Forget phone stickers, how about customizable phone covers that will only cost you 40 USD. A Dutch company called Polychemy can do this for you, as they provide unique style phone cases for iPhone and…
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DIY 3D-printer for powder-based prototyping: Pwdr!
In the process of spreading the joyous message of 3D-printing to the masses, all secrecy and esotericism need to be pushed aside. In an effort to promote this ism emerges Pwdr with its Model 0.1 – as …
Combined CNC-3D-printer enables use of multiple materials
A strong buzz in the 3D-printing community is emerging around 2BEIGH3, a printer-slash-CNC machine to be made at home, capable of using Nylon in addition to traditional ABS/PLA and others as raw mater…
Printing Bridges
Stone Spray is a fascinating new research project by architects at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. Their goal is to produce on-site fabrication machines that are capable of cons…
POP Fab – A Suitcase Size 3D Printer
There has been a travel issue with all the existing 3D printer models, such as Thing-O-Matic and Solidoodle. Most of them need assembling and even Cubify that is fully assembled is not suitable to be …
The Darkside of 3D Printing: Guns and Rifles
The first 3D printed gun was introduced to the World by an American gunsmith, who goes under the name of “HaveBlue”. Initially the idea came from trials with Stratasys 3D printer to create paintball g…
3D printed Exoskeleton arms change the life of a little girl
Stratasys released a heart-melting case study on how 3D printing changed the life of 4-year old Emma Lavelle, by allowing her to use her hands the first time in her life. The researchers at Alfred I. …
Stratasys and HP part ways – for now
One of the leading 3D printer manufacturers Stratasys Inc. and Hewlett Packard announced recently that the two companies are discontinuing their manufacturing and distribution agreement at the end of …
3D Systems breaking records and strengthening market position
Most of the recent industry articles have been focusing on the future potential of the 3D printing industry and playing with future scenarios of what could be. The latest announcement from the US com…
Future of Aviation
Commercial air travel is everyday life these days, but little did the Wright Brothers know about the power of their invention just over one hundred years ago. Since then we have sent people to the moo…