Autodesk announced at its recent Investor Day that the company will begin discontinuing the sale of perpetual licenses of its popular design software in favour of its more profitable subscription plans. Shifting its focus to these desktop rental plans seems…
Expanding 3D Printing Services in the UK Continues with 3D Printman
The RepRap 3D printing movement originated in Bath, UK, from where the ripples of opportunity have flowed outwards across oceans afar. The UK, however, now hosts a growing number of businesses that offer the provision of 3D printing as a…
Fair Trade Filament for 3D Printing, Here We Come!
Dr. Joshua Pearce’s lab at Michigan Technological University is always at work making strides in 3D printing, ecological sustainability, and reducing poverty. Pearce’s latest contribution to the battle for improving the human condition is not so much on the technological…
New Reactive Wearable 3D Printed Experimental Technology & Research
For me, an interesting way of looking at the philosophy behind wearable technology is to see the technology that you carry everyday not as a smart phone, smart watch, ipad or whatever it may be, but to think of it…
Only You Can Prevent 3D Printer Fires
Despite the dangers posed, many desktop 3D printer users leave their machines unattended while lengthy print jobs are being performed. Maker Andrew Maurer, however, knows that doing so opens up users to the risk of fire caused by some mis-printed…
Diamond Plastics Releases Polypropylene for Laser Sintering 3D Printing
Low(er)-cost laser sintering 3D printers are making their way onto the marketplace, so that small businesses can begin 3D printing tough prints the way that Shapeays has been able to for years. To accompany those machines, there needs to be…
Sintesi Sud Is Making The Best AM Technologies Available to Southern Italy
The Maker Faire Rome, combined with the BIMU fair in Milan, has demonstrated that 3D printing and additive manufacturing technologies are booming at all levels across Italy. One of the reason’s why this is happening is because the rest of…
3D Printing Circuit Boards with Nano Dimension
As of the first of October 2014 the Israeli Office of the Chief Scientist has granted Nano Dimension USD$500,000 of research funding for their Nano Dimension PCB Jet printer. Nano Dimension, formerly Hyrax Technologies, is developing a desktop-sized 3D circuit…
Open Bionics Reaches Intel’s Make It Wearable Finals with 3D Printed Prosthetic
Open Bionics under the Open Hand Project continues to find itself closer to the top prize for Intel’s Make It Wearable competition. Those following the development of the project would not be surprised by the recent accolades received by the…
CAD Class Gets a MakerBot and Some Surprise Guests
Imagine you are taking a Computer Aided Design (CAD) class in school. Why? You want to design a product, and need to start prototyping to test out different materials. You’ve never studied engineering and you’ve heard and read from trusted…
