The Makie doll concept is continuing to grow and evolve and it is a joy to behold (that’s the mother and the kid in me talking)! Following the news of the customised dolls receiving the CE mark, the M…
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On the Development of Accessible 3D Printed Robotics: An Interview With Chris Chappell
A couple of weeks ago we brought 3DPI readers the inspiring story of a self-taught teenager’s 3D printed robotic hand. As with most great future-oriented solutions, however, there are almost always mo…
PongSats: The World’s Space Program
In a previous post, 3DPI brought you a story about the potential for 3D-printed CubeSats, 10x10x10 cm satellites that could be launched into space as part of the payload for other, larger projects. W…
Home Away From Home: 3D-Printed Habitats on the Moon
The Earth’s Moon: an empty and pointless waste of rock, with nothing to do and no one to do it…until now. A consortium of European companies and organizations, including London-based architectu…
3D Printing Satellites
When we talk about the satellites orbiting the earth the image that comes to most people’s mind often resembles a small-scale space station with reflective mirror panels and antennae sticking out. The…
Nanoscale Fabrication – Micropyramids
The living cells are in a field full of pyramids on a micro scale, each “open pyramid” containing a cell that can interact with others. The findings of this new technology research is published in Sma…
Scaling Up With the Spiderbot 3D Printer
Ben Peters – an MIT student studying new fabrication techniques at the Media Lab’s Mediated Matter group – is responsible for developing an interesting 3D printing project called Spi…
A New 3D Printer From The North – miniFactory
Yet another 3D printer has emerged, this time from the far Northern corner of Europe. miniFactory is a Finnish 3DP company, who offer their namesake 3D printer for northern maker enthusiasts for 790€ …
A 3DP ‘Photo Booth’ Highlights Customisation Value of 3D Printing
At the end of next week the space EYE OF GYRE exhibition will open in Harajuku, Japan, running from the 24th November through to 14th January 2013. One of the highlights of this exhibition is undoubte…