2000 is an FDM (Fused Deposition Modelling) based 3D printer that not only looks like a phone booth, but it could also almost print a life-sized replica of Superman, at a height of…