Endeavor 3D integrates CO-AM software in its powerful HP printer fleet
Additive contract manufacturer Endeavor 3D has partnered with HP and Materialise to leverage the Materialise CO-AM software platform for improving its…
Boston Micro Fabrication launches new dual-resolution, high-precision 3D printer
US-based 3D printer manufacturer Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has launched the microArch D1025, a new 3D printer for the production of micro-scale p…
American companies to make and sell NASA’s GRX-810 superalloy
NASA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has announced that it has licensed its GRX-810 superalloy to five US-based companies. Unveiled last year, GRX-810 is an Oxide Dispersi…
3D Printed Pets – The Absolute Solution for the Socially Awkward (and the Socially Conscious)
We as the members of the human race can be considered and labeled as collective animals, who tend to identify ourselves mainly by reflecting on the people around us and on other living creatures– as t…
3D Printed Guitars by Olaf Diegel
Guitars. Has ever a sexier musical instrument been conceived? We hug them close to us, ergonomically crafted to reverberate close to our heart. No wonder we fall in love with them. Now, materials and …
Creating Electrodes Via Two-Photon Polymerization
The Tokyo Institute of Technology and C-MET, Inc. led by Daicho and his adviser Shoji Maruo have sought to develop a new conductive, moldable, 3D-printable resin. The premise of the new resin is the p…
3D Printed Bronchi Splint Breathes Life for a Child
Technology and medicine embraced in Michigan to give a future to a child once fated to never leave the hospital. In the first ever experiment and surgery of its kind, Doctors at C.S. Mott Children’s H…
The New US Patent Trolling Executive Order & Freeing IP for 3DP
The White House today introduced a study for an executive order intended to combat patent trolling. Patents have been a significant obstacle to progress and innovation in the 3D printing sector for so…
XYZ Shoes – Custom Footwear by Earl Stewart
Recently, I was watching an episode of the Colbert Report in which the guest was Daniel Lieberman, professor of Evolutionary Biology at Harvard. Lieberman explained that the use of shoes in most of mo…
3DS & SYNNEX join forces with North American Distribution deal
3D Systems has signed a major distribution deal, which gives them a strong – though yet of course potential – foothold of the North American 3D printer market, on both professional and personal/…
Innovation at Upcoming Mackay 3D Printing Expo
Australia’s first 3D printing expo is forthcoming this month. It is due to witness the innovative Bajtech Positional Control System, which promises to combine additive and subtractive manufacturing pr…
Beautiful 3D Printing With Worms at MIT
3D printing has become one of the key tech trends of the moment. But, in turn, 3D printing is far from only one technology. Which technologies maintain their place within 3D printing is something that…
Pirate3D Share the 3D Printing Happy and Reveal Their Own Pirate Code — Corporate Social Responsibility
The pledges just keep on coming for the Buccaneer 3D printer on Kickstarter. As I write, the total no of pledges stand at 1385, with a total fund of $532,140. Having passed the $500k mark, Pirate3D ha…
The Living Wall Bridge and Platige Bring Art to Life
Man, I love the world. It’s always been really beautiful, but sometimes we humans actually realize that it is and respond accordingly. And, to me at least, that’s the sign of good abstract…
Potential Cost, Eco & Functional Benefits of 3D Printing Mobile Device Antennae
Optomec Inc, an often overlooked OEM of industrial 3D printers, recently announced the development of a digital production solution that enables the direct printing of mobile device antennae. This sol…