Another materials company has just entered the 3D printing market with a new PLA filament it claims to be “four times stronger than standard PLA” – something that may need to be confirmed by an independent consultant, such as 3D…
3D Printed Knee Implants Get Running on NASDAQ with ConforMIS IPO
Another 3D printing company has jumped into the public sector! Wait. That’s not right. Another 3D printing company has gone public! This time, it’s another medical tech company. But ConforMIS Inc. (NASDAQ: CFMS) isn’t into bioprinting. Instead, the firm, which…
New Protection System Lets You "Ascribe" Digital Work to Make it Truly Yours
While 3D printing has definitely increased concerns over creative property protection, especially in the case of digital properties, IP security is an issue that affects many different approaches to artistic creativity . That is why ascribe, a service for artists, galleries,…
Bold Machines & 3DKitbash Collaborate on 3D Printed, Human-Sized Quin Doll
When former MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis recently founded the “Innovation Workshop” Bold Machines, he literally went on to bigger and better things: the 3D printing of a life-sized Quin Doll that’s 5.5 feet tall. This was a huge printing feat,…
Slic3r's New Release Experiments with Cutting Edge 3D Printing Features
Since it is a purely open source, community-based project, slicing software Slic3r sometimes passes a little under the radar. Being a not-for-profit independent project, it naturally does not have a dedicated PR and marketing team. During the ten months of…
3D Printing Moves Further into Video Games with New Investment in FabZat
Leveraging France’s long and glorious tradition in video game development and publishing, Bordeaux-based FabZat was one of the first companies to introduce the possibility of 3D printing characters and objects from video games and mobile games. This is a sector…
Ares All-In-One Hybrid 3D Printer Blows Past $8K Goal on Indiegogo!
It lasers! It cuts! It prints! Presenting the new Ares All-In-One 3D Printer from EasyArts! It just blew past its goal on Indiegogo, and I’ll tell you whyL Guess how much a modular 3D printer that becomes a CNC mill,…
The Bricasso Printer Mechanizes LEGO Building
A LEGO 3D printer? Have our childhood dreams finally merged with our adult interests? Jason Allemann, a full-fledged AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO) has created some pretty amazing objects with this popular kids’ toy, but his latest project is proving…
Ekaggrat Kalsi is 3D Printing with Full-Color Light!
Indian architect Ekaggrat Singh Kalsi has taken the illuminating practice of light painting into the third dimension, 3D printing with light. By substituting filament for LED lights and capturing the resulting print with a video camera or long exposure photos,…
America Makes' $100K Startup Competition Kicks Off Today
America Makes and the Youngstown Business Incubator announced, last month, a new startup competition aimed at taking 3D printing startups from inception to established business with up to $100k in cash and $50k in in-kind services from YBI. Today, that…
