Adafruit Brings Out the Big 3D Printed Guns

We can no longer use the phrase “Halloween’s almost here” in presenting their projects, but, nevertheless, Adafruit is back with more 3D printed props perfect for cosplay at any time of the year.  This one will take you back to…

Alex's 3D Printed Bionic Arm E-Nables Volunteers to Form Limbitless Solutions

“The choice in many cases is not the choice between a plastic hand and a $40,000 prosthetic…it’s a choice between nothing and a prosthetic and this is a lot better than nothing.” Jon Schull, of the Rochester Institute of Technology,…

Using a DLP 3D Printer to Print a Working Speaker

The creators of the LumiPocket 3D Printer have just posted an Instructable on using their DLP 3D printer to create a working mini speaker. The LumiPocket is an affordable (and small) resin 3D printer that is currently raising funds on…

What’s Going On In the 6th Dimension?

Changing Technologies is an interesting company, as is their new subsidiary 6th Dimension. They seem to sit somewhere between a start-up SME with product potential and a concerning publicly floated mystery. As far as existing products, patents and performance go,…

Materialise Acquires OrthoView & its Orthopedic Digital Pre-operative Planning Software

3D printing company, Materialise NV has just announced the acquisition of UK-based OrthoView Holdings Limited, a leading global provider of 2D digital pre-operative planning and templating solutions for orthopedic surgeons. You may be wondering how the 2D company and the…

Wave Hello to 21st Century Light & Sound with 3D Printed Parts

Frank Cohen spent a great deal of time in the tech industry, working on products like NORTON Antivirus, Sun Community Server, and the original Internet products released by Apple.  While doing so, he tells Kickstarter, Frank found his nerves calmed…

Free 3D Printers For Schools With Australian Company The 3D Printer

The free use of 3D printers for schools sounds like a bit of an improbability. We’ve grown accustomed to the increasingly publicised educational benefits of 3D printers in the intertwined disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Maths (S.T.E.A.M.). There…

Pocket-Sized 3D Printer to Fit Your Pocket and Budget

Yesterday, we covered the LumiPocket, a pint-sized DLP 3D printer that looks super sleek and, from the looks of it, is actually capable of 3D printing tiny objects. Hopping on the pocket train (can you imagine a tiny train going…

Lumi Industries’ New DLP 3D Printer Goes Live on Indiegogo (& it’s Free for Previous Campaign Backers)

After successfully launching its first 3D printer, the LumiFold last year on Indiegogo, Italian start-up Lumi Industries — founded by maker Davide Lumin and a team of four including engineers and software developers — is trying to do even better…

Breakthrough Tech from Materialise Converts 2D X-Rays into 3D Prints

Materialise has had a big weekend, as the 3D printing service bureau and software developer continues to expand post-IPO.  After first announcing the release of their 3D scanning and measurement services and reporting Paula Radcliffe 3D-printed running comeback, Materialise has…