Materialise Hits the Slopes with Tailored Fits AG to Launch Digital Supply Chain for Custom, 3D Printed Ski Boots

Every day it seems like we’re hearing about another 3D printed innovation in the world of footwear, from big name brands like Adidas and Nike to the 3D printed shoes that Feetz manufactures and...

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When One Thing Leads to Another: 3D Printing the Unexpected

One of the things that often surprises an organization that gets its first 3D printer is the unexpected uses that seem to pop out of the woodwork once it arrives. Someone in one department will...

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XYZPrinting announces $3,000 da Vinci full-Color 3D Printer with 3DColorJet technology

3D printer manufacturer XYZprinting has announced the $3,000 Da Vinci Color: a fused filament fabrication 3D printer that offers full CMYK printing by incorporating inkjet printing into the build process.

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Sony new Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact phones come with 3D scanning technology

The rapid evolution of 3D technology in the last decade has seen the 3D printer, something that was once an expensive industrial tool, become an affordable household item for many consumers. So it was only a matter of time before 3D scanners became equally accessible.

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Layer One's Atom 3 Combines SLA and FDM 3D Printing Technology in One Machine

There are a lot of questions one needs to ask when considering buying a 3D printer. How fast is it? What materials can it print with? What kind of detail will the finished parts have? Those are just...

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Doctors Publish Research on Top Five Areas in Which 3D Printing Technology Has the Most Potential to Change the Medical Field

It’s no secret that 3D printing is changing the face of the medical field. The technology has many applications when it comes to healthcare, from custom medicines and prosthetics to tissue...

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Jabil becomes first commercial customer of DragonFly 2020 3D printer

3D printed electronics company Nano Dimension (NASDAQ: NNDM) has announced its first commercial partnership with global manufacturing services firm Jabil (NYSE: JBL). The agreement is the start of Nano Dimension’s aforementioned sales transition period outlined by company CEO Amit Dror alongside Q2 2017’s financial results. Rapid adoption of new manufacturing technologies In a bid to […]

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XYZprinting combines inkjet and FDM: the da Vinci Color 3D printer pricing and technical specifications

XYZPrinting, developer of the da Vinci line of 3D products, has announced the launch of a new full-color 3D printer. Aptly named, the da Vinci Color is capable of 3D printing 16 million shades from the CMYK color profile, all from your desktop. Full color 3D printing The da Vinci Color is the world’s first […]

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3D Printing News Sliced HP, Deloitte, Ultimaker, SLM Solutions, Dacuda, Danfoss

Our 3D printing news digest today includes news about HP, Deloitte, Ultimaker, SLM Solutions, Dacuda and Danfoss. Lasers for Lubeck SLM Solutions Group, a German Selective Laser Melting metal based additive manufacturing company based in Schleswig-Holstein, has announced their participation in the Lubeck Airport’s Centenary celebrations (2-3 September), coinciding with a recruitment drive. 3D printing […]

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UTEP thesis investigates missing pigment in 3D printed skin

New research looks at how 3D printed skin can be made from a patients own cells and used as a skin graft or other medical treatments. Composed of three primary layers, each containing an eclectic mix of tissues, human skin, though unassuming to the naked eye, is an incredibly complex organ. With a natural layer […]

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3D Printed Surfboard is Good for the Environment

If you walk across any college campus, you’ll probably see several recycling bins piled high with plastic bottles. Most people barely notice those bins, looking at them only when they need to...

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How an autonomous vehicle maker slashed the supply chain with 3D Printing

3D printing is gaining wider use in the automotive sector. A new case study shows how Local Motors, an autonomous and open source vehicle manufacturer, is using 3D printing to save time and money. The Phoenix, Arizona based company has a stated focus on low-volume manufacturing, and operates using micro-factories.  Producing vehicles on demand presents […]

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Local Motors Relies on MakerBot 3D Printers and Software to Make Parts for Autonomous Olli Vehicle

Last summer, 3D printing-friendly tech and automotive company Local Motors teamed up with IBM’s Watson IoT’s AutoLAB to release the self-driving Olli shuttle, which was created with 3D...

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3D Printing News Roundup: OrthoPediatrics, Chromatic 3D Materials, Stratasys, Type A Machines, 3D printed fashion

Here's a round-up of recent events, to keep you up to speed with what's been happening in the 3D printing world. Recently we've seen a partnership established between OrthoPediatrics and Mighty Oak Medical, 3D printed fashion being displayed at a Seoul textile exhibition, and much more besides.

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PEAK Sport Products Introduces 3D Printed Basketball Shoes

When a new trend in footwear appears, it often shows up first in the world of sports, and 3D printed shoes are no exception. Professional athletes can benefit greatly from the customization that 3D...

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Cappasity Announces Development of ARToken-Powered Blockchain Ecosystem for Quick and Easy AR/VR/3D Content Creation

Cappasity, founded in 2013, is on a mission: to make 3D digitizing as simple as photography. The startup is known for its in-store browsing experience, with interactive 3D images, to online retail,...

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Siemens to assist Dubai Roads and Transport Authority in 3D printing parts for metro system

Industrial manufacturing company Siemens has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to develop 3D printed parts for the latter’s transport subsystems.

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Plantoids: the smart 3D printed robots that will help keep your plants alive

Citizen Scientific Workshop (CSW) has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Plantoids, 3D printable robots that put your plants on wheels. Each 3D printed device seeks out sunlight and fresh air to give its green passenger the best chance of good health.

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Fraunhofer launches “SLM in Green” project for 3D printed copper

Known for its malleability and typically ductile composition, copper is a seemingly ideal material for metal 3D printers. In addition, the metal exhibits a level of  thermal conductivity second only to silver, and high electrical conductivity making it desirable for industrial applications. It is this conductivity however that makes the metal notoriously difficult to work […]

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Expandable bone screw 3D printed in titanium could improve spinal surgery recovery

Researchers from Curtin University in Australia have teamed up with surgeons from the Royal Perth Hospital and the St John of God Subiaco Hospital to develop a 3D printed device that can help patients suffering from severe bone fractures or osteoporosis recover from surgery, particularly spinal surgery.

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Investment Casting and 3D Printing: BFFs

Investment casting has been used for millennia. In this process a wax pattern is made. This is hardened, then the wax is vaporized. The resulting mold is then hardened once again and surrounded by...

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Has RCLifeOn mastered the art of 3D printed t-shirt design?

3DSimon Sorensen, creator of the YouTube channel RCLifeOn, has uploaded a video tutorial for making 3D printed t-shirt designs. The maker uses NinjaFlex flexible filament to 3D print patterns directly onto cotton t-shirts.

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Dassault Systèmes and the Importance of Relationships and Integration in 3D Printing

In Waltham, Massachusetts, Dassault Systèmes‘ North American headquarters houses a 3DEXPERIENCE Lab filled with an integrated ecosystem of advanced technologies. The 3,100-square-foot fablab...

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Formwerk3D helps 3D scan rare bust of Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten

Up until now, if you wanted to set your eyes upon the rare Ancient Egyptian bust of Akhenaten you would have had to bustle through a crowd at Hannover’s Museum August Kestner and peer past a casing of protective glass. Now, however, thanks to 3D scanning technologies, you don’t even have to make the trip to Germany to see the stunning artwork.

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Siemens to bring 3D printed parts to Dubai Metro

Once the world’s longest driverless transit rail network (until 2016 when it was surpassed by the Vancouver SkyTrain) the Dubai Metro transports over 160 million passengers each year. To keep trains running, and passengers happy, the city’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed an MOU with the Middle Eastern branch of award-winning automation conglomerate […]

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Local Motors self-driving Olli shuttle helped along by Makerbot 3D printers

Anyone with an interest in 3D printing and cars will already know about Local Motors, the Arizona-based company that uses additive manufacturing technologies to create innovative, almost futuristic vehicles. From the Strati, which holds the honor of being the first 3D printed car, and now to the Olli, a self-driving bus, Local Motors owes much of its success to 3D printing technologies.

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A Smartphone App and a 3D Printed Box Show Promise in Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer

We live in a culture that’s obsessed with selfies, and many may debate whether that’s a good thing or not, but in the future, selfies may actually save lives. One of the reasons that...

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Incredible 3D printed Fractal Skulls from WhiteClouds will have you contemplating life and death

WhiteClouds, the Utah-based cloud 3D printing specialist, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for an amazing set of 3D printed “Fractal Skulls.” The colorful skulls are designed with mind-bending, computer-generated fractal patterns, and finished with a glossy protective coating.

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Making Stronger Protective Gear: Researchers Replicate Biological Structure of Lobster Claws Using Electric-Assisted 3D Printing Process

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association last month found that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which results from repeated blows to the head, was found in 99% of...

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Femtosecond Lasers for Use in Additive Manufacturing

“All I ask for is one simple request, and that is to have sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads!” (Credit: Dr. Evil, Austin Powers Goldmember). Perhaps, if Dr. Evil was...

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NTU Singapore cements 3D printing research with sustainable fly ash geopolymer

Moving into Industry 4.0 and the age of cyber physical systems, digital construction is on the rise. Across manufacturing, the use of greener, more efficient materials is also of paramount concern. “Considering the current importance digital construction,” states a recent study from the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing at Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) “it […]

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The future of 3D Bioprinting by Prof. Gordon Wallace, University of Wollongong

Our series looking at the future of 3D printing continues with a visionary article from Professor Gordon Wallace. Prof. Wallace is a founder and Director of the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Executive Director at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science and an Australian Laureate Fellow. His research interests include new […]

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Printable Scenery launches Kickstarter for new Rampage Gothic 3D printable scenery-building systems

We’ve covered the work of New Zealand-based 3D design team Printable Scenery extensively in the past, and their latest release, known as Rampage Gothic, sees them continue to make the most of the growth in the hobbyist 3D printing market as well as the undying popularity of tabletop RPG games.

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Printable Scenery launches Kickstarter for new Rampage Gothic 3D printable scenery-building systems

We’ve covered the work of New Zealand-based 3D design team Printable Scenery extensively in the past, and their latest release, known as Rampage Gothic, sees them continue to make the most of the growth in the hobbyist 3D printing market as well as the undying popularity of tabletop RPG games.

