One observation I hear very often from those involved with 3D printing is that the technology is there and may have limits, however the single biggest limit is that designers (and engineers, actually mostly the engineers) have not yet fully understood…
Most Read Articles from Last Week – September 13th
Order the Lisa SLS 3D Printer Tomorrow for $5,000+ Due to prices still slightly higher than desktop 3D printers, low-cost laser sintering is only beginning to take off. And while it may be growing at a bit of a slower…
3D Printing Refines the Jewelry Making Process for Sarah Graham Metalsmithing
The practice of 3D printing with precious metals to make jewelry is a hot topic at the moment, and is also one that is constantly innovating and expanding by the day. One jewelry designer, Sarah Graham, is now utilizing Formlab’s…
Free 3D Printable of the Week: Le Bel costumé by Jean Dubuffet
The 4-meter-high Le Bel costumé stands in the Jardin des Tuileries, between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde in Paris. It can also stand in your own home, ordered as a 3D print through 3D Hubs or…
3D Printing a Habitat Made of Mars & Earth: The SFERO Concept
With the international race to outer space heating up, we’ve seen 3D printing become one of the most promising technologies to potentially build us livable habitats on Mars. Whether it’s a 3D printed drone searching the red planet for the…
Own a Piece of Japanese History with Rinkak's 3D Printed Maps
The Sengoku period was an era in Japan that was marked by constant battles between the once warring states of the country. Starting with the Onin war in 1467, the various Senguko era battles are mapped out all over Japan,…
Cancer Patient Receives 3D Printed Sternum & Ribs in First of its Kind Surgery
Only months after Australia’s scientific research arm launched its $6 million 3D printing facility, CSIRO‘s Lab 22 has already begun making a significant impact, helping to improve the life of one Spanish cancer patient. With a 3D printed titanium sternum…
3D Printed Modular Lamp Leads to Mesmerizing Light Show
One fateful day, while Maker Andreas Hölldorfer was stress-testing his home-built 3D printer with a freshly printed lattice tower, he noticed a beautifully scattered light that was created by the shapes within the tower’s structure. And so, what started as…
National Geographic’s Famous ‘Afghan Girl’ Photo Receives 3D Printing Treatment
One of the most impactful and influential photographs ever taken, Steve McCurry’s iconic ‘Afghan Girl’, helped to portray a relatively unknown culture to the entire world, in turn making the ‘Afghan Girl’ the unofficial mascot for refugees displaced and affected…
Cambodian Fisherman Receives First Fully Flexible 3D Printed Prosthetic Arm
3DLifePrints, a Kenya-based enterprise that specializes in delivering low-cost 3D printed prosthetics to amputees in developing and emerging nations, has just published a video of the first fully flexible prosthetic arm, 3D printed for Sarin, a Cambodian fisherman who had…
