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Fripp Design and Research to Release Soft Tissue Prostheses Printer Picsima
3DPI’s newest writer, Davide Sher, recently relayed the stunningly real prosthetics of Fripp Design and Research, based at the Advanced Manufacturing Park of Sheffield in the UK. The company behind th…
3D Printing to Save Critters is Becoming North Carolina State’s M.O.
Life can be tough for the creatures that haven’t reincarnated themselves to full-human status, yet. Without opposable thumbs and kick-ass forebrains, it’s almost impossible to invent new technologies…
Perfectly Fitting Soft Tissue Prostheses – the Healthcare Revolution in a Video by Fripp Design & Research
Prototypes and parts, objects of all kinds, clothing, architecture and cars: 3D printing is everywhere but, undeniably, its most fascinating and revolutionary potential is found within the possibiliti…
As Father and Son Activities Go, Building Prosthetic Hands Wins Hand Over Foot
Beware: Confusing names ahead! We have Richard Van As, Ivan Owen, Liam Owen, Paul McCarthy, and Leon McCarthy. It may be hard to keep them all straight! My fifth post working for 3DPI was on the coll…
3D Systems' Stars Shine at MAD Exhibition
3D Systems’ flurry of corporate acquisitions during the last couple of years has created a wide portfolio of cutting edge designers and manufacturing talent across the organisation’s team. Two s…
3D Printed Prosthetic Hands: Update
There is now a number of wonderful projects orientated around 3D printable prosthetics. There are also, by now, a number of examples of each of the many body parts that 3D printed parts can aid the re…
The First 3D Printing Awards Show, Hosted by 3D Printshow in London
Maker Faires are quirky. The Inside 3D Printing Conferences and Expos are informative. I hate to say this, but the best adjective for the feel of the 3D Printshow that will be taking place in London a…
3D Printed Head Balancinator Balances Life for Girl with Hypotonia
In response to the Michigan Tech study that declared the practicality and cost-savings of home 3D printing, a post from The Register counter-declared the crudeness and uselessness of most home 3D-prin…
Regulating Food & Drugs with 3D Printing
In the news about 3D printing as it relates to the field of medicine, from 3D printed pills to prosthetics, it might not occur that the committees that oversee and approve such applications for human …