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3D Printing News Briefs: August 29, 2017

We’ve got a lot of 3D printing business news to shareion today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, along with some news on competitions, 3D printing material, and some 3D printed clothing. Robo...

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3D Printing Used to Build VW Caddy Front End in Ambitious 3i-PRINT Project

Classic car enthusiasts may lament that they just don’t make cars the way they used to, and that’s both true and not true. Yes, cars today are quite different than the collectors’...

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BiliScreen: a 3D printed smartphone device that detects pancreatic cancer by looking at your eyes

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed BiliScreen, a new smartphone app and 3D printed attachment that can detect jaundice in an adult’s eye. This could in turn allow users to detect early signs of pancreatic cancer and other diseases.

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3D Printed Props Revolutionize the Film Industry Landscape

The moviemaking industry is facing radical changes as a result of the recent growth in Netflix, Amazon, and other online streaming services. At the same time, movie production costs are staggering...

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Danfoss opens first 3D printing center in Denmark; Asian and North American centers to follow

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18-year-old Italian student builds €10 3D printer from old inkjet printers

An 18-year-old student at the Liceo Scientifico Copernico in Udine, Italy, has deconstructed three old inkjet printers and a flatbed scanner to make his own 3D printer from scratch. Costing only €10 from start to finish

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Danfoss opens first 3D printing center in Denmark; Asian and North American centers to follow

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Ultimaker​'s ​Design​ ​Engine​ ​Starter​ ​Pack Card Game Inspires Students to Create Original 3D Printable Models

Today, Ultimaker released the Ultimaker Design Engine Starter Pack, a card game made for educators, just in time for the new school year. The game was created by Lizabeth Arum and Matt Griffin of the...

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Virginia Tech 3D print the unprintable in Kapton material study

Gelatinous, 3D printed honeycombs and rooks are more resilient than they appear in recent materials research from Virginia Tech. The project has 3D printed, “the highest temperature polymer that has ever been printed before.” The complex 3D geometries are made from Kapton, a material also used for insulation or often on the build platform of […]

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U.S. Marine’s 3D printed drone is 200 times cheaper than production version

3D printed drone technology has been an emerging area over the past year, with military surveillance use seeing a particular boom. To add to the recent developments in drone delivery systems and swarming drones purpose built to be air dropped, U.S. Marine TOW gunner Cpl. Rhet McNeal has developed a hand-launched fixed wing drone, with […]

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Branch Technology and Foster + Partners Take First Place Again in Latest Round of NASA's 3D Printed Habitat Challenge

It’s an amazing thought that many people alive on Earth today might, in their lifetimes, see humans landing on – and even living on – Mars. It’s even more likely that...

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UW-Madison engineers get $2.1M to develop 3D printed heat exchangers for refrigerators

Engineers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have received $2.1 million in funding to continue their development of 3D printed heat exchangers. The project is being supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-e).

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3i-PRINT brings together additive giants for amazing 3D printed Volkswagen Caddy project

Altair, APWORKS, csi entwicklungstechnik, EOS GmbH, GERG, and Heraeus have joined forces for 3i-PRINT, an engineering platform for research and development of innovative prototype concepts. The group has 3D printed the front end structure of a Volkswagen Caddy.

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Formlabs Explains How to Use 3D Printed Pewter Casting Molds to Make Full Metal Miniatures

Let’s say you have a cool digital sculpture that you’d like to print into a figurine…no problem, that’s not difficult. But here’s where it can get tricky – what if...

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Swinburne University recognized for innovative geopolymer-based concrete 3D printing method

The Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure at the Swinburne University of Technology in Australia has received the Excellence in Technology and Innovation award from the Concrete Institute of Australia (CIA). The prize was given for the center's cutting-edge concrete 3D printing process.

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ApplyLabWork Offers Affordable Alternatives for High-Quality SLA 3D Printing Resins

3D printing, as a whole, is becoming more affordable. Several low-cost 3D printer options are now on the market, and even many high-end 3D printers have become relatively less expensive, allowing...

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Embrapa to test biological activity of Cerrado plants with 3D printers

The Cerrado region in Brazil is a vast tropical savanna encompassing forest, wood and park habitats across 2,045,064 square km. In a new project from Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation Embrapa, researchers are working to unlock the potential bioactivity of Cerrado plants through the use of 3D printers, making tissue and organ models for drug testing. […]

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3i-PRINT: racing ahead in automotive additive manufacturing

Vehicle electrification and efficient manufacturing are two rapidly developing fields within the automotive industry, second perhaps only to AI. 3i-PRINT, a collaboration between product development companies Altair, APWorks, csi entwicklungstechnik, EOS GmbH, GERG, and Heraeus have been using 3D printing technology to innovate and test concepts in these fields. 3i-PRINT is intended to be, “an […]

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Foster + Partners, Branch Technology capture top prize in Phase 2 of NASA 3D printing competition

NASA has announced the winner of Phase 2: Level 3 of its 3D Printed Habitat Challenge, a multi-phase competition which is seeking to find new and innovative methods for building 3D printed habitats and livable structures in space.

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What If 3D Printing Plastics Were Superheroes?

Plastic is the most popular material used for 3D printing and the cheapest one. We decided to make this ordinary topic a bit funnier than it really is and compared qualities of different plastic...

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Robo and colorFabb partner for new 3D printing materials, international expansion

San Diego 3D printer company Robo has partnered with Netherlands-based filament specialist colorFabb for a distribution and reseller agreement. colorFabb will also develop special filaments for Robo.

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Teenage Maker Builds Closed Loop 3D Printer for Just €10

There have been many homemade and DIY 3D printers – even 3D printers made from a dot matrix printer, e-waste and recycled components – but I think the 3D printer constructed by Italian...

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3D printing accident leads to discovery of bio-active 'tissue paper' for organ regeneration

A remarkable new 3D printing discovery by researchers at Northwestern University has huge potential benefits for the treatment of cancer patients. After a fortuitous accident in a bio-printing lab which led to the creation of a tissue-paper like bio-active material, made of organic tissue, the material has now been produced intentionally in a variety of different forms.

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The hidden promise and challenges of selective laser sintering for plastic 3D printing

Despite its decades long history, selective laser sintering (SLS) continues to have undeveloped potential to form high quality production parts that are difficult to make using other 3D printing methods. One of the largest challenges to 3D printing of production quality plastic parts is poor mechanical properties commonly observed as reduced strength in the z-axis. […]

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Phase two of NASA’s deep space habitat challenge finds a winner in architect & tech firm collaboration

As part of its support for the application 3D printing technology to deep space exploration, NASA has awarded a $250,000 prize to a joint team consisting of members from Foster+Partners California and Branch Technology (based in Chattanooga, Tennessee). NASA’s competition, which has now reached level three of its second phase, aims to “advance construction technology […]

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Robo 3D establish two-way development agreement with colorFabb

Californian 3D printer developer Robo3D (ASK:RBO) has signed an agreement with Dutch filament producer colorFabb. The partnership is to expand Robo’s distribution base across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, and stock/resell complementary colorFabb materials to the growing prosumer and professional market. From strength to strength Robo 3D first launched in December 2012 with the release a […]

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Ionic3DP to launch Kickstarter for Kappa - $220 3D printer based on Scott Russell Mechanism

Ionic3DP, a Singapore-based 3D printer startup, is preparing to launch its very first additive manufacturing system. Called Kappa, the new FDM/FFF desktop 3D printer is set to launch via Kickstarter this September.

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3D Printing and Robotics Changing the World: Winners of the Third Round of 2017 Hackaday Prize Announced

The 2017 Hackaday Prize challenge launched just a few months ago, charging participants to create something that makes a positive difference in the world. It’s always interesting to follow the...

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New method for bone-like shell & infill optimization results in stronger 3D printed parts

Researchers from the Technical University of Delft and the Technical University of Denmark have developed a new way to create bone-like porous infill in 3D printed parts. The technique can be achieved on several kinds of 3D printer.

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New Startup Incubator Focuses on 3D Printing and Other Advanced Tech for Next Generation Electronics

In the 3D printing world, Israel is probably best known for being the country that brought us the DragonFly 2020 electronic circuit board 3D printer, courtesy of Nano Dimension. But Nano Dimension is...

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Researchers Improve Upon Trabecular Bone-Inspired 3D Printing Infill with New Algorithm

Whenever someone picks up one of the various 3D prints I have on my desk, they usually exclaim over how light it is. While a lot of that has to do with the fact that all of my prints are pretty...

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UKs Royal Navy could develop mysterious 3D printed submarines that look like stingrays

Engineers have proposed a number of futuristic concepts for new Royal Navy vehicles and weapons. Their designs include a 3D printed stingray-like submarine and swarms of fish-shaped torpedoes.

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How to cast metal parts directly using a 3D printed High Temp resin mold

Most makers will have experimented with using 3D printing to make molds for casting. Whether it’s making a 3D printed mold for festive chocolates, or using lost wax or PLA casting to make strong parts, the processes of 3D printing and casting have often been used in combination.

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3D Printing Spotlight On: Naomi Wu / SexyCyborg, Maker

When it comes to the global maker community and the spread of desktop 3D printing among individuals and smaller-scale operations, tech enthusiasts come in all shapes and sizes. One highly popular...

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LPW Technology Studies Micro-Cracking Issue in Metal 3D Printing

As 3D printing with metal continues to rise in popularity around the world and on all user levels, the conversation deepens as well. LPW Technology has been extremely involved in metal 3D...

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Brazils Embrapa lab adopts 3D bioprinting tech to advance agricultural research

Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology’s Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology (LNANO) in Brasilia, Brazil has announced the recent adoption of 3D bioprinting technologies. According to researchers from the lab, the center’s new bioprinters will enable them to manufacture increasingly complex and realistic biological structures for agricultural research.

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National Science Foundation Grant Makes 3D Images of 20,000 Vertebrates Open Source in oVert Museum Specimen Initiative

While 3D scanning has been used to solve a murder case and recreate a metal passenger aircraft, among other things, it’s really making a positive impact for museums. But I’m not just...

