Mina Khan was born with a broken heart. Specifically, she had a large hole between her ventricles. This defect prevented the normal circulation of blood through her heart chambers and lungs, leaving the little girl constantly exhausted. Mina could not…
Maker 3D Prints Xbox Mods for Disabled Gamers
Though my mom always told me that video games were rotting my brain, everyone should have the equal access to brain rotting material of all kinds, regardless of physical disabilities. For that reason, Caleb Kraft, Community Editor at Make, has picked up…
This 3D Printed Toyota Engine Really Revs
When people discuss engines, they usually mention the number of cylinders, horsepower, and maybe the engine’s torque, but do they have an understanding of all of the inner workings? Hands-on experience is one of the best ways to understand how…
Most Read Articles from Last Week – February 8
Pornstars Get Physical with Eroticart’s 3D Printing (NSFW) Have you heard the saying among consumer technology fans that no new technology can truly make it to the mainstream until users find some way to use it for porn, or for…
3D Printing Teaches Korean Educators at the KoreaEdu Expo
Being a densely populated small country, lacking natural resources, Korean parents have always believed that education is the key to a better future. Such an obsession for education has created an “education fever” that has become a double-edged sword. Hakwons (tough private…
Prosthetic Allows Teen to Play Guitar with 3D Printed Purpose
Let it be known that a physical disability has never prevented the determined musician from pursuing their passion. My preferred example is history’s greatest guitarist, Django Reinhardt, who, after a fire paralyzed the third and fourth fingers on his left…
A Guided Tour of the Form1+ 3D Printer (and Other 3D Thingies)
If you’ve been wanting to get a look inside a Form1+ 3D printer, without buying one and voiding the warranty through a curious disassembling process, have we got a treat for you! Formlabs has published a fascinating look at their…
Weaker Earnings Leads to Class Action Lawsuit for Stratasys
Though we’re currently in the process of writing a comprehensive review of 3D printing stocks, it can be said that, in terms of current share price, most of them are not doing so hot. While a perfect time to buy for…
Build Anything with UberBlox, Including a 3D Printer
Remember the Construx “Power Creations” Series? I sure do. It was a set of plastic components with little battery powered gears and motors that allowed you to build some pretty cool stuff. It was cool then and it’s cool now,…
Something3D Announces the Chameleon Full Color Desktop 3D Printer
In a global scenario that sees several companies getting closer to offering desktop color 3D printing, the first to hit the market with a real multicolor, 3D printing-capable extruder might be Israeli company Something3D. ST3D, Israel’s largest producer of desktop 3D printers,…
