How to make big things out of small pieces
Researchers invent a new approach to assembling big structures - even airplanes and bridges - out of small interlocking composite components.
Sep 3rd, 2013
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Partially 3D-printed 3D printer for larger objects (w/video)
gMax is a new and very large personal desktop 3D printer with an incredible 16'' x 16'' x 9'' (2,304 cubic in) build volume.
Aug 31st, 2013
Read more3D faxing with the world's first all-in-one multifunction 3D printer
On September 4th, AIO Robotics will reveal the world's first all-in-one multifunction 3D Printer on Kickstarter.
Aug 30th, 2013
Read more3D printing market is booming as the buzz catches on
What's catching the attention of many industry analysts is the potential size of the market. In a recent survey conducted by a leading industry observer, several experts were asked to speculate on how many of the potential users of the technology have already adopted it. The answers ranged from 1% to 8%. This suggests there is still an extremely large market opportunity ahead.
Aug 28th, 2013
Read moreWireless devices go battery-free with new communication technique (w/video)
Engineers have created a new wireless communication system that allows devices to interact with each other without relying on batteries or wires for power. The technology could enable a network of devices and sensors to communicate with no power source or human attention needed.
Aug 13th, 2013
Read moreResearchers 'grow' new cartilage with help of 3D printer
A partnership between scientists at the University of Wollongong and St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne has led to a breakthrough in tissue engineering, with researchers growing cartilage from stem cells to treat cancers, osteoarthritis and traumatic injury.
Aug 8th, 2013
Read more3D printing live event at Printed Electronics USA 2013
This event introduces the 3D Printing community to the Printed Electronics world.
Aug 6th, 2013
Read more3D printing technology goes from clinic to catwalk
Dutch designer Iris van Herpen has unveiled a new piece at the Paris Fashion Week for Haute Couture created using 3D printing technology from Belgian company Materialise.
Aug 5th, 2013
Read moreResearchers 3D print tissue scaffold to grow human ear from sheep cells
Researchers have fabricated a bioartificial ear that looks and mechanically behaves like a human one.
Aug 5th, 2013
Read moreUPS stores to test in-store 3D printing services
Stratasys Ltd., a leading manufacturer of 3D printers and production systems, announced that it has been selected by The UPS Store to provide its 3D printing systems to The UPS Store as part of a test program that will make it the first national retailer in the U.S. to offer 3D printing service to entrepreneurs, architects, start-ups and other retail customers.
Aug 4th, 2013
Read moreFreeform 3D printer with undo function (w/video)
This project aims to blur the line between processes of design and fabrication in the context of rapid prototyping by increasing the fluidity of the fabrication process through coordinated material and robotic processes.
Aug 2nd, 2013
Read moreMake it yourself and save - a lot - with 3D printers
It may seem like a stretch to envision a 3D printer in every home. However, a Michigan Technological University researcher is predicting that personal manufacturing, like personal computing before it, is about to enter the mainstream in a big way.
Jul 29th, 2013
Read moreWorld's first 3D printed ink cartridges (w/video)
InkFactory created the world's first 3D printed ink cartridges. Watch the video to see how they created and then tested the 3D printed ink cartridges in a real Kodak ESP C110 inkjet printer.
Jul 25th, 2013
Read moreResearchers demonstrate internal tagging technique for 3D-printed objects
The age of 3D printing, when every object so created can be personalized, will increase the need for tags to keep track of everything. Happily, the same 3D printing process used to produce an object can simultaneously generate an internal, invisible tag.
Jul 22nd, 2013
Read moreSweet and beautiful: 3D printed sugar sculptures
The Sugar Lab is a micro-design firm for custom 3D printed sugar. With their background in architecture and their penchant for complex geometry, the husband and wife architectural design team Liz and Kyle von Hasslen are bringing 3D printing technology to the genre of mega-cool cakes.
Jul 18th, 2013
Read moreSilk Pavilion explores the relationship between digital and biological fabrication
The Silk Pavillion is an architectural experiment constructed by MIT's Mediated Matter group; it was '3-D printed' using 6,500 live silkworms.
Jul 17th, 2013
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