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Winbo's Super Helper 3D Printer is a Helper in the Classroom

3D printers are becoming more common in classrooms around the world, and that’s an encouraging sign. It’s widely agreed that children in school today will need to have at least a working...

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Lobster shells inspire electrified 3D printed body armor that could prevent sports injuries

Engineers from the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering are using 3D printed armor inspired by lobsters to prevent sports injuries. The lobster-like printed armor could be particularly useful for preventing chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

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This giant LEGO Go-Kart was made entirely with 3D printed building blocks

YouTuber Matt Denton, known for his Mantis Hacks maker videos, has built a large-scale replica of the classic 1972 LEGO Go-Kart kit. Made from 3D printed building blocks, the LEGO Go-Kart is five times larger than the original and was made for under $130.

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Carnegie Mellon Researchers Make Strides in 3D Printing Prototypes for Telescoping Structures

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon have been working to make strides in improving new ways to model telescoping structures, specifically in making curves. Their goal is to continue where original...

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Virginia Tech team 3D prints with Kapton, most heat-resistant polymer that could be used in space

A high-performance material commonly used for insulating space craft and satellites has been successfully 3D printed for the first time. This is a significant breakthrough that stands to increase the number of potential applications for 3D printing technology in space exploration projects

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Humble Velocipede, a 3D printed version of Theo Janssen's famous Strandbeest sculptures

You’d be forgiven for thinking that there are now enough fidget spinners in circulation, 3D printed or otherwise, to keep everyone’s fingers busy forever, and no more hand-occupying toys are needed. You would, however, be ignoring the latest Adafruit creation, uploaded by contributor Dano Wall.

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Engineer Develops 3D Printed Nintendo Switch Adapters So Disabled Friend Can Still Play 'The Legend of Zelda'

We talk a lot about 3D printed prosthetics here on 3DPrint.com, whether it’s the work of heartwarming volunteer organization e-NABLE, redefining what ‘prosthetic’ really means, and...

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3D Printed Drones Fly into the Future

Over the past several years, drone usage dramatically increased. In 2016, global unit sales grew 60% to 2.2 million and revenue increased 36% to $4.5 billion. In the United States alone, American...

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Ten 3D Printable Things: More Game of Thrones

Welcome to Ten 3D Printable Things. Every week I’ll be showcasing 10 fantastic and FREE 3D printable projects, designs and models from all over the web.  As most of the country gets ready to settle...

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3D Printing News Roundup: GE Garages, SMS Group, Merck, DiManEx, byFlow

Don't worry if you've been too busy to keep up with recent 3D printing developments, we've got another quick round-up to fill you in on what you might have missed.

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3D Printing News Briefs: August 25, 2017

Happy Friday – let’s get the weekend started with some 3D Printing News Briefs. MyMiniFactory launches its new Click & Print feature, while a popular 3D printing service bureau...

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South Korean Surgeons Use 3D Printed Guides for Removing Cancer & Rebuilding Jawbone in One Surgery

If you or a loved one have been affected by cancer, then you know how devastating the disease can be, taking millions of lives around the world each year. As so many individuals offer whatever...

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Former Aerospace Engineer Brings Otherworldly Elements to 3D Printed Jewelry Design

It can be hard to decide on a major course of study during college, and it can be even more difficult to figure out how to apply that major toward a real-world career when your degree has been...

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Next generation of 3D printed medical & dental implants could be made from PEEK

This year’s International PEEK Meeting, which took place in Washington D.C. in April, revealed that a number of important medical research projects are being conducted into the 3D printable polymer. The material is proving especially useful for implants.

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The R&D Tax Credit Aspects of the Entire 3D Printing Startup Business Lifecycle

3D printing has become the new alternative to advance product development, regardless of the intended product, consumer, or market. According to a Forbes 2017 report, 57% of all 3D printing efforts...

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Universities set out to 3D scan 20,000 vertebrates for MorphoSource digital database

A new collaborative initiative called openVertebrate (oVert) is bringing together experts from various universities to 3D scan and digitally capture all vertebrates. The ambitious 3D scanning project, which will officially launch on September 1, is supported by a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

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3D Printing News Sliced: Otterbox, Sigma Labs, Jaguar and giant LEGO

Today’s Sliced 3D printing news digest features the latest breakthroughs and stories from makers, education, business, design. Highlighted companies include: Otterbox, 3D Hubs, Aleph Objects, Prusa Research, Matt Denton, LEGO, MindKits, Hack My Van, PrintLab, Fisher Unitech, Cimquest Inc., Sigma Labs, BeAM Machines, Renishaw, Listemann, Classic Motor Cars, Jaguar, Nanjing city China and the Shanghai Children’s […]

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Dr Tobias Schaedler of HRL labs tells 3DPrintingIndustry how additive manufacturing really is rocket science

In January 2016, Malibu, California-based HRL Laboratories announced that they had developed a new method of 3D printing polymer-derived ceramics into complex shapes. This involves a pre-ceramic Silicon Oxycarbide (like Silicon Carbide but with some residual Oxygen) resin cured to resemble a polymer. The resin is suitable for 3D printing via stereolithography (SLA). During this […]

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Kinematics study uses 3D printed wand markers to improve foot motion tracking

Researchers from Belgium have developed an in-shoe foot analysis tool that uses 3D printed markers, consisting of a baseplate and a wand marker, to track foot motion. The kinematics system could improve future footwear designs.

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US Marine Designs 3D Printed Surveillance Drone at Fraction of Regular Cost

There are all sorts of applications for 3D printing in the military, from a submarine hull and a trauma simulator to missile components and surveillance drones. Recently, Rhet McNeal, a 26-year-old...

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Meet Scout, the US Marines new 3D printed drone that costs just $613 to build

Rhet McNeal, a 26 year-old Corporal from Griffin, Georgia, has designed a 3D printed drone called “Scout” that can be built for just $613, around 200 times cheaper than current drones used by the Marines.

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Shining 3D Releases EinStart-C 3D Printer Along with a New Educational Package

Every year in January, attendees at CES get to see some of the newest technology from a variety of industries, including 3D printing. It’s always an exciting show that introduces a wealth of...

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Unitikas thermo-sensitive 3D printing material can be reworked after printing

Unitika, a Japanese advanced materials company, is developing a thermo-sensitive 3D printing filament. Objects 3D printed with the filament can be deformed by hand, since body temperature causes the polymer to soften.

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MyMiniFactory launches Click & Print direct slicing feature for 3D printers

3D model sharing platform MyMiniFactory has launched a new feature to make it even easier for people to 3D print objects. With “Click & Print” functionality, site visitors can now directly generate a GCODE for 8,000 objects in the site’s collection, with plans to rollout the feature over all 30,000 in the future. Access to […]

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Photoswitch Molecules Bring 3D Structured Light to Life

I never get tired of 3D movies; from Sing to Planet of the Apes, I still gasp when objects fly out at me and enjoy the sensation of watching a lone figure moving through what appears to be the depth...

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Argentinian researchers add rotating 4th axis to bioprinter for tubular scaffold meshes

Researchers from CONICET and the National University of La Plata in Argentina are developing a 3D bioprinting system that incorporates a 4th axis. This new 3D printer, they say, will enable the additive manufacturing of more complex cylindrical, tubular, or helical mesh structures.

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Two-Time Project Runway Winner Teaming Up with Feetz to Launch 3D Printed Designer Shoe Line

3D printed fashion has hit the runway more times than I count, and less than a month ago the bomber jacket by Israeli designer Danit Peleg became the first commercially available 3D printed garment....

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Matterport raises $5 million to improve and enhance 3D-capture

Matterport has announced that it has secured $5 million towards developing its 3D-capture technology. The California-based company are market leaders in technology that facilitates the building of digital representations of 3D spaces. Their technology has been particularly applicable to the world of property, where potential investors can see a dimensionally accurate model of a building’s […]

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Belgian Researchers Develop 3D Printed Wand for Foot Kinematics

Recently I was at an orthopedist’s appointment with my son, having his shoes fitted with some inserts to relieve discomfort in the boots he wears while traversing around Colorado flyfishing. I...

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NIST Develops Testbed 3D Printer to Improve Metal Printing Techniques

It’s no secret that metal printing still has a long way to go. As of now, metal prints are inconsistent in size and durability among other things. As a result, companies are putting a lot of manpower into R&D for achieving an ideal print. One such case is the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and […]

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OECD say 3D printing will replace traditional machining within 10 years

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has highlighted the potential environmental impact of 3D printing in its report The Next Production Revolution: Implications for Governments and Business. The report makes a bold claim that, “The next five to ten years will probably see 3D printing supplant much (perhaps even most) machining of parts”. […]

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Shining 3D launches Einstart-C 3D printer, collaborates for STEAM education starter package

Shining 3D, one of China’s leading 3D printing and scanning companies, has announced the release of its latest product: the Einstart-C desktop 3D printer. In addition to launching the new 3D printer, the company will be introducing a 3D printing educational starter package in collaboration with PrintLab International to help bolster STEAM learning in schools.

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Doodle3D release Transform application after successful Kickstarter campaign

After just under a year of beta testing and and a Kickstarter funding campaign, Dutch tech company Doodle3D has fully released the first version of its “Transform” design application, with free user access. The online tool, aimed at those with little or no prior knowledge of 3D printing, allows the user to realise their designs […]

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What an academic study into 3D remix culture shows us about creativity

Back in January 2017, Prof. Sascha Friesike, of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) gave keynote speech at the Chaos Communication Congress (33C3) in Hamburg, Germany. In his talk entitled “What we can learn about creativity from 3D printing”, he observed just “how important remixing is for the creative process we […]

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HP and Deloitte Announce Alliance to Accelerate Digital Transformation of US$12 Trillion Global Manufacturing Industry

London, August 24, 2017 – Today, HP Inc. and Deloitte announced a first-of-its-kind alliance that will accelerate the digital transformation of the global manufacturing industry. The two companies will collaborate on the implementation of HP’s 3D printing systems in large-scale manufacturing environments, applying their unrivaled digital operations experience to help enterprises accelerate product design and […]

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Get Ready, Makers: OtterBox Has Released CAD Designs for 3D Printable uniVERSE Case System Accessory Mount

The same day I purchased my very first iPhone several years ago, I also bought a light purple OtterBox case for it, having been told by all of my other iPhone-toting friends that it was the best...

