nTopology set to bolster generative design platform with new and improved DfAM tools
Engineering software developer nTopology is currently working on a whole slew of new developments for its topology optimization platform. Commercializ…
Anycubic and JBD J1 MicroLED 3D printer: technical specifications and pricing
Desktop 3D printer manufacturer Anycubic is working with display panel specialist Jade Bird Display (JBD) to develop a new consumer-grade MicroLED 3D …
Low-cost titanium alloys for additive manufacturing targetted by IperionX and Oak Ridge National Laboratory collaboration
IperionX, a North Carolina-based advanced materials enterprise, has announced a collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (“DOE”) Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The work concerns …
Hod Lipson: The Present and Future of 3D Printing (Betascape 2012 Keynote)
Hod Lipson, a robotics engineer, the director of Cornell University’s Creative Machines Lab and the creator of MacArthur grant awarded [email protected] gave a brilliant keynote speech in Betascape 2012. Lipso…
Mark Newson and the Design of Things
Award-winning industrial designer, Marc Newson, talks to Crane.tv about the nature of design and his perspective of it both historically and geographically. Mark’s self-awareness in the video below is…
3D Printing: Progression with Wood Filament Material
Back at the end of September, 3DPI reported on a new wood composite filament material for 3D printing. Laywoo-3D has generated a great deal of interest since, but a more recent, compelling development…
JB Figures: Fully Customisable Action Figures – Of Yourself!
Every little boy’s (and girl’s?) dream of being a superhero/megavillain can soon become reality – at least if Jonathan Bowen’s Kickstarter project JB Figures reaches its goal. Jonath…
Two Largest 3D Printer Manufacturers in Comparison for Q3 Results
The two largest 3D printer manufacturers, 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) and Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS), recently announced their Q3 results. Both companies are growing fast and we decided to compare the two gi…
Shapeways’ Challenge for New York’s Top Makers
Following the recent opening of Shapeways’ Factory of the Future in New York, the company has launched a new challenge for the City’s makers, designers and engineers to create product prototypes that …
VXC800 — Industrial Grade 3D Printer Development
Some of the 3D printing system vendors are breaking with tradition this year ahead of the prodigious Euromold event by unveiling their new machines ahead of the German trade show opening its doors lat…
Making 3D Printed Chocolate Moulds
Anna Kaziunas France, who teaches digital fabrication at Fab Academy at AS220, recently uploaded a project to Thingiverse, documenting the process of making and using 3D printed chocolate moulds. Star…
Organovo – The Company Behind The First Commercial Bioprinter
Organovo is a company that specialises in bioprinting – the laboratory engineering of tissue. Bioengineering is also the focus of several other universities and research instates around the world, but…
Birth Card Application
Introducing your baby for the first time is an emotional and very special moment. Sending the announcement out to friends and family using cards is common practice these days, but a designer from Mate…
Introducing the Portabee 3D Printer
The Portabee 3D Printer launched earlier this week. This low cost 3D printer comes as a kit retailing at 499USD & delivers a compact size portable 3D printer — reportedly “the first conveniently p…
Autodesk’s Carl Bass on Technology for Global Problem Solving
Carl Bass, CEO of Autodesk, discusses 3D software development and how it is being used to create almost anything. The next area Autodesk is looking into is biology and providing biologists with tools …
