Of all the potential applications 3D printing and scanning technologies were expected to have, their use in forensics was probably among the least anticipated. But, in the last few years, these 3D too…
Vorry Less, Voronoi More with 3D Printing Instructable for MeshMixer
If he was alive now Georgy Voronyi, the Ukranian mathematician after whom Voronoi diagrams are named, would probably be delighted to see how universally popular his concept has become amongst 3D print…
A Return to Seoul at Inside 3D Printing South Korea 2015
Last year, the first ever Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo in Seoul, South Korea, turned out to be one of the biggest ever editions of the global event, attracting an unprecedented number of v…
Students to Make History with 3D Printed Rocket Engine
When it comes to 3D printing space rockets, why should the big boys have all the fun? NASA, SpaceX, ESA, and CASTC are just a few of the government and commercial space manufacturing giants who have h…
BMW 3D Prints 500th Water Pump Wheel for DTM Racing Car
The automotive industry began using 3D printing technologies long before most other industries did. In fact, BMW started using it in 1989, when the term ‘additive manufacturing’ (AM) was f…
Because Rectangles are Better: German RepRap's New X350 3D Printer Optimizes Build Space
One of Germany’s leading manufacturers of professional and industrial-grade FFF 3D printers, German RepRap, has recently announced the launch of its latest product, the X350 printer. With this r…
Digital Models Now Hand-Made and 3D Printed with D-Coil
Here’s something that brings a unique twist to digital 3D modeling. D-Coil is a tool that doesn’t use the traditional mouse, but your hands (& a wax extruder) to design a 3D digital mo…
3D Graphene Structures 3D Printed with "Liquid Smoke"
Supported by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), researchers have successfully printed periodic 3D microlattices of graphene aerogel! A mouthful I know, but it’s something that…
Space Farming with AstroGro's 3D Printed Smart Pod
Astronauts don’t exactly have the best food choices in space. Albeit, it has improved over the years from tiny cubes, freeze-dried powders, and oozy liquids to include almost anything that we ea…
3D Printing CNC Combo Tool has 'Limitless' Potential
Ever since the hype around 3D printing diffused, as its manufacturing limitations were exposed, work began either on improving the technology inherently to match the hype or on modifying it to integra…