CGTrader raises $9.5m in Series B funding to “gear up for growth”
AR, graphic design, and 3D model provider CGTrader is “gearing up for a high-growth stage” after raising $9.5 million in Series B funding. The invest…
Mantle’s stealth launch debuts new TrueShape hybrid 3D printing technology
Up-and-coming metal 3D printer manufacturer Mantle has come out of stealth with $13M in funding. Backed by several investors including Foundation Capi…
Digital Metal launches new pure copper powder for 3D printing
Industrial 3D printer manufacturer Digital Metal has announced the launch of a new pure copper powder, DM Cu, for use with its binder jet 3D printing technology. Users of the DM P2500 3D printer will …
3D Systems Launches Customisable Star Trek App on Cubify
Today, 3D Systems has introduced a 3D printing-based Star Trek app to create customized 3D printed products and collectibles based on the iconic Star Trek series through the company’s content hosting …
Mecube — Voxel Simplicity for Accessible 3D Design & 3D Printing
Last week I got a lead about a new design app for 3D printing that essentially ‘makes the whole thing more accessible and is really easy to use.’ I’ll confess, my first reaction was similar to every t…
The Kühling&Kühling 3D Printer is Not Your Grandmammy's RepRap — And is now Available to Preorder
When one thinks of the RepRap 3D printer, it’s possible that what comes to mind is hobbyists tinkering in their garage or local hackspace. However, as Ari reported on 3DPI a couple of months bac…
An Intriguing New Line in 3D Printed Jewellery — EntropyA
AmniosyA is an Italian based art and design collective that prints jewellery so smooth, so organic, you’d think it was discovered in a riverbed. The latest collection has benefitted from 3D prin…
The Perfectly Petite Printrbot Simple
From the massive mind of Brook Drum comes yet another exercise in minimalism. A mind boggling $299 is all you need to get your hands on Printrbot’s newest and sveltest 3D printer, the Printrbot …
MakerBot Digitizer Update(s)
Digitizer, the 3D scanner concept on a moving turntable that Makerbot’s Bre Pettis introduced at the SXSW earlier year, is off to a season of regular updates – weekly written, image-incorporated sum-u…
A Better Budaschnozzle from Lulzbot
Not satisfied with the status quo and always pushing the envelope, Lulzbot has released a new high performance hot end for RepRaps and other FFF 3D printers. The easily disassembled Budaschnozzle 2.0 …
The ‘Six Million Dollar’ Ear
It seems that the Singularity may be nearer than previously thought. While some scientists are stuck on printing ordinary human organs, scientists at Princeton have skipped years ahead to cybernetics…
They’re Back – 3DLT Template Store Is Off to a New Start
The 3D printable design store 3DLT – which on its initial launch was surrounded by a justified web-wide cloud of controversy due to IP rights issues (including unauthorized designs) – is now back to r…
3D Printing – Tapping into Unused Energy
Watching a huge power station loom into view may look impressive but apart from utilising a great deal of natural resources they are also wildly inefficient. A large power station will typically only …
4D Printing – Skylar Tibbits' Full TED Talk
On February we wrote about the mind boggling concept of 4D printing introduced by Skylar Tibbits at TED2013. If you don’t remember what it all was about, we can tell you that 4D printing in its …
Cody Wilson Unveils The ‘Fully’ 3D Printed Gun to Andy Greenberg at Forbes
Ahead of writing up this brief report the best I can promise is that I will try REALLY hard to stay objective ….. So in the last few hours this link has been sent to me ‘a few’ times. It’s getting, an…