nTop and Nvidia enhance computational design in new partnership
Software developer nTop will integrate its computational design software with GPU manufacturer Nvidia’s ray tracing and Omniverse technologies in a ne…
Xolo launches new Xube² volumetric 3D printer: technical specifications and pricing
Berlin-based 3D printer manufacturer Xolo has launched the Xube², its new volumetric 3D printer. Leveraging the company’s proprietary Xolography…
Nikon SLM expands copper 3D printing in the US with Tucker Induction Systems
Induction heating firm Tucker Induction Systems has partnered with metal 3D printer manufacturer Nikon SLM Solutions to offer copper 3D printing services in the United States. The strategic part…
Free CAD — DesignSpark Mechanical
Aghhh! It’s THE BORG! Quicker than we can say “transhumanists probabilistically misinterpret exponential systematic accentuation of fragility via anthropocentric arrogance” a cube of electronic …
Intiimi Will be like Nothing you’ve ever Seen Before — Customized, 3D Printed Sexual Well Being
June 2 was a Sunday and it was the date of Startup Weekend Vancouver, hosted by the Kauffman Foundation. It was at this event focused on disruptive tech that new hardware start-up company Intiimi Tech…
Lost Tudor Tombs Recreated with 3D Scanning and 3D Printing
Alright, British history buffs, now’s your chance to revel in the details of – get this – the restoration of the tombs of Thomas Howard, the 3rd Duke of Norfolk, and Henry VIII’s illegitim…
Keysave: Legal 3D Printed Locksmithing
Now even insurance companies are waking up to the opportunities of 3D printing. Belgian insurance company DVV and Belgian advertising company Happiness Brussels have teamed up to make sure that you’ll…
Shapeways Collaboration brings Chrome and Gold Options for Kapture
Shapeways has announced it has partnered up with Kapture, the company behind a wearable always-on audio recording device, which is currently looking for funding on Kickstarter. Interestingly, the 3D p…
The Algaerium Bioprinter: Making Superfood for the Future
It seems that, these days, you can do almost anything with algae, even grow your own biofuel. Artist, designer, architect and scientist, Marin Sawa, is carrying out artistic experiments in 3D bioprin…
Rubicon – Yet Another Prosumer 3D Scanner — This One for Under $200
Cost, speed, resolution, maximum scanning size and ease of use were among the most relevant characteristics of what a good 3D scanner should demonstrate, as we listed last week when covering the Dimbo…
Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University Constructs $30 Million AM Center
Last month, we told you about two contests being held by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, one devoted to 3D-printed fashion and the other dedicated to reinventing the abacus, b…
3D Printing & Space (Part 1): An Interstellar Voyager
Voyager 1 has left the solar system. An amazing feat considering it set off from Earth shortly after Elvis left the building for the final time. The technology of species Homo Sapien can now be consid…
Watertight Mesh Certification – Creating Quality Standards for 3D Models
With more and more 3D model repositories coming online all the time, it seems that the basic categories included in each service are always more or less the same, built using inspiration/ctrl+c gather…
3D Printed: One in a Million — (Baby) Bird
It was lovely to hear from Michiel Cornelissen over the weekend. Michiel is a talented designer, hailing from the Netherlands, who, among other things is currently pushing boundaries as he explores 3D…
Econolyst Launching Research into the Supply and Demand for 3D Printing Service Bureaux
Econolyst, a consultancy that dedicates itself exclusively to 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing and that has a 20 year pedigree and superb reputation, has just launched a research initiative l…