To date, the 3D printing of optics has been singularly the territory of LUXeXceL — a Dutch company that has made tremendous strides with the commercialization of it proprietary process for printed optics. But as companies operating in the 3D…
Funding for Pittsburgh Engineers Set to Enhance Computer Simulation & Qualification Standards for AM
Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering have received funding totalling $450K specifically to further research in two specific areas of their work with additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing technologies. These two key research areas focus…
Nintendo Is Surprisingly Open About Its Policy On 3D Printing its Intellectual Properties
Earlier this week I had a chance to speak with Agustin Flowalistik, a designer who is also a great Pokemon fan and has been designing the creatures and releasing low polygon 3D models to download for free under a Creative…
Rome’s 2nd Maker Faire Will Be the Place to Be for 3D Printing This October
Last year saw the first Maker Faire take place in Rome and it was an unexpected runaway success, both for the public and exhibitiors. Judging by the excitement and the intention expressed by many of the top 3D printing –…
3D Printed Pinhole Cameras Bring 21st Century Light to New Mexico History Museum
Just one year ago, we wrote up a story on a man named Clint, whose passion for pinhole cameras had led him to launch a Kickstarter for 3D printed pinhole cameras. Writing the story then, I learned that the simple…
An Interview with NVBots CEO AJ Perez: Bringing Automated, Cloud 3D Printing to Classrooms
In the numerous desktop 3D printers that have come to market, one has set itself apart from the rest in many ways. At first glance, the distinctions between the NVPrinter from Massachusetts-based NVBots and other machines may seem to lay…
Space Race: Future Engineers Opens Space Tool Challenge for The ISS
Future Engineers is taking their 3D printing design competition to space. With a 3D printer now aboard the International Space Station (ISS), it arrived last night, Future Engineers has collaborated with NASA and the ASME Foundation to present a challenge…
Restoring the Marvel of French Architectural History with 3D Printing and Scanning
The Abbey of Mont St Michel on the island of Mont-Saint-Michel in Lower Normandy, established in the 9th Century, is one of France’s most visited cultural sites. The Merveille, where the monks once lived, was constructed by the 13th Century…
PartDaddy at Maker Faire: Why don’t they just call it “Steve”?
There were a number of striking behemoths strewn around the expansive NYC Hall of Science fairgrounds. Each sky-eclipsing landmark added emphatic punctuation to the grandiose visual statement of the World’s Maker Faire last weekend. Among giant rocket ships, dragons, cardboard…
Maine’s Berwick Academy Opens New Middle School Makerspace
The oldest school in Maine, Berwick Academy opened its new Makerspace at the start of the 2014 school year in a room that was formerly a faculty lounge. The new space is being housed in the middle school building, and…