In celebration of the launch of ElecFreak’s new ELF VRDrone (now live and thriving on Indiegogo), YouMagine is challenging you to improve their ELF design. The ELF is a small drone that streams HD video that you can control using…
XYZprinting to Offer 3D Printers to Every Primary School in China
3D Printing Industry recently reported on the story of XYZ Printing teaming up with FabLab in San Diego to try to boost 1:1 3D printing education for the general public. Now, it seems that the New Kinpo Group 3D printing…
3D Scanning Goes Mainstream with Mass Scanify Distribution
On 3DPI, we have often found ourselves writing about new distribution deals for desktop 3D printers. These deals often mean that the market is getting larger and more people want (and can obtain) access to 3D printers in a store…
NanoSun's 3D Printed Membrane Takes on the Waste of Nations
NanoSun, a two–year-old start-up from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU), has developed a unique 3D printed membrane to clean waste water and the company has already found its first big customer. The China Commerce Group for International Economic Cooperation are…
3D Printing More Than a Helping Hand for a Wounded War Veteran
While serving in the military in Afghanistan, Taylor was an unfortunate victim of an IED blast that led to the loss of all four of his limbs. From then on, the quadruple amputee had to make do with the somewhat-better-than-a-hook…
Just Draw, Click & 3D Print with MakerBot's New Shape Maker
When introducing the MakerBot’s PrintShop app for the iPad in early summer last year, Bre Pettis, then CEO of MakerBot, believed that they had “finally provided a piece of software that helps bring 3D printing to the masses, having removed…
3D Print Week Engulfs New York City (Pt. 1)
Last year, the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo in New York City was just the beginning of what would become, one year later, 3D Print Week, a week-long series of lectures, workshops, and exhibits in New York City devoted…
Ultimate TestrBot Machine Can Tell You Just How Strong You're 3D Printing
While many software companies are working on making it easier for you to do everything you need before you 3D print new creations, increasingly we are seeing initiatives that focus on what happens after a print is made. These including…
PowerPoint + Projectors = Cheap & Easy Micro-SLA 3D Printing
Based on research being done in nano-scale optical imaging at the Nano – CEMMS Center at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, a low-cost DLP-SLA process has been demonstrated by students using equipment that could typically be found in any…
3DiTALY's 3D Printed EGGFORM Furniture Forms the Future of Interior Design
When they are not busy creating the world’s biggest network of 3D print shops (there are now 5 3DiTALY franchise stores in Italy and two more will be opened soon), 3DiTALY experiments with new applications of 3D printing and 3D…
