British company Renishaw have won ‘Company of the Year’ award at the 20th annual NMI awards ceremony. The awards took place at the Hilton Hotel Bankside, London. The NMI, National Microele…
Blender Institute collaborate with Lulzbot in the name of open source
Blender Institute, a platform for 3D design and animation, are collaborating with Lulzbot 3D printers. This project a continuation of Lulzbot and Blender Institute’s approach to open source and …
EOS used for 3D printing in extreme environments
German scuba engineers have used additive manufacturing in creating a high quality, lightweight and reliable scuba light. Known as the Thor Rev 2.0, it relied upon 3D printing bureau Canto Img. GmbH t…
Mecuris win Purmundus challenge with 3D printed child prosthetics
At Formnext this year, FirStep was announced as the winner of the Purmundus Challenge. There were five total winners of the gold trophies presented at the fourth annual challenge in Frankfurt on 17th …
Sri Lanka order first Xian Y-20 “3D printing technology” aircraft
Sri Lanka will make an order for China’s gigantic Xian Y-20 cargo plane says the country’s Prime Minister. The Xian Y-20 plane is one of the first aircraft to utilize “3D printing te…
Microsoft release 3D builder app for Windows phones
Microsoft have released a new 3D design application for Windows phones. The 3D builder app allows users to scan, view, personalize and print 3D models. Furthermore, the app can make use of your camera…
Celebrating 3D printing day with Winbo
As you should be aware by now, tomorrow (3rd December) is 3D printing day. And if you’re struggling to figure out the a way to celebrate even after having read what YouTubers are doing to celebr…
3D printed dog nose advances national security
Researchers are using a 3D printed dog nose to detect “explosives, narcotics, pathogens, or even cancer.” An article published this month in peer reviewed academic journal Scientific Repor…
3D printing and HoloLens to improve healthcare in Latin America
Brazilian doctors are using Microsoft’s HoloLens in order to improve spine surgery. In an interview with NextReality, Dr Henrique Lampert, an orthopeadic spine surgeon in Southern Brazil, and hi…
Dobot M1 smashes $100,000 kickstarter in less than 24 hours
Dobot M1, the desktop robotic arm that 3D prints, laser engraves, and solders has surpassed its crowdfunding campaign in just 23 hours. Launched on 28 November, Dobot was aimed as a cheaper alternativ…