Google is partnering with CyArk, a California-based non-profit established to preserve historical sites that are at risk due to conflict or natural disasters. The Open Heritage project will use CyArk’s 3D laser scanning expertise to produce 3D models of historical…
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3D printing medical supplies in mountainous Nepal to rebuild after earthquake
U.S. non-profit, Field Ready, is using 3D printing to resolve some of the lasting affects of the 2015 Nepal earthquake. The work done by Field Ready found that 3D printers are a useful tool for remote areas like the mountainous Nepal…
Proximity Designs 3D print agricultural tool to reduce costs
We’ve reported how Perth-based Aurora Labs explores the possibilities of 3D printing technology being utilized in agriculture field just one month ago. Now, here is the true story of how MakerBot helps farmers in Myanmar to adapt and prototype faster with…
3D Printing Prosthetics in the Developing World, an Interview with 3D Life Prints
Some time ago I wrote an article about a venture called 3D Life Prints, based in Nairobi, Kenya. I now had the chance to speak directly with the organization’s founder, Paul Fotheringham. The former investment banker decided to make a radical…
How Makers are “Making” a Living with 3D Printing
Recently we were contacted by Daniel Brown, a maker from “Down Under”, who successfully started and is currently running a prototyping business, 3D Prototypes and Models, in Adelaide, utilising a desktop 3D printer. His machine array has since grown to…
Artist 3D Prints Chess Pieces to Teach Regional Variations of the Game
In her art installation Orthogonal/Diagonal ,Los Angeles artist Nova Jiang uses 3D printed game pieces that have been designed to help new players intuitively understand several historical chess variants from all over the world. Currently her installation consists of eight…
3D Printing Brings Visibility to World’s Refugee Population
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimated that, at the end of 2012, there were about 45.2 million forcibly displaced people worldwide with 15.4 million classified as refugees and fitting the following definition: “[A]ny person who: owing to a well-founded fear…