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HP and Deloitte: Allies in 3D Printing-Led Disruption to Manufacturing

There’s a great deal of optimism and ambition in additive manufacturing today as the growing industry looks toward tomorrow. HP Inc. has long been on record as saying it was entering the field...

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HP and Deloitte form alliance to implement Jet Fusion 3D printers in large-scale manufacturing environments

Printing behemoth HP and professional services firm Deloitte are joining forces to implement HP’s 3D printing systems in large-scale manufacturing environments. Deloitte plans to flex its “global client reach” and other strengths as part of the alliance.

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NIST Builds Testbed 3D Printer to Study How Users Can Have More Control Over Metal Additive Manufacturing Processes

Two years ago, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), part of the US Department of Commerce, released a report on metal powder additive manufacturing, which included a set of...

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Saving a 3D Printed Titanic Model from the Original's Fate

The Titanic features large in the mind of the public. This is partly due to the blockbuster film of the same name featuring a young, handsome Leonardo DiCaprio and schmaltzy music by Celine Dion...

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U.S. Army seeks commercialization of 3D printed cement barracks

Ordered, concrete, and spanning 512 square-feet, the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in Champaign, Illinois, has revealed the successful construction of its first 3D printed barracks hut. The B-Hut is a product of the lab’s Automated Construction of Expeditionary Structures (ACES) project, that is now seeking commercialization with a North American industrial corporation. Expeditionary structures on-demand The semipermanent […]

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Researchers Use Carbon 3D Printing Technology to Improve Wine Testing

Winemaking is a complicated process that involves a lot more than just smashing up some grapes and letting them sit to ferment. It’s a process that requires a lot of knowledge, and a lot of...

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Doodle3D Announces Version 1.0 for its Online Transform 3D Design App

In 2013, the co-founders of the Netherlands-based software company Doodle3D, Nico van Dijk and Rick Companje, launched a successful Kickstarter campaign for the Doodle3D WiFi-Box, a small device that...

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Berkeley AI team generates high-res 3D models from 2D images by focusing on surfaces

Researchers from the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research lab have developed a way to create 3D objects from a single 2D color image. The technique uses something called “hierarchical surface prediction” to identify free space, occupied space, and—crucially—boundaries.

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DiManEx raises $2.7million for additive manufacturing supply chain platform

DiManEx, headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is a company dedicated to optimizing its customers’ supply chains through digitization, and identifying potential savings using 3D printing. In series A funding the young company, founded in 2015, has raised $2.7 million to extend the product for a fast-growing customer base. Transforming the supply chain The self-professed goal of […]

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Copy, transform, combine: Remixing at Thingiverse

Have you ever wondered where all the designs come from, that we print with our 3D printers? Four German researchers have explored this questions on the platform Thingiverse and published their findings in a scientific article. In a recently published scientific article in the “Journal of Information Technology” the researchers Christoph Flath, Marco Wirth, and […]

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In the 3D Printing Studio: Kasia Wisniewski’s Collected Edition

This article originally appeared on Shapeways Magazine. Bugs in the kitchen. Flowers in an old illustration. Sources of inspiration can be unexpected. For artist and jewelry designer Kasia...

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German researchers reveal the 8 ways to remix 3D printable models on Thingiverse

A group of German researchers has conducted a study into the phenomenon of “remixing” on Thingiverse. The study finds remixing to account for half of Thingiverse’s models, and divides the practice of remixing into eight basic patterns.

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US army 3D prints 512-sq-ft barracks using concrete AM tech developed in collaboration with NASA

The U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), based in Champaign, Illinois, has announced the successful construction of a 3D printed concrete barracks spanning an impressive 512 square feet. The concrete structure was made possible by 3D printing technology developed by CERL in partnership with NASA.

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3D Printing and Scanning Technology Used to Restore Rare 1954 Jaguar XK120 SE

We’ve seen many big name automakers incorporate 3D printing technology into their design and manufacturing processes, from Ford, Hyundai, and Toyota to Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Jaguar Land...

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Identify3D Offers Siemens' Digital Factory Advanced Security Technology Through New Partnership

Last year, global software company Siemens announced that it would be expanding its Frontier Partner Program, an initiative that partners with startups and gives them access to Siemens’...

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Siemens backs Identify3Ds digital manufacturing security solutions to boost use of 3D printing

Global technology giant Siemens has established a major business partnership with Identify3D, which has the potential to increase implementation of 3D printing technology in the manufacturing sector. Identify3D provides a unique security software solution for digital manufacturing processes, enabling companies to protect their assets

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A toast to Carbon and the University of Adelaide redesigning small-batch winemaking

The speed and quality of Carbon’s trademark Digital Light Synthesis, is helping its CLIP 3D printer technology gain traction in applications for series production of end-user parts. In a project for the R&D branch of  multinational computer technology corporation Oracle, CLIP 3D printing was previously used to produce 10,000 parts for Oracle Labs servers. A new project from […]

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3D Printing News Roundup: 3D printed jawbone reconstruction in Korea, Sigma Labs, Emerging Implant Technologies, more

The 3D printing industry still shows no signs of slowing down, but we’ve got another round-up of the latest developments to keep you up to speed. Recent events include Korean surgeons using 3D printing to reconstruct a patient’s jawbone, EIT getting 22 new patents for its 3D printed spinal implant technology, and more besides.

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eSUN invests in RESA Wearables to bring 3D printing insoles to China

Custom-made wearables provide the exciting opportunity to bring 3D printing to a commercial market. With Under Armour, adidas and China’s Peak Sport all on board, the center of 3D consumer innovation is currently in the footwear market. Now filament manufacturer eSun is launching a venture to introduce the technology in high street kiosks across China. RESA […]

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German Researchers Publish Paper that Shows Us Just What's in a Thingiverse 3D Design Remix

The first time I ever 3D printed something was when 3DPrint.com’s editor-in-chief Sarah Goehrke and I visited Proto BuildBar together in 2015. We each chose designs from popular 3D printing...

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Sigma Labs Expands 3D Printing Software Solution, Focusing on Partnerships and Executive Structure for Growth

As 3D printing technologies continue to spread across the globe, management solutions are a major concern for those operations adopting additive manufacturing into their workflow. Sigma Labs has been...

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Upgraded Aether 1 Beta Edition Will Help UniSA Pursue 3D Bioprinting Research in Contraception

In the spring of 2016, San Francisco-based Aether announced that its advanced Aether 1 3D bioprinter would soon be released. The company’s goal was to get the Aether 1 into the hands of...

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3D Printing of Eyewear and R&D Tax Credits

The global eyewear industry, valued at $102.66 billion in 2015, is comprised of non-US and international companies who manufacture and sell corrective, lifestyle, sun-protection, luxury, fashion, and...

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Researchers improve design of wine testing airlocks using Carbon 3D printing tech

Making wine is an age-old science that has gone through many changes over the centuries. Even today, winemakers and researchers are searching for new ways in which the winemaking process can be improved and optimized in terms of cost and production time.

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CSAIL Robogami democratizes 3D design and fabrication of robots

The Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a hub of activity for solutions to change the way people approach design and engineering, In 3D printing, previous projects from the lab include the fabrication of a smart-sensing skin for robots, developing the “Photoshop” of 3D materials, and a voxel based […]

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Tech firm 3D prints electrifying headset that ‘boosts’ brain performance

An Australian tech start-up is developing a device it claims will boost brain performance by delivering electric shocks to those who wear it. The 3D printed prototype headset consists of electrodes that monitor brainwaves, and could potentially stimulate concentration. HUMM Tech, the company behind the computer interface, is made up of innovators from diverse backgrounds, […]

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US Army 3D Prints Barracks From Locally Sourced Concrete

We’ve been hearing a lot about the US military’s use of 3D printing lately. The Army just released a new report on its use of 3D printing, and just today we learned about the Marine...

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Researchers Use 3D Printing Technology and Chemistry to Develop a Way to Power Wearable Electronics Using Human Sweat

Sometimes, if the weather is nice and I’m feeling motivated enough, I’ll go for a brisk walk around the neighborhood, but I can’t make it very far if I don’t have my phone...

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3D printing could transform construction industry along with 5D modeling, IoT, robotic assembly

Management consulting firm McKinsey & Company has published a report that identifies 3D printing as a key area of “construction’s digital future.” The report also looks at 5D building information modeling, IoT, and other technologies.

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MITs Robogami lets you design custom 3D printed robots from standard, folding parts in minutes

3D printing technology is making the world of robotics more and more accessible, due to its flexibility and increasingly fast production times. The initial design phase, however, is still something that can be a complex challenge to people without the expertise.

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Branching out into Bronze: L+S’s 3D printed sculptures

Norwegian artistic duo “L+S” has created a bronze sculpture of a tree using SLA 3D printing as part of the workflow. The duo, consisting of Lutz-Rainer Müller and Stian Ådlandsvik, was commissioned to create the four-meter sculpture by Ullertunet, a dementia nursing home in Oslo. The bronze tree was created using a variation upon the […]

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17-year-old invents $35 3D printed device for diagnosing respiratory diseases

Not many teens can say they attend an Ivy League school and perhaps even fewer can claim an invention to their name. This is not the case for 17-year-old Maya Varma, an engineering student and intern at Stanford University who has developed a low-cost 3D printed device that can analyze a patient’s breath and help to diagnose pulmonary diseases.

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Motion Capture and 3D Printing Preserve the Movements of Skateboards in Action

Some of athletes’ best memories come from a record-setting run or bike ride, or, for skateboarders, a difficult-to-master trick. Those moments are ephemeral, as memories tend to be, but 3D...

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New Research Shows How Plastic Can Be 3D Printed From Urine During Space Voyages

Remember that scene in Apollo 13 where the main crew dispose of all their waste in the depths of space? They’d be kicking themselves if they found out what a useful resource they had just chucked out. While presenting stunning new research at the American Chemical Society expo, Mark Blenner and his team outlined a method […]

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Is filament made from astronaut urine the next giant leap for 3D printing in space?

