3D-printed jewelry firm, Hot Pop Factory, has expanded its repertoire of 3D-printed goods, made up of gridded plastic earrings and necklaces, and is now in the business of doppelgangers. With their Ma…
On the Sphere & the Cylinder — 3D Printing Mathematical Proofs
Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician famous for creating numerous inventions, laying the foundations for calculus and for determining the areas and volumes of just about everything, has been re…
3D Bioprinting: Now with Human Embryonic Stem Cells
The greatest breakthrough in 3D bioprinting to date has just been announced in the journal Biofabrication. Researchers at Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University, working in tandem with Roslin Cellab, have…
BioCurious — DIY 3D BioPrinting
By now, anyone who’s been following 3D printing is already aware of Organovo, the biotech firm that is developing a method for 3D printing biological tissue. While the company has already partnered wi…
Home Away From Home: 3D-Printed Habitats on the Moon
The Earth’s Moon: an empty and pointless waste of rock, with nothing to do and no one to do it…until now. A consortium of European companies and organizations, including London-based architectu…
CT Scans and the Hairstyles of the Rich and Dead
If you’re anything like me, you’re curious about what the hairstyles of the ancient Egyptians looked like exactly. And I mean exactly. You’re not satisfied with vague estimates by paleontologists, a…
Across the Miles — 3D Printing Lends a Helping Hand
All of my friends will tell you that I’m an eternal optimist. The world can be a terrible place, if you think about all of the large-scale problems found in almost every country of the world, but I ha…
Creating 3D Models in Photoshop CS6 Extended
Because 3D printing started in the industries of engineering, manufacturing and architecture; the software used to generate 3D models is rooted in traditional CAD, which can be difficult to use for ma…
FabClay: Adobe Homes of the Future
An oft mentioned barrier to the widespread adoption of additive manufacturing is the limited types of materials that can be used in the 3D printing process; after all, it’s not very practical to build…
The 3DPI Team is Growing – Mike Molitch-Hou
The thing about the 3rd dimension is that it’s so ubiquitous that you can hardly even distinguish it from the other dimensions. It was only through looking at 3D images that I realized how magnificen…