3D Printing Graphene Project Goes Live
Slowly, the endeavour by American Graphite Technologies Inc. and the Kharkiv Institute of Physics & Technology (“KIPT”) to engineer 3D printable graphene is coming to fruition. In May, we announce…
Apple Files A Host of Patents Related to Liquidmetal and 3D Printing
One of the biggest (and most secretive) companies in the world is always going to court a vast amount of speculation. Yesterday saw the wires heat up following the application for a series of patents …
Stratasys Throws a Curve Ball & Smacks Afinia with Lawsuit
Never nice when things get ‘icky’ but that’s what is happening Stateside in the 3D printing industry. Today, Stratasys Inc., the North American-based subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd. has released a press …
Sneak Peek of Lady Gaga’s 3D Printed Dress
imaterialise has revealed an initial peek of the 3D printed dress designed and produced specifically for Lady Gaga on their Facebook page. Love her or hate her, you just knew this had to happen! Th…
3D Printing Plastics — Trials, Tribulations and A Need for Ethical Change
After the wonder and excitement of the London 3D Printshow dissipated, I felt compelled to write about the use of plastic printing materials. This stemmed initially from a conversation with William Ho…
Home Metal 3D Printer: The Mini Metal Maker
The Mini Metal Maker does add a new capacity for the home maker, DIY inventor, artist or individual liking the idea of being able to download free objects to have materialised in metal before their e…
Massdrop Drops Prices by Bulk Ordering 3D Printers and Supplies
This is awesome! It’s realllllly brilliant. I mean, this is how things should have been working all along! /End article/ Just joshin’! So here’s what the smart thing is: Massdrop is a website th…
Robox 3D Printer Kicks off on Kickstarter Ahead of CES in January
Mike introduced the Robox 3D printer earlier this month, and now there is some clearer visibility on this new system as it kicks off on Kickstarter. Apart from the rhetoric typical of new 3D printe…
Tom’s Guide to Best 3D Printers of 2013
Last week, Richard Baguley (the bagel-iest of the Richards) at Tom’s Guide wrote up a brief review of some of the latest home 3D printers on the market. I still haven’t gotten a chance to see all of t…
USC Professor 3D Prints Multi-Material Objects Faster
For 3D printing to reach its true potential, there are a number of hurdles yet to be fully overcome, including the ability to cohesively — and cost-effectively — 3D print multi-material objects. The l…
