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FormFutura is a Dutch company offering a wide selection of filaments for desktop 3D printing usage. The company offers several options for ‘traditional’ plastics such as ABS and PLA in different diame…

A nifty little website with the url Pirate3D might have you thinking about the IP and copyright laws currently swirling around the 3D printing industry. That’s where my mind went first anyway. But, if…

Creating models and prototypes with 3D printers has been at the core of this technology area since its inception. With the advent of more sophisticated hardware, software and available materials, more…

If you’re anything like me, you’re curious about what the hairstyles of the ancient Egyptians looked like exactly.  And I mean exactly.  You’re not satisfied with vague estimates by paleontologists, a…

Maker Faire has grown to become the most popular show for the burgeoning Maker Movement since it opened the doors for the first time in San Mateo, CA back in 2006. The latest Bay Area event in 2012 ga…

As one of the UK’s big four supermarket chains, you would expect Sainsbury’s to be on the ball in terms of looking to maintain and improve market share. But these days that goes beyond groceries, clot…

Plastic Fantastic – an online shop for plastic filaments – has an interesting material in their plastic arsenal: Flexible – Rubber like plastic filament. The material is extremely elastic and can be w…

We have shared some videos before showing 3D printers as product placements in different media, and the latest one comes from Nike’s new Kobe Bryant advert. We know that Nike is using 3D printers to c…

We have seen 3D printers make the most amazing creations from space craft parts to sculptures, but this is the first musical creation that has come in front of us. This video makes a case that you 3D …

Dutch company, Code P-West, has released a new entry-level 3D printer called 3D Builder. The new, fully assembled 3D Builder has a solid metal frame and a standard specification in comparison with the…