Clemson University researchers are developing a technique for turning human waste into recycled 3D printing filament. With special microorganisms, both urine and exhaled carbon dioxide could be turned into usable materials for 3D printing spare parts, tools, and other useful items.

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MIT CSAIL's Interactive Robogami System Makes it Easy to Design and 3D Print Your Own Origami-Inspired Robots

For years, researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have been working with 3D printing and robotics, making robots 3D printed in one step and 3D...

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X-FAB: Marines Evaluate Portable 3D Printing Facility for Maintenance Battalions

While it may seem that nearly every type of industry today is making use of 3D printing, this applies to the US military also. And while they may employ creativity while making new parts just like...

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Ultra-rare 1954 Jaguar XK120 SE undergoes amazing restoration with help of 3D printing

British auto shop Classic Motor Cars (CMC) has painstakingly restored and refurbished what is believed to be one of the rarest Jaguar models in existence: the one-of-a-kind Pininfarina-bodied 1954 Jaguar XK120 SE.

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Interview with Chris Korda: 3D printing pottery, open-source software and activism

Chris Korda is an activist, techno musician and software developer. She is credited with developing programs for the world’s first color 3D printer in 2004 during her term at Z Corporation, which was bought by 3D Systems in January 2012. In her latest project, PotterDraw, Korda has released a program for designing complex and colorful vases. Created to encourage creativity […]

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Airbus reduces mass, cost & time of satellites with metal 3D printed radio frequency filters

Airbus Defence and Space, a division of Airbus responsible for defense and aerospace operations, has developed prototype 3D printed radio-frequency (RF) filters using metal 3D printing. RF waveguide filters are an important technology for space communications.

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3D Printing News Briefs: August 22, 2017

We’re talking about everything from business and 3D printing materials to outer space in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Using a new digital platform, thyssenkrupp has connected all of...

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Skriware and Dartmouth College Team Up to Deliver 3D Printing and Robotics Education

There are a growing number of 3D printing companies that put education among their highest priorities, and that’s a wonderful thing, as there can never be too many organizations working to...

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3D Printing News Roundup: RESA Wearables, iBUS platform, Aether, Skriware

Here’s a round-up of some recent 3D printing stories you might have missed, including Aether receiving funding from the Gates Foundation for a new 3D bio-printing project, RESA Wearables introducing retail kiosks in China for 3D printed custom orthotic insoles

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Research Team in India Uses 3D Software and 3D Printing to Make Prosthetic Ear

As part of a college program, a team from the College of Engineering, Pune (CoEP) in India has developed unique software, which helped them make a 3D printed ear in just one week for 32-year-old...

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NASA award spurs HRLs 3D printed ceramic research for rocket engine parts

HRL Laboratories, a California-based research lab owned by Boeing and General Motors, has received an award from NASA’s Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion program. The funding will enable HRL to advance the development of 3D printed rocket engine components made from temperature-resistant ceramics.

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3D Printing Provides Cost Effective Alternative to Expensive Lab Equipment Plus R&D Tax Credit

Recently, there has been an increase in STEM focused initiatives which has driven a corresponding increase in demand for laboratory equipment. In light of this demand, the scientific and engineering...

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Astronauts may depend upon recycled urine filament for 3D printing in space

“If astronauts are going to make journeys that span several years, we’ll need to find a way to reuse and recycle everything they bring with them,” says Mark A. Blenner, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Clemson University, South Carolina. To this end, the Blenner Research Group is looking into the potential uses […]

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Three 3D printer crowdfunding projects live right now: New Nine, D2K Insight, Toybox

While crowdfunding will always be something of a lottery, platforms like Kickstarter remain the best place to get huge cost reductions on startup-made 3D printers and 3D printing equipment. Here are three 3D printer projects live right now: the New Nine, D2K Insight, and Toybox.

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Exclusive Interview: HP Introduces New Global Head of 3D Printing Commercial Expansion & Development

When HP makes a move, the industry pays attention. In 2015, HP Inc. parted ways with Hewlett-Packard Enterprises, keeping the intellectual property for its upcoming 3D printing business as the...

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Matterport: $5m investment for company whose AI 3D scanning tech helps realtors scan entire houses

Matterport, a California-based immersive media tech company known for its real-world 3D model generation technology, has secured a $5 million investment from Ericsson Ventures. The recent funding will help it to grow and advance its innovative artificial intelligence (AI) computer vision technology, which is mainly used to scan and capture spaces for the real estate and commercial markets.

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TetraShell 3D printing used to create four-meter-tall tree sculpture for Norwegian retirement home

L+S, an artist duo from Germany and Noway, have created a four-meter-tall tree sculpture to commemorate Noway’s most eco-friendly nursing home, Ullerntunet. The large-scale sculpture, which is made from bronze, was made using 3D scanning and 3D printing technologies.

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RESA Wearables Brings Custom 3D Printed Insoles to Kiosks Around China

Insoles aren’t expensive, and they can be purchased at most shoe stores and pharmacies to help with foot pain and discomfort. Depending on their quality, off-the-shelf insoles do provide some...

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3D Printer Types Explained (FFF / FDM)

FFF / FDM 3D printers take many forms. They differ in mechanical arrangements and coordinate systems. Some manufacturers choose mechanical simplicity at the expense of build platform movement while others attempt to increase extruder head travel speed by using fixed motors and complex belt actuation. The most popular mechanical arrangements for FFF / FDM 3D […]

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Aether collaborates on Gates funded contraception research at UniSA

Delivering its latest beta 3D bioprinter to the University of South Australia (UniSA), San Francisco technology start-up Aether has announced collaboration on an in vitro study funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. According to Dr. Anton Blencowe, lead researcher on the UniSA study, the Aether 1 3D printer will “add new, unparalleled capabilities,” to its […]

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Four Fierce Female Designers Using Coding to Create

This article originally appeared on Shapeways Magazine. It’s been A WEEK, so we thought it would be nice, at this particular moment, to introduce you to some female designers who use 3D printing to...

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This functional 3D printed Warthog took a Halo fan 7 years to build

It’s been 10 years since Halo 3 was first released, and if you’re like me, your memory of it may be a little bit foggy. Fortunately, maker Bryanthavercamp is here to jog our memory with this ultra-impressive (and functional!) Warthog vehicle, made with the help of 3D printing.

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Lunewaves inexpensive 3D printed lenses could put Tesla-style autopilot systems in everyday cars

Researchers at the University of Arizona have developed inexpensive 3D printed Luneberg lenses that could be used in radar systems for the automotive industry. The researchers have formed a startup, Lunewave, that will commercialize the technology.

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3D Printing with Water Soluble Supports Improved with Latest Prusa Update

Nothing kills the high of 3D printing a cool model quite like having to sit down and pry off support materials. Maybe I’m wrong – maybe there are some who enjoy the slow process of...

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3D Printing and Casting Preserve the Memory of a Tree in Bronze

In Oslo, Norway, people with dementia live and seek treatment at Ullertunet, a nursing home that specializes in dementia care. The recently renovated facility is now the most energy efficient and...

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CoEP makes CAD software accessible to doctors in landmark ear surgery

Professors at the College of Engineering, Pune (CoEP) in India have developed a software system making 3D printing in hospitals more accessible to doctors. The Osto3D program is a computer aided design (CAD) platform that can be used by physicians without any experience of 3D modeling. Proving its utility, the software has been used to […]

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MindKits awarded new Mercedes-Benz van to expand reach of its portable 3D printing workshops in New Zealand

The benefits of introducing 3D printing into educational programs, allowing kids to get to grips with the technology and the possibilities that it offers at an early age, are being increasingly acknowledged. One company based in New Zealand, MindKits, has been focused on 3D printing education

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Researchers Use Inkjet 3D Printing to Create Fast, Accurate, Inexpensive Diagnostic Tool

From whirligigs and models to printers and smart bathrooms, 3D printing technology has definitely made an impact on diagnostics. Healthcare workers use diagnostic tools to detect and determine the...

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Holodeck for Fish, Flies and Mice Illuminates Animal Behavior in Virtual Reality

If you’re a Star Trek fan, you’re well acquainted with the concept of the holodeck, an immersive virtual reality environment in which characters can virtually interact with any setting....

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Educational Business Wins Hack My Van Contest, Will Offer Portable 3D Printing Workshops in New Zealand

The Hack My Van competition, put on for the second year by Mercedes-Benz Vans, reminds me a little bit of the reality TV show Pimp My Ride, where ruined cars were fixed up and renovated into much...

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Prusa software update makes 3D printing water-soluble supports easier than ever

Prusa Research has released the latest version (1.36.2) of its Slic3r Prusa Edition 3D printing software. Its main new feature? Improved settings for 3D printing with water-soluble supports on the Prusa i3 MK2 MultiMaterial 3D printer.

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Chinese Bridge Sports New, Extra-Strength 3D Printed Railings

In the Chinese city of Nanjing, a well-traveled bridge was deemed unsafe – namely, its railings weren’t stable enough. According to Li Jin, Chairman of Nanjing Jiayi Precision Machinery...

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Heart in Hand, Henry Ford Health System Leads the Way in Cardiac 3D Printing

While we’re a long ways off yet from 3D printing organs for transplant, today’s reality is seeing 3D printed hearts saving patient lives in plastic. The structural heart team at Henry...

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New Congress-approved defense bill could mean more military contracts for 3D printing companies

The U.S. Department of Defense Authorization Bill, which includes stipulations on 3D printing, has passed Congress. The bill requires that the Secretary of Defense brief the House Committee on Armed Services on its plans for additive manufacturing.

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Indian doctors implant 3D printed prosthetic ear made using CoEPs Osto3D modeling software

A 32-year-old woman from India has received a prosthetic ear implant in record time thanks in large part to 3D modeling software and 3D printing technologies. The procedure, which was performed last month, was enabled by the College of Engineering, Pune (CoEP) and the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC).

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Could Lunewave 3D printed lenses be the “eyes” of autonomous cars?

