Investment opportunities in 3D printing

  Kapitall Wire noted that 3D Systems reported earnings for the first quarter exceeding the expectations. The expected revenue $4 million, was exceeded by incredible $73.9 million, totaling $77.9 in earned revenue. April 25 3D Systems announced the release of…

World's first 3D printed car

The Urbee Hybrid is the first car that has its entire body being made by using the Stratasys 3D printers and their FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) technology.

3D Systems acquires My Robot Nation

As reported in CNET, 3D Systems announced yesterday acquiring a California based start up company called My Robot Nation, that allows their customers to design their own 3D printed robots. This is not the first acquisition on 3D Systems belt.…

Hybrid printing

Combining materials during the 3D printing process is certainly one of those topics that will get your attention if you are following the industry. Since the first 3D printing machines were introduced the mechanics of this technology has carried a…

Faster and faster

Speed has been an issue with the 3D printers despite the fast progress with the manufacturers efforts in bringing this technology for everyday use. The scientists at Vienna University used a method called “two-photon lithography” to create sports car measured…

The big 3D printed niches

Medicine is set to become of the most imminent industries to adopt 3D printing technology across multiple different applications. We have been reading about masses of people wearing a 3D printed hearing aids and dentists making new teeth with less…

Dr. Atala on TED about printing a human kidney

Dr. Anthony Atala shows an early-stage experiment that could someday solve the organ-donor problem: a 3D printer that produces a transplantable kidney from living cells. Using similar technology, Dr. Atala’s patient Luke Massella received an engineered bladder 10 years ago; he…

DIY – Do it yourself with 3D printing

Do it yourself has typically meant spending several hours in the shed cutting wood or welding parts together. With Autodesk’s new iPad app this term will get a whole new meaning and you will be able to make everyday items…

3D printed pirates?

Philippa Mothersill — or Pip — a product designer with a solid background in technical engineering, has published a very visual and simple how-to guide for creating and 3D printing an everyday thing needed by practically everybody – the ubiquitous…

Pirates! An Adventure with Scientists Videos

Aardman’s latest feature film “Pirates! In an adventure with Scientists” utilises 3D printing technology in creating the clay puppets. The featured videos present making of / behind the scenes clip of the film and the movie trailer.