Endeavor 3D integrates CO-AM software in its powerful HP printer fleet
Additive contract manufacturer Endeavor 3D has partnered with HP and Materialise to leverage the Materialise CO-AM software platform for improving its…
Boston Micro Fabrication launches new dual-resolution, high-precision 3D printer
US-based 3D printer manufacturer Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has launched the microArch D1025, a new 3D printer for the production of micro-scale p…
American companies to make and sell NASA’s GRX-810 superalloy
NASA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has announced that it has licensed its GRX-810 superalloy to five US-based companies. Unveiled last year, GRX-810 is an Oxide Dispersi…
Meshmixer 2.5 Expands 3D Printing Toolset
Meshmixer, the free 3D printing software from Autodesk, has been releasing a steady stream of updates over the course of the past year, as the company establishes itself ever more firmly in the 3D pri…
Artist Adam Furman’s Dazzling “Totem” Erected Colorful 3D Printing
For his exhibition at London’s Design Museum, as part of their Designer in Residence Program, Adam Nathaniel Furman took advantage of the stunning color 3D printing capabilities at his disposal, court…
Normal Opens Swanky New York Storefront for Custom 3D Printed Earphones
For a custom earphone company that does all of its business with a smartphone app, opening a retail location may seem like an odd choice. And opening it in expensive New York real estate seems even od…
Tufts Researchers Grow Miniature 3D Brains with Big Potential for 3D Bioprinting
Researchers from Tufts University have used scaffolding to encourage the development of three-dimensional brain-like tissue that can be used to study brain injuries and genetic disorders. And, ultima…
3D Systems Grows with New Acquisitions, 200,000 Sq. Ft. Manufacturing Facility
3D Systems, a company already known for numerous acquisitions, has continued its latest growth spurt with the purchase of sister companies American Precision Prototyping (APP) and American Precision M…
Shapeways Announces Full-Color 3D Printed Plastic
Though the media is filled with 3D printed models made of full-color gypsum, often 3D printed copies of people made from realistic scans, that sandstone material is fragile and must be treated with ca…
Guess What Radio Shack is 3D Printing for a Chance to Win a $50 Gift Card
Between 9 am and 9 pm EST today, you have a chance to win a $50 gift certificate from Radio Shack. All you have to do is to guess what the Shack is 3D printing on their Afinia H-Series 3D printer. T…
Blacksmith All-In-One 3D Printer and 3D Scanner is Live on Indiegogo
After teasing over the weekend with an introductory video, Blacksmith, a young company incubating at NTUitive (Nanyang Technological University) has officially launched the Indiegogo crowd funding cam…
EOD Life is 3D Printing Functional Land Mine Replicas
EOD Life is a small 3D printing startup that creates collectables and training devices aimed at the EOD community. Their 3D printed landmines are functional replicas that the company intends to sell f…
Biomimicry Inspired Soft Seat Makes Comfortable Seating More Natural
It may seem paradoxical that a lounge chair entirely made in polyammide – the artificial polymer also known as nylon – is more natural and sustainable than any soft seat made by more tradi…
Crowdfunding & The Low-Cost Desktop 3D Printer: A Suicidal Race To The Bottom? (Part 6)
In Part 5, we left Kickstarterwith a problem from the “funding success” of too many YowzaPrinters (see Part 3 for my definition)—but with “yikes!” results, post the funding milestone. KS has bec…
3D Printer Company Be3D Shifts Focus to Industrial Design
Czech 3D printer manufacturer Be3D has announced a unique direction for their company and will begin focusing on a new market by offering a line of 3D printable products, in addition to continuing to …