Lunewave Inc. is a certified startup from the University of Arizona (UA) devoted to the development of next generation sensor technologies. Its proprietary products are 3D printed Lüneburg lens antennas, capable of providing wireless communications and sensing. Fabricated by atypical means, the lenses provide a low-cost, custom-made alternative to conventional antenna design. The inventors say […]

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Low-Cost 3D Printed Lens Set to Improve Vehicle Radar Systems

As we get closer to adopting self-driving vehicles around the world, safety systems, like crosswind stabilization, collision avoidance, and adaptive cruise control, are becoming more advanced than...

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HUMMs 3D printed brain zapper gives video gamers competitive edge

HUMM, a startup based in Perth, Australia, is developing a 3D printed headset that boosts brain performance by delivering electric shocks to wearers. The device uses four electrodes to measure brain waves, and stimulates the brain to improve short-term memory and mistake evasion.

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3D Print Your Own Levitation Device Courtesy of the University of Bristol

If you find yourself bored sometime, don’t automatically reach for your phone or TV remote. Why not try levitating some objects instead? Thanks to some researchers at the University of Bristol,...

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Australias Anatomics partners with multiple Singapore institutions for custom 3D printed implants

A number of partnership agreements have been reached between Australian tech startups and Singapore-based companies and research institutions. Signed earlier today, they will seek to bolster innovation and collaboration between the two nations in a number of fields.

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US Army Forges Ahead in Their Commitment to 3D Printing

There are so many examples today that demonstrate the impact 3D printing is having all over the world, and in so many different areas of industry. But if you wonder what the true potential for the...

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3D Systems Partners With CSM Bakery Solutions For Food Printing

After somewhat of a hiatus in the food printing field, 3D Systems have doubled down on their efforts. In a new deal with CSM Bakery Solutions, they are looking to provide ingredients, products and services related to food and baked goods. The deal also gives CSM the exclusive rights to work with the ChefJet Pro printer. […]

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Coralise: 3D printed coral skeletons could save spectacular reefs from climate change

Jessica Gregory, a 23-year-old nature lover from Newport, Wales, is attempting to save coral reefs by 3D printing replicas of coral skeletons. She hopes young corals will be encouraged to to grow around the 3D printed replicas.

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Microsoft Documentary Series Chronicles Young Engineer's Work Toward Affordable 3D Printed Robotic Prosthetics

3D printing technology can do many things, but one of the best, in my opinion, is inspiring people to make the world a better place. We first heard about young self-taught engineer Easton LaChappelle...

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This beautiful 3D printed ceramic lamp is made from a single coil of clay

Australian furniture designer Tom Fereday recently highlighted the interior design possibilities of 3D printing technologies with the unveiling of his classic yet eye-grabbing 3D printed Pelo light. The pendant light shade, which is made from a single coil of 3D printed clay, was realized in partnership with local artist Susan Chen.

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UAntwerp 3D printed Project ASLAN crosses sign language barriers with 3D Hubs

Robotics and 3D printing combine in a thesis project from University of Antwerp masters students Guy Fierens, Stijn Huys and Jasper Slaets. The titled Project ASLAN was developed as a solution to the shortage of sign language interpreters for the Flemish language in Flanders. By cooperating with service bureau 3D Hubs and the European Institute […]

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Russia launches first 3D printed space craft

Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin has successfully launched the country’s first 3D printed satellite. During a spacewalk from the International Space Station with fellow Roscomos cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy, the Tomsk-TPU-120 satellite was deployed by hand last week. A video of the launch shows Yurchikhin tossing the 3D printed satellite into the void where it will spend […]

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3D Systems makes a sweet 3D printer deal with CSM Bakery Solutions

3D printing is about to become more prominent in the food industry as 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD) has signed a partnership with CSM Bakery Solutions, a global leader in culinary ingredients, products and services. Together the companies will work on the development, sale, and distribution of 3D printers, materials and products. CSM will also hold […]

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3D print your own tractor beam with off-the-shelf low cost components

New research from provides instructions on how to build a low cost 3D printed levitator. The device uses acoustic waves to hold samples such as fluids, insects or small electrical components.  Creating a microgravity environment The levitator is intended to facilitate studies in chemistry, spectroscopy or organisms in microgravity. The scientists write, “This technology has […]

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Chinese city of Nanjing gets first 3D printed bridge railings

An opening ceremony was recently held to celebrate the completion of a major project in China, which was the installation of the country’s first 3D printed bridge railings.

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3D Printed Tumors Made with Cancer Cells May Hold Key to More Effective Treatments

3D printed tumor models can help doctors and surgeons to get a better look at and understanding of the masses that they’re going to be treating or removing from a patient’s body, and they...

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3D print and assemble Anouk Wipprecht illuminated High Tech Edelweiss necklace

Dutch designer Anouk Wipprecht is hands down one of our favorite innovators within the fashion-tech field, having come up with such original designs as the 3D printed Smoke Dress, the 3D printed Spider Dress, and the ever amusing Drinkbot 3D printed cocktail dress.

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TinyLev: a 3D printed home acoustic levitator that is capable of holding liquid and insects in mid-air

Engineers from the UK’s University of Bristol have developed “TinyLev,” a 3D printed acoustic levitator that can be used to suspend matter in mid-air. The device could be used for blood tests, inspection of insects, and more.

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Imagined Artefacts: Artist Anousha Payne uses 3D scanning and printing to appropriate artefacts

London-based artist Anousha Payne has used 3D printing to create her latest art series “Imagined Artefacts.” The project, which consists of a number of 3D printed abstract structures, explores several themes including representation, replication, and the significance of an artefact outside of its context.

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Touring Your (Unbuilt) Dream Home: 3D Visualization in Architecture and Interior Design

This article originally appeared on Shapeways Magazine. Architects, developers, brokers, and interior designers often have to help their clients and prospective buyers envision a space that doesn’t...

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This easy-to-follow 3D printed chess set tutorial will have rookies printing rooks in no time

Adafruit has published a tutorial for a 3D printed chess set with a “Circuit Playground” theme. The detailed pieces are made from ColorFabb PLA-metal filaments, while the chess board can be printed in regular PLA.

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3D Printing News Briefs: August 18, 2017

For this week’s second edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re covering what the technology is capable of in terms of education and business, innovative new products, and weaponry....

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3D Printed Robotic Sign Language Interpreter Helps Bridge Communication Gap

When I was in high school, I worked as a camp counselor for a summer camp at which many of the children were hearing impaired. I learned quite a bit of sign language while working at that job, but...

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BeAM Machines to host Open House for new 20,000 square foot facility in Cincinnati

BeAM Machines SAS, which specializes in Directed Energy Deposition (DED) technology, opened its U.S. subsidiary, BeAM Machines, Inc., in Cincinnati, Ohio earlier this year. The facility, operating as the BeAM Machines Solutions Center for North America, will handle sales, service, process/material development, applications, R&D and training.

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CSM Bakery teams with 3D Systems to bring 3D printing to food industry

CSM Bakery Solutions, a provider of bakery ingredients, products and services, and 3D Systems Corp., the originator of 3D printing and solutions, today announced they reached an agreement to collaborate in the development, sale, and distribution of 3D printers, products and materials for the food industry.

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The R&D Tax Credit Aspects of 3D Printing Helicopter Parts

The unique abilities that helicopters possess have allowed for tasks to be completed that have not been possible by use of other aircrafts. Today, helicopters are widely applicable to transportation,...

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Belgian students create 3D printed robotic hand that interprets sign language for the deaf

A group of engineers from the University of Antwerp in Belgium have put their skills towards good with the invention of a 3D printed humanoid robot that can translate speech into sign language. The inspirational bot is called “Project Aslan,” which stands for Antwerp’s Sign Language Actuating Node.

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The Department of Defense & Youngstown Business Incubator Weigh In on 3D Printing in the US

As additive manufacturing continues to see increased use around the globe, national strategies for adoption of the technology are becoming a bigger focus for governments seeking to ensure that they...

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3D Printing News Sliced: NASA, NCSU, EOS and the solar eclipse

Today in Sliced we have an update on the latest 3D printing developments in research,  business, engineering, medicine and design. This features: NASA, NURBS, RangeVision 3D scanners, the University of Southern Denmark, MVJ College of Engineering, Fracktal Works, EOS, North Carolina State University, Shiro Studio, Gloria Material Technology Corp, Thermal Technology LLC, JJ Churchill, HK3D, Sintavia, Chris […]

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3D Printing Among Manufacturing Technologies to Feature in SME's WESTEC

There are a great deal of 3D printing conferences and shows approaching in the coming weeks and months, and it’s less than a month until WESTEC, which will be taking place from September 12th...

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Architecture firm Lorax Design Group uses 3D printed scale models for high-end landscape and pool design

Architecture and landscaping are fields where 3D printing has the potential to make a major impact, as they are flexible enough to adapt to new technologies and seek to bring together art, design, and fashion trends as well as practical and environmental considerations.

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3D Printing May Create Safer, Stronger Bone Grafts

3D printing research at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan has previously focused on quantum 3D printing, a unique algorithm for creating 3D shapes, and 3D printed devices that can...

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3D printed pinhole projector shields bright eyes during total eclipse of the sun

Many people across North America will be able to witness a solar eclipse on Monday, and 3D printed pinhole projectors are a cheap, safe way to view the phenomenon without damaging your eyes. On Monday, August 21, the “Great American Total Solar Eclipse” will block out the sun all the way from Oregon to South Carolina, throwing darkness on a stretch of land 70 miles wide.

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Sositar Mould Company Embraces 3D Printing Alongside Complementary Technologies

A couple of years ago, the Chinese government announced the Made in China 2025 initiative, which would focus on upgrading the Chinese manufacturing industry over the coming decade with an emphasis on...

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UBC researchers 3D printed bone grafts strike balance between porosity and strength

A researcher from the University of British Columbia (UBC)’s Okanagan campus has been conducting tests to determine which 3D printable structure is best for creating artificial bone implants. Recently, he claimed to have found the most optimal design for both strength and bio-integration.

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High School Students Form Charity to Make, Distribute 3D Printed Prosthetics

Back in 2014, 3D printer manufacturer BEEVERYCREATIVE set out to bring 3D printing technology to every school in Portugal, and we’ve heard of similar initiatives to get 3D printers into...

