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Japanese 3D Printed Gun Maker Sentenced to Two Years
In May, a 28-year-old Japanese man, Yoshitomo Imura, was arrested for 3D printing two guns and publishing videos of the process online. The verdict on Imura has now been decided by the Yokohama Distr…
How 3D Printing Can Solve 7 Super Annoying Everyday Problems
They say 3D printing is the solution to a million little problems. 3D model marketplace CGTrader just posted a list of thirteen solutions to some pretty small problems and kind of proved that statemen…
3D Printer Manufacturer Araknia Shows Its New Model Mycra[ft]
Among the hundreds of stands at last week’s Maker Faire in Rome there were a lot showcasing new FFF 3D printers. So many, in fact, that although many were introducing innovative technology, it was not…
Democratizing (Nicotine Free) Ecigarettes with 3D Printing
When I lived in New York, I had a friend, known as “Nuker”, who at the time was a programmer and was also the very first “maker” I ever met. This was the late 90’s so making things was not as common a…
Kwambio to Launch Customizable 3D Printing Marketplace
3D printing marketplaces have become ubiquitous in the past couple of years, with free repositories like Thingiverse and Youmagine allowing users to download 3D printable files for free and e-commerce…
Adventures with Oculus Rift & 3D Printing
Dave from Computing Forever visited Harvey Norman’s launch event to check out all the new fancy gadgets that they have in their store. He got a demonstration of 3d printing with a MakerBot Repli…
Local Motors’ 3D Printed Car Drives the 3D Printing Industry into the 21st Century
Since the technology first hit the scene some thirty years ago, the media has been making wild predictions about 3D printing’s capabilities. At CES in January, industry analyst Todd Grimm relayed a st…
India's First 3D Printables Marketplace
A number of – a really big number – of sites for 3D printable content have popped up in the past two years. Trying to distinguish between them all can be quite difficult, but Solidry has …
Pakistani Engineer to Build 3D Printing Ecosystem
Ever since the RepRap revolution began at the end of the last decade, low-cost desktop 3D printing has been changing lives across the world. Due to its open source nature, countless variations of the…