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Prof. Levi’s +Lab 3D Prints Arm Braces Using High Performance Composites
There are several University labs I can think of whose names are inextricably associated to the professors that created them: Prof. Oxman’s Mediated Matter Lab at MIT, Prof. Pearce Research Group at M…
NatureWorks Is Getting Really Serious About Ingeo PLA Use for 3D Printing
Being the leading global producer of PLA, Minnesota based NatureWorks is very serious about 3D printing. So serious, in fact, that it recently announced a new initiative to support the growth of the a…
Free Filament in 60 Colors is Just the Tip of EUMAKERS’ 3D Printing Iceberg
I met the team behind EUMAKERS at the recent PLAST show in Milan, one of the largest events for plastic manufacturers and resellers and they captured my attention for their offer of over 60 different …
3D Printing Neurons with Graphene: Stretching the Possibilities at Northwestern University
Recently, 3D Printing Industry reported on Michigan Tech’s Tolou Shokuhfar experimenting with graphene-based biomaterials to produce a “bioink” that can replace and re-stimulate growth in cartilage an…
Test New 3D Printing Materials with Shapeways Pilots
3D printing is a finicky art and, until perfect quality control systems make it nearly flawless to fabricate items, there are still lots of kinks to work out. Makers know that that shouldn’t st…
The Last Wood-Bender, Kai Flexes His New Wood 3D Printing Filament
It’s almost been three years since Kai Parthy, a German inventor with quite a story, brought wood and plastic together as filament. Released in September, 2012, his Laywoo-D3 was the first filam…
EnvisionTEC Launches Perfactory Vida for 3D Printing in Orthodontics
After introducing the first of their line of Perfactory (a portmanteau of Personal & Factory) 3D printers in 2002, EnvisionTEC has since established over 100 patents in 3D printing and associated …
America Makes & NASA Want You to Design Their 3D Printed Space Habitats
America Makes and NASA have announced a $2.25 million dollar competition to build and design an entirely 3D printed habitat for deep space exploration. NASA is no doubt thinking about its upcoming pla…
Mcor Presents Picture Perfect Color 3D Printing with New Iris HD
While there are still several issues related to full color 3D printing, two of these – the color resolution and the cost of operation – are being addressed by Mcor Technologies, the Irelan…