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BASF Continues Expansion into 3D Printing Materials with Acquisition of Innofil3D

Global chemical company BASF has been involved in 3D printing for a while now. The company is a producer of materials as well as chemicals, and as the 3D printing materials industry is such a...

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VECTARY contest: Win a 3D printer worth $3,600!

Join VECTARY’s and MyMiniFactory’s 3D design competition and take home the main prize. an amazing M-Jewelry 3D printer from MakeX worth $3,600! You can also win one of the many other prizes: 4 x STARTT 3D printers VECTARY swag bag 5 free private model slots on VECTARY (for every participant) How to participate in the design competition: […]

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Guyson’s Multiblast 3D is Made for Post-processing

Many 3D printing enthusiasts know that even when a print is done, it isn’t ‘done’. That’s why we have post-processing. Even though most users prefer to do their post-processing manually, devices for the express purpose of adding final touches to your prints do exist. Guyson’s Multiblast 3D is one such device. The Multiblast’s purpose is […]

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Chemical giant BASF acquires Innofil3D for its 3D printing strategy

German chemical company BASF New Business (BNB), that announced the forthcoming launch of a dedicated 3D printing company in July this year, has acquired premium filament maker Innofil3D. The Dutch company, which is headquartered in Emmen, has been acquired 100% by BASF and will play a central role in the company’s 3D printer materials production. […]

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BASF Group acquires Dutch 3D printing filament producer Innofil3D

Regular mergers and acquisitions are signs of a burgeoning industry becoming more mature, as large companies start to emerge or come in from other fields to take over and stabilize the market, and this is a process we have definitely seen with the 3D printing industry of late.

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Marines evaluate mobile Fab Lab to expedite repair and supply

The U.S. Marine Corps is evaluating the utility of an expeditionary fabrication laboratory (X-FAB) for on-demand crisis response. A self-contained fab lab, the 20 x 20 foot unit is stocked with four 3D printers, CAD software and a 3D scanner. It can be deployed with battalion-level Marine maintenance units, servicing support ground equipment including motor […]

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3D Printing News Roundup: BigRep, Camber Spine Tech, Osseus, Shapeways, LPW, Sigma Labs

The world of 3D printing technology continues to expand at a remarkable rate, but luckily we’re here to keep you up to date on everything that’s happening. Here’s a round-up of recent events that might have passed you by, including some personnel changes at Shapeways and BigRep America, a 3D printed cervical implant getting FDA clearance, and more besides.

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Researchers Develop New 3D Imaging Method as a More Cost-Effective, Accurate Way to Visualize Cells in Tumors

Advanced 3D imaging has been used often in the medical field, for applications as varied as to study the internal body structure of humans, prove if genes can influence our facial appearance, and...

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Partially 3D Printed C-Turtle Robots Crawl and Adapt in the Desert

Sea turtles are amazing creatures, and if you’ve ever seen one in the wild, you’re very lucky. If you never get a chance to see a sea turtle up close, though, you still might be able to...

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Russian spacewalking cosmonauts release world's first 3D printed satellite from ISS

Spacewalking cosmonauts set free the world's first satellite made almost entirely with a 3D printer on Thursday. The satellites were launched manually by cosmonauts Fedor Yurchikhin and Sergei Ryazansky. One of the satellites, Tomsk TPU-120, was produced almost entirely using 3D printing technology, making it the first 3D printed satellite to be launched by Russia. Tomsk TPU-120 will be orbiting for around 6 months.

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3D printed Strandbeest robot impresses with ultra-smooth gait

A maker named Nicolas Raynaud has made a 3D printed robot inspired by Theo Jansen’s incredible wind-powered Strandbeest mechanisms. The robot has wowed the internet with its ultra-smooth leg movements.

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Russian Cosmonauts Deploy Satellite with 3D Printed Casing During Livestreamed Spacewalk

We bring you news from the International Space Station (ISS) today, as two Russian cosmonauts stepped into outer space this morning to begin a planned six-hour spacewalk, also known as an EVA...

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Formerly Conjoined Babies Doing Well After Surgery with Some 3D Printed Help from 3D Systems

Having triplets is rare, but what’s even more rare is for two of those triplets to be born conjoined. In fact, the odds of that particular situation happening are 50 million to one. Moreover,...

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TinkerCad vs SelfCad-Two Great 3D Softwares

There are two browser-based 3D modeling programs that are both inexpensive and user-friendly. They are TinkerCad and SelfCad. Let’s take a look at both.   TinkerCad TinkerCAD is free and based on simple solid modeling. You model different shapes on the working space using different generators. TinkerCad offers lots of generators. You can specify whether the shape […]

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America Makes Celebrates 5 Years Advancing 3D Printing: Exclusive Interview with Executive Director Rob Gorham

Established in 2012, America Makes is the United States’ national accelerator for additive manufacturing and 3D printing, leading the way in dedicated public-private partnerships in technology...

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Added Scientific address skills shortage with UK 3D printing courses

Added Scientific is an official spin-out of the Centre for Additive Manufacturing at the University of Nottingham, home to Xaar’s High Speed Sintering (HSS) process and a $28.6 million advanced manufacturing facility. For the first time since its incorporation in 2015, the company is delivering a program of 3D printing courses to the public, previously […]

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Build your own coilgun with 3D printed winding rig

Miros, a maker from Slovakia, has built a 3D printed coilgun “without massive capacitors.” The weapon uses battery-powered coils, and is powerful enough to (slightly) dent a piece of wood using metal ammunition.

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Biomedical Research Team in Spain Working on 3D Printed Corneas to Make Up for Lack of Donors

While there have been some companies researching how to 3D print viable human corneas, it’s not something we hear about often…as least not as much as we hear about other organs that can...

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3D printing could help North Korea develop WMDs, says Asia Times

A report in the Asia Times, a Hong Kong-based publication, says North Korea could use 3D printing to make weapons of mass destruction. 3D printing could purportedly reduce development cycle times and reduce the number of workers required.

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Cancer diseased spine replaced by 3D printed vertebrae at Shanghai Changzheng Hospital

In an operation believed to be the first of its kind in the world, surgeons at the Shanghai Changzheng Hospital have replaced a portion of a woman’s spine with metal 3D printed vertebrae. The operation was conducted to intervene in a rare case of cancer that affects cartilage cells, and reports say the patient is […]

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Formlabs Welcomes Jon Bruner as Director of New Digital Factory Platform

Big news came from Formlabs a couple of months ago, when the company announced that it would be releasing its first SLS 3D printer, the Fuse 1, along with an automated production system called Form...

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Project Runway designer Seth Aaron to debut 3D printed shoe collection at Portland fashion week

3D printed shoes are set to take Portland’s fashion week by storm this fall, as local designer Seth Aaron is pairing his runway fashion looks with footwear 3D printed in collaboration with Feetz, a San Diego startup that specializes in custom 3D printed shoes.

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4D printing on the rise, says Gartners 2017 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies report

As part of its 2017 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, technology research firm Gartner has identified three “megatrends” to watch over the next five to 10 years. They are: artificial intelligence everywhere, transparently immersive experiences (including 4D printing), and digital platforms.

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3D Printing to Celebrate the Total Solar Eclipse

In case you had somehow missed the reports that have been flooding the news and social media all over the United States, the solar eclipse that’s happening this Monday, August 21st, will be...

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Fracktal Works Helps Students 3D Print Robotic Prosthetic Arm

As final college projects go, 3D printing a prosthetic device is a great choice for many reasons. A prosthetic arm is a good way to hone one’s 3D printing and design skills, as well as robotics...

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Made In Space wraps up testing on BEAMs 3D printed radiation shields

Made In Space, the company behind the International Space Station’s Additive Manufacturing Facility (AMF), recently announced that it has completed the third and final stage of its 3D printed Radiation Enclosure Monitor (REM) shield testing for radiation aboard the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM).

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Markforged Announces 2 New 3D Printers for X Series

Markforged is one of the most prolific companies in additive manufacturing. Part of this success is due to their ability to capture such wide swathes of the market. With the announcement of a pair of new printers, Markforged has significantly diversified its portfolio. They now cover one of the widest range of prices and materials […]

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Free event combines 3D printing and drones

3D printing and drones are on display this week at a central London event. The free event is organised by 3D file-sharing platform MyMiniFactory and Extreme Flyers, leaders in micro-scale consumer drone technology and production. At Regent’s Place Plaza visitors can experience professional drone racing, simulators and a hands-on area. The event features first person […]

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IdiPAZ researchers work with MIT on 3D printed cornea replacements

The Instituto de Investigación Biomédica del Hospital La Paz (IdiPAZ) in Madrid, Spain, is working toward the goal of 3D printing human corneas within the next 5 years. Contributing to a global shortage of donations, the synthetic eye tissues could be used to treat, and in some cases reverse, the onset of blindness caused by […]

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Adaptive 3D printed facade system Spong3D could hugely improve thermal performance of offices and homes

Recent research by a team of students in the Netherlands made use of 3D printing technology to potentially change the way houses are built in the future. The project, which was a collaboration between Delft University of Technology and Eindhoven University of Technology, showed how a facade system could be 3D printed with a complex structure that would enable the optimization of a building’s thermal performance.

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3DPrint.com Summer 3D Design Course Challenge Winner

We just concluded the summer session of our Beginner and Advanced Design for 3D Printing courses, a pair of interactive online workshops which teach 3D printing design skills to participants through...

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Startup Uses GPS Data to 3D Print Colorful Models of Running and Cycling Routes

I learned in college that I was not a runner when my then-boyfriend, now husband, invited me to join him once (and once only) on his typical route. Wanting only to spend time together, I agreed to a...

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More Big News for BigRep as Frank Marangell Joins Leadership Team

2017 has been a year of big changes for many 3D printing companies, as leaders shift positions, leave companies, and join new ones. Frank Marangell was the President of Rize until May of this year,...

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Made In Space Announces that Final 3D Printed Test Shield for Radiation Experiments Aboard the BEAM Is Complete

Earlier this summer, we told you about radiation experiments being conducted on the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) aboard the International Space Station (ISS). This experimental module,...

