If you were to ask me yesterday how you would use 3D printing to cure cancer I probably would have guessed that you would 3D print heavy objects and throw them at cancer patients hoping it would spontaneously cure them.…
Vauen’s 3D Printed Pipe Receives Special Award at InterTabac Show
While I was running through Euromold this past November, my attention was captured by a very interesting looking, clearly 3D printed, tobacco pipe. What attracted me was not so much that it was 3D printed, but that it was in…
Super Successful Flux 3D Printer Shows that KickStarter Loves All-in-One Systems
Only a few months ago, in an effort to reach out to the mass market, many Kickstarter projects were competing in a race to fund 3D printers with the lowest possible costs. Now, the tide has shifted and “all-in-one” is…
University of Stuttgart Team Adds 3D Printing Elemental Control to Hygroscopic Structures
‘Hygroscopic’ means to react to the presence of moisture in the air by attracting and holding water molecules from the environment. This property allows biological systems, such as plant cones, to better adapt to their surroundings. Now, a team from…
Chorogenesis To Disrupt The Construction Industry With Its ”6D” 3D Printers
A new mysterious construction grade digital fabrication start-up company has openly declared its intention to “disrupt” the construction industry and claims to have developed a new approach to 3D printing that can achieve far more sophisticated results than current construction…
3D Printing LEDs Onto Contact Lenses at Princeton: An In-Depth Look
As we reported, Princeton researchers have “embedded tiny light-emitting diodes into a standard contact lens, allowing the device to project beams of colored light.” A few more details have come to light after a recent article was published in News…
Learning About Government Contracts: Autodesk Names Carahsoft as MGR
Some interesting news came out of Reston, Virginia earlier this week. Carahsoft Technology Corp., a well-known government IT solutions provider, announced that it has been named master government reseller by Autodesk. Autodesk is pound for pound, probably the heaviest hitter in…
The Worlds Largest Electronics Wholesaler Now Carries German RepRap 3D Printers
Electronics and information technology wholesale distributor Ingram Micro has just announced that it will begin distributing the line of 3D printing products from German RepRap throughout the European market. The deal includes the successful NEO 3D Printer, its line of…
3D Printing an Opening Soft Robot Flower with NinjaFlex
Soft robots are objects created with specialized geometry that allow for complex movements, without the necessity of mechanized components. Typically they are given motion via controlled air pressure that inflates and deflates internalized air bladders. They can be used in…
Research Shows Sustainable PLA Filament Production with 17x Greater Profit
What if it were possible to produce filament for 3D printing – at personal / prosumer desktop production andprofessional prototyping levels – that was recyclable, biodegradable, and sourced from a sustainable flow of input in the form of industrial byproducts?…
