Besides the 3D printable model repositories, it seems that the filament sector hasn’t gone unnoticed by aspiring 3D printing market entrants either. We’ve seen idea-level concepts such as the Recycleb…
Printcraft’s Block Manifesto Goes Thingiverse and imaterialise
If the tidal waves of 3D printing related news have pushed Printcraft far away from the shores of your memory, no worries – it’s an application from Paul Harter, designed to easily model and ena…
ro[BO]tech – A Team Outlining the Architectural Future of Maribor
ro[BO]tech is a collaborative architecture/concept design team consisting of four Italian University of Bologna students (Giulia Bottura, Ilaria Fiorini, Pier Luigi Forte, Lorenzo Natali), which has r…
3D Printing Intervertebral Discs
The modern day plague that is lower back pain, is an ever more apparent problem in a world where most of the work is done when sitting down – and also more often than not in what could be called ergon…
Infinity Cell – A 3D Printed Kinetic Charger for your iPhone
If spending every waking hour accompanied by a mobile phone is something you do – and let’s face it, it most likely is whether you like it or not – you’ve inevitably come across recurring situations w…
ShouldBee – Community Created 3D Printed Toys & Collectibles
This Friday’s first glimpse into the world of 3D models-to-prints comes from a company called ShouldBee, which emphasizes the role of the communal aspect – sharing, debating and voting – in the …
Cubize – A New 3D Model Repository
New 3D model repositories keep on emerging at an ever increasing pace, and today’s second contender in this sector is Cubize. Led by an Italian Aerospace Engineer called Giorgio Pagliara, the company’…
Cg-creatives’ Award Design Challenge with Sculpteo and Glare Technologies
After going through a redesign and renaming process, cg-creatives – formerly 3D worXX – has now teamed up with Sculpteo and Glare Technologies for a design-oriented challenge. Cg-creatives, an interdi…
Pico – An AA Battery Sized Hot-end for RepRap 3D Printers Coming to Kickstarter
B3 Innovations is intending to bring a bit of good old industrial manufacturing back to the western world with their upcoming project — Pico — a tiny, all metal 3mm filament hot-end for RepRap based 3…
Customizable 3D Printable Lithopanes on Thingiverse
The old form of creating art called lithopane has been dug up from the naphthalene. After tweaking the fundamental concept with some technical 3DM & P perks, it’s now found its way to Thingiverse.…