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3D Printing for Fire Sprinkler Pipe Design Issues

3D printing may provide a practical solution to a common fire sprinkler installation issue. Pipe installation in tight spaces in walls and ceilings often requires creative pipe design.Traditionally,...

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3D Printing News Sliced: Pier 9, HP, Johnson Matthey and Tiangong II

In today’s Sliced 3D printing news digest: Renovis Surgical Technologies, Autodesk Pier 9, PrintMyRoute, University of Otago, HP, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Narbon, Tiangong II, the  Australian National University, Make to Care contest, the C-Turtle, Johnson Matthey, Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Georgia Institute of Technology. Johnson Matthey approves ceramic 3D printing as sustainable […]

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3D printing mineral fillers can reduce shrinkage & warping in parts, says HPF The Mineral Engineers

HPF The Mineral Engineers, a division of German minerals company Quarzwerke Group, is reportedly working on developing functional fillers for 3D printing. According to Compounding World, mineral fillers for additive manufacturing materials could lead to faster and higher-quality printing.

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Markforged introduces two new industrial 3D printers, the X3 and X5, for local manufacturing

Leading 3D printing company Markforge today announced a couple of new additions to its line of 3D printers, which should greatly expand its reach into the industrial 3D printing market as well as improving the options available for existing customers.

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Airbus sets sights on space with first 3D Systems printed RF satellite filter

The latest development from a collaboration between 3D Systems and Airbus proves that space is the place for 3D printing. In the redesign of a radio frequency (RF) filter engineers have managed to bypass surface topology concerns and cut the weight of a part by 50%. The metal component is now the first tested and validated part of […]

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3D Printing and CT Scanning Lead to New Discoveries About Ancient Fish

The study of evolution is an ongoing one, and is rather like a jigsaw puzzle. Scientists are constantly discovering how new pieces fit into the map that shows how creatures from Earth’s early...

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3D printed Nintendo Switch adapters help one-handed gamers play Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Mexican engineer Julio Vazquez has designed a pair of 3D printed Nintendo Switch accessories that allow one-handed gamers to play with both controllers at once. One adaptor puts the controllers side by side; the other puts them at right angles.

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Rutgers and Georgia Tech researchers develop three-part approach for detecting 3D printer hacks

As hacking becomes an increasingly significant threat in our digital lives, it is not just our passwords and financial information we have to protect, but also our 3D files. Hackers have demonstrated that it is entirely possible for people to hack into and alter 3D files as they are being printed, even making undetectable changes that can impact the internal structure and mechanical properties of a part.

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Researchers Use Sensors, Microphones, and Nanoparticles to Develop Three Methods to Combat 3D Printer Cyberattacks

When it comes to computers and other technology, hacking, by definition, can mean either to modify in a clever, skillful way, or to get around security with malicious intent. So while we love hearing...

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SelfCad and MyMiniFactory announce Partnership

For SelfCAD Users, Printing 3D Objects Just Got 25,000X Easier On August 16th, 2017, SelfCAD officially partnered with MyMiniFactory, the cloud-based library of 25,000 printable 3D objects. This is exciting news for 3D printing enthusiasts. It opens up huge creative possibilities and makes 3D printing much easier. With this partnership, SelfCAD users can access a […]

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Marine Corps says portable X-FAB additive manufacturing lab could produce 3D printed drones

A Marine Corps battalion is conducting an evaluation of X-FAB (expeditionary fabrication), a self-contained, transportable additive manufacturing lab containing four 3D printers, a scanner, and CAD software for the fast fabrication of replacement parts.

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Markforged Expands Industrial 3D Printer Line: CEO Details Accessibility in Local Manufacturing

Massachusetts-based Markforged has been focused on strength in 3D printing, and one of those strengths — materials aside — is the positioning that additive manufacturing offers for local...

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3D printed fossil helps ANU researchers make evolutionary link between humans and prehistoric fish

3D printing and 3D scanning have helped scientists from the Australian National University in Canberra uncover some new and interesting things about the human evolution process. While it may not seem like the most obvious connection, the researchers have found links between a 400 million-year-old fish fossil and modern-day humans.

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FDA (510)k Clearance Awarded to 3D Printed Medical Implants from Camber Spine Technologies and Renovis Surgical Technologies

Following in the recent footsteps of SI-BONE’s iFuse-3D Implant and Cellular Titanium spinal implants by EIT, two more medical device companies have announced this week that they have received...

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Shiro Studio's 3D Printed Walking Stick is Both Attractive and Comfortable

Many people have to rely on walking sticks to get around, due to injury, illness or advanced age. Very few people, if any, however, are happy about relying on walking sticks. They can certainly be...

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From Gold Nanoparticles to Monitoring Printer Noise: New Research Shows How to Detect 3D Printer Hacks

The Internet is undoubtedly improving our lives. However, the increasing level of connectivity has been a double-edged sword for many industries. While it provides faster communication and interactivity, it has also led to vulnerabilities caused by hacking. 3D printing is no different. As such, researchers have been looking into ways to curb such interference or […]

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BigRep rising with new appointment in USA

BigRep has appointed Frank Marangell as President of BigRep America Inc. and EVP of Global Sales. Marangell has a long history in the 3D printing industry, having previously held the role as President of Objet USA. More recently Marangell was CEO of Rize, a position he held for almost three and half years. In an […]

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Oxford and Bristol deliver new high resolution method of 3D bioprinting live tissues

In a resin cube on a suspended platform, a glass pipette 3D prints mammal cells as individual droplets of water. The goal of this process is to create three-dimensional tissues that match the behaviour and structure of those in the human body. At a scale below 200 microns, the method offers 3D bioprinting the high resolution it […]

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IdiPAZ scientists hope to make 3D printed replacement corneas available within 5 years

Over the last few years, we’ve seen some remarkable and inspiring things being achieved by bio-engineers bringing together stem cell research and 3D printing technology. Medical professionals now have the ability to produce artificial skin and liver tissue, amongst other things.

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LPW to optimize metal 3D printing materials as chair at Lancaster University

Supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, LPW Technology has launched a research chair in “Alloy and microstructure design for additive layer manufacturing” at Lancaster University in the UK. Under the direction of Pedro Rivera, the professorship will mine the dynamic potential of powdered metal materials, creating high-performance alloys that resist sensitivities common to conventional powders. High […]

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3D Printing News Briefs: August 15, 2017

For today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re putting our best fashion foot forward as we bring you stories of 3D printed wearables, clothing, and insoles, then move into some software and...

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Droplet-based 3D printing lets Oxford researchers create high-res living tissue structures

Researchers at the University of Oxford have found a new way to 3D print living structures from lab-grown cells. The structures could be used as human tissue models, removing the need for animal testing.

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University of Oxford Develops New 3D Bioprinting Method

As 3D bioprinting continues to advance, there are still challenges that plague most methods of 3D printing tissue. One of those challenges involves properly positioning the 3D printed cells within...

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3D Design and 3D Printing Enhance Creation of Patient-Specific Titanium Jaw Implants

While we’ve seen 3D printed medical implants made out of materials like silicone and cobalt chromium, the most common metal of choice is titanium due to its low density and high strength....

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Advanced Lattice Structure Creation and 3D Printing Ensure the Perfect Fit for Footprint 3D

Problems with the feet can lead to problems with the legs, hips, and back, and problems with the back can lead to problems with the rest of the body, so taking good care of your feet can go a long...

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Stratasys Q2 financial results: over 1,000 units of F123 3D printer series sold

With the recent release of its second quarter (Q2) financial results, 3D printing company Stratasys has seen a mixed but promising start to 2017. Notably, the company announced that it has already sold 1,000 units of its new F123 3D printer series, which launched in February of this year.

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Exclusive Interview: Manufacturing Industry Strategist Diego Tamburini Examines the Evolution of 3D Printing Software Packages

Software packages that support 3D printing are advancing rapidly and have become incredibly powerful and complex in the last decade or so. While a number of companies offering software solutions that...

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Exclusive Interview: Manufacturing Industry Strategist Diego Tamburini Examines the Evolution of 3D Printing Software Packages

3D printing software are becoming incredibly powerful and complex. The interview discusses how the exciting space of 3D printing software is evolving and discusses how entrepreneurs and industry...

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3D printed C-Turtle robot could shuffle its way to Mars

Researchers at the University of Arizona have 3D printed a modular robot that mimics the movement of a sea turtle and uses reinforcement learning to figure out its best strategy for movement. The researchers say the 3D printed C-Turtle robot could be deployed on Mars.

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3D Systems, Airbus present first flight-ready satellite RF filter made using metal 3D printing

Additive manufacturing giant 3D Systems and Airbus Defense and Space have unveiled their latest joint achievement: a validated and flight-ready 3D printed radio frequency (RF) filter for satellites. The 3D printed RF filter is the first of its kind to pass testing and be qualified for use in commercial telecommunications satellites.

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To Slash Product Design Cycles by 50%, Hyundai Opens New Design Studio Equipped with 3D Printing Technology

Three years ago, the government of South Korea formed a 3D Printing Industry Development Council and unveiled a plan to expand the country’s 3D printing infrastructure on a national scale. The...

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Sigma Labs triples Q2 revenue in latest report for FY 2017

After a three month period of strategic activity, metal 3D printing specialist and rapid prototyping provider Sigma Labs Inc. (NASDAQ:SGLB) has released results for the second quarter and first half of FY 2017. For the period ended June 30 2017 revenue has more than tripled to $290,553, compared to $93,824 for the same period in 2016. Combined […]

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Chris Kordas new PotterDraw app lets you generate full-color 3D printable pottery

If you haven’t had the time to head to your local guild to fulfill your pottery needs, maker Chris Korda may have the solution for you. A Boston-based software architect with nearly two decades of 3D printing experience, Korda has just released a new open-source software application for designing and visualizing 3D printable pottery.

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3D Printing Accident Leads to 'Tissue Paper' with Healing Properties

One of the biggest stories in medical 3D printing from the past few months came out of Northwestern University, where researchers 3D printed a working ovary and implanted it into a mouse, which then...

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