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Luxexcel adds 3D printed prescription lenses to Vuzix AR headsets
Ophthalmic lens manufacturer Luxexcel has teamed up with augmented reality (AR) headset and eyewear company Vuzix to produce a range of 3D printed prescription lenses. The prescription inserts are des…
New Zealand researchers reinvent the heat exchanger with 3D printing
With the potential to shakeup the design of everything from air planes to refrigerators, Dr Tim Huber and Professor Conan Fee have developed a new metal 3D printing methodology for making high-perform…
NDSU system for checking and controlling 3D print quality receives US Patent
A system for checking 3D prints during or post-production, has been granted its US Patent a year and a half after application. The system, currently titled Characterizing 3D printed objects for 3D pri…
First look at LulzBot’s live 3D printer production line at CES 2018
A limited edition run of 20 LulzBot 3D printers will be made live on the exhibition floor at CES next week. Far from simply “a proof of concept” the exhibit demonstrates how LulzBot manufa…
Local Motors receives billion dollar support for Olli 3D printed bus
Teaming up with Florida’s Elite Transportation Services (ETS) and automotive financing firm Xcelerate, Local Motors’ 3D printed, autonomous Olli shuttle bus has secured up to $1 billion wo…
PrintLab encourages humanities 3D printing with new Classroom portal
PrintLab International, a 3D printing reseller and distributor based in the UK, has launched PrintLab Classroom, an online portal featuring 3D printing creative projects, workbooks, tutorials and teac…
Graphite Additive Manufacturing on slashing lead times in SLS 3D printing
UK 3D printer materials company and service bureau Graphite Additive Manufacturing has invested in a further selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printer as part of a new “EXPRESS” fast-trac…
3D printed micro-ships get a drug test from leading U.S. universities
In a development reminiscent of science-fiction, microscopic, 3D printed ships have proved capable of treating damaged brain tissue. The latest device to seemingly receive shrink-ray treatment is the …
3D printing increases memory of flexible Silicon chips 7000 times
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and American Semiconductor have combined traditional manufacturing techniques with 3D printed circuitry to produce a flexible Silicon-on-polymer chip. Bes…