NASA intends to send a 3D printer boldly where no 3D printer has gone before — next year — to the International Space Station (ISS). According to Made In Space, the organization that is working NASA&#…
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Can 3D Printed Jet Engine Parts Save Us from Global Warming?
With air travel steadily increasing and jet exhaust contributing to about 3% of global CO2 emissions, it’s become clear that something needs to be done about the effect that jet engines have on …
Sugar Lab — 3D Printing Just Got Sweeter
Have you ever seen a 3D printed artifact and thought, “Hell, that looks good enough to eat!”, only to find that it’s made of indigestible ABS plastic? Husband and wife team Kyle and …
Crowd-funding to Buy a 3D printer in the Dominican Republic
Luis Liriano, a chemical engineer student in the Dominican Republic, knows that the potential of 3D printing to aid technological advancement for social benefit is becoming increasingly recognized. No…
NASA Funds 3D-Bio-Printer Development to Combat Universal Hunger
In a fantastic development, the application of additive manufacturing technologies that other 3D printing enthusiasts and myself have long been promoting, NASA has recently awarded a $125,000 grant to…
MakerNet
Here I take a fully speculative view of the current business models shaped around 3D printing and what they may look like a few years down the line as the evolution of this technology continues apace.…
The Bay Area Goes Maker Mad
And so it begins: the rallying cry has been made for Makers from all over to descend on the Bay Area to connect, learn, and make. The Bay Area Maker Faire 2013 begins this weekend May 18th – 19t…
Bioprinting — 3D Printing Liquids That Stay Liquid
There have been many notable advances in the research into 3D Bio Printing in recent months and years for a number of specific applications. Leaving aside those focused on food, the production of huma…
1st Annual Makerbot Hackathon
Earlier this year MakerBot released the Customizer App allowing Thingiverse users to upload 3D designs that can be customised by other users. Following positive take-up, the teams at MakerBot and Thin…
Researchers at the University of Iowa Develop Multi-Arm 3D Bio Printer
Research into 3D bio-printing has hit the headlines fairly regularly in recent months for a variety of different applications, including the development of human organs for transplant, replacement bod…