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LimitState Promises to Fix 3D Printing Mesh Errors in Record Time
As exciting as 3D printing is for the average person, there are a number of hurdles one has to pass before realizing the technology’s full potential. 3D modeling continues to be difficult, espe…
Panasonic 3D Prints Custom Camera Covers for Lumix Line
Materialise and its Factory for 3D Printing helped Panasonic create several custom 3D printed covers for their new line of Lumix cameras. The three designs, individually representing Art Nouveau, Mode…
Correcting Congenital Heart Defects with 3D Printing Is Becoming the Norm
A 40 year old woman in Singapore living with a congenital heart defect will have her heart 3D printed to aid her doctors with finding a safer and faster way to finally correct it. The heart model will…
van Herpen Brings LHC Magnetism to the World of 3D Printed Fashion
Dutch fasion designer Iris van Herpen has established herself as the pioneer of 3D printed fashion, creating a dress that Time magazine declared as one of the 50 Best Inventions of 2011. Working with…
3D Printed Hats Attract Attention At Fashion Show
3D printed high fashion has continued to develop as an emerging trend over the past few years, as regular 3DPI readers will know from our fashion section. This year’s New York Couture Fashion Week saw…
A Review of TCT 2014
Travelling down the M6 early on Tuesday morning, heading to the NEC in England’s central belt for the annual TCT Show and I found myself a little jittery. As I tried to rationalise, I decided it was l…
Robby the 3D Printed Humanoid Robot Shakes His 3D Printed Parts and Talks to the Crowd at WMF
People love to see robots at Maker Faires — they are certainly a crowd pleaser. And humanoid robots somehow seem to represent a future that is partly here, and partly still to come. The intersection…
LA Studio MOCCI Using All “Modern” 3D Printing Tools for New Jewellery line
One thing Apple still applies from Steve Job’s original vision is that the company only moves when the time is right for mass market adoption. It has no interest in releasing technologies before they …
Do Airports Dream of 3D Printed Birds?
Sure, a robotic falcon can fulfill your need for a best friend, but it may also serve a purpose for industry. See, birds can cause problems in areas like waste management, aviation, and agriculture, …