Dyndrite and Elementum 3D Integrate PermiAM for Enhanced LPBF Metal 3D Printing Efficiency
Dyndrite, a U.S.-based 3D printing software developer, has announced the integration of PermiAM—the controlled permeability process by Elementum 3D, a…
Sintavia Commissions First Multi-Laser Industrial 3D Printer with nLIGHT Beam Shaping Technology
Sintavia, a U.S.-based additive manufacturing service provider, has commissioned North America’s first multi-laser industrial 3D printer featuri…
Optimized Carbon Nanolattices Achieve Record Strength
A research team from the University of Toronto has developed carbon nanolattices with an ultrahigh-specific strength of 2.03 MPa m³ kg⁻¹ at densities below 215 kg m⁻³. The study, published in Advanced…
Organovo Presents Update on Developments & Describes First Fully Cellular Liver Tissue from a 3D Bioprinter
At the recent 2013 Experimental Biology conference in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Organovo presented updated data on the company’s in vitro three-dimensional bioprinted liver. According to Keith…
Original and Individualised Footwear Utilises 3D Printing (and other) Tech
Pavla Podsednikova, a post-grad from Prague in the Czech Republic, has based her thesis around customized fashion and developed some original concept footwear in the process. 3D printing technology pl…
Brick & Maker – A 3D Printing B&M Franchise Concept
Brick & Maker, a company based in Charlottesville, VA, is an attempt at progress with the aim of creating a duplicate-able 3D printing walk-in store with a selection of both locally produced 3DP …
When 3D Printing Technologies Make a Real Difference — It Matters!
It’s no big secret that I love 3D printing and what it can do. I have been known to get carried away by the applications in fashion and art, and I do love finding and writing about these stories, but …
A Personal Panther 3D Printer – From the People Behind Portabee
Does a day go by without a new 3D printer announcement? Doesn’t seem like it. The latest is the Panther 3D printer, which has been developed over a number of years and launched this week by the team b…
3D Printing the Skeleton of a Live Animal
The use of 3D printing for medical applications has had a wide impact on the sector and is constantly pushing boundaries. One area of interest is in the combination of CT scanning with 3D printing to …
Here They Come – the Beautiful Ones!
Shapeways seems to be ahead of the curve when it comes to getting beautiful people, especially those with high profiles, into 3D printing. There is no denying that high profile names (and faces) grab …
The ‘3D Printer Experience’ Store Opens Today in Chicago
Chicago is the latest city to get its own bricks and mortar 3D printing retail space. Set to open its doors today, “The 3D Printer Experience” will offer its clientele the opportunity to experie…
DesignX – Digital Technology Workshops at the ICFF in May
DesignX is a series of digi tech workshops taking place next month from 18th to 21st May at the 25th annual design fair ICFF at NYC’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The approach is a hands-on one…
3D Modelling/Printing Company Handprint Wins the Feld Google Fiber House Challenge
Brad Feld, a professional investor seemingly passionate about all things tech (and marathons), organized quite an amazing opportunity for start-ups to participate in a competition called the Feld KC F…
3D Printed Customized Joint Replacement – Mayo Clinic
In today’s video feature we see an example of how 3D printing can help people with conditions such as osteoarthritis. Regular joint replacements can bring good results to most people, but how ab…
3D Printed Music
This weekend’s video feature shows an innovative use of 3D printing from art hack day in Stockholm 2013. Rickard Dahlstrand uses a Lulzbot 3D-printer to visualize different classical music pie…