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3D printer about to launch to the International Space Station (w/video)

NASA's 3D Printing in Zero-G ISS Technology Demonstration will demonstrate the capability of utilizing a Made In Space 3D printer for in-space additive manufacturing technology.

June 18, 2014 Read more

Foot pain sufferers find relief from 3D printer

An EU-funded project has developed a way to quickly make customised corrective foot and ankle supports using 3D printers - and the results are already on the market.

June 18, 2014 Read more

Fab-grade 3D printers break the speed barrier surpassing traditional injection molding (w/video)

Setting new benchmarks in speed and accuracy, the fab-grade 3D printers deliver high volume manufacturing in seconds without costly tooling or an extended supply chain.

June 17, 2014 Read more

Researchers develop high-quality 3-D metal parts using additive manufacturing

Researchers have developed a new and more efficient approach to a challenging problem in additive manufacturing - using selective laser melting, namely, the selection of appropriate process parameters that result in parts with desired properties.

June 16, 2014 Read more

Affordable precision 3D printing for pros

MIT spinout Formlabs brings high-resolution, low-cost 3-D printing to makers, engineers and designers.

June 3, 2014 Read more

3D bioprinting technique to build blood vessels

The researchers first used a 3D bioprinter to make an agarose (naturally derived sugar-based molecule) fiber template to serve as the mold for the blood vessels. They then covered the mold with a gelatin-like substance called hydrogel, forming a cast over the mold which was then reinforced via photocrosslinks.

June 1, 2014 Read more

NTU launches $30 million 3D printing research centre

Medical devices and tissue printing are among the key research areas that Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is ramping up on with the launch of its new $30 million 3D printing centre.

May 27, 2014 Read more

3D printing + molecular gastronomy = 3D printed 'fruit'

A 3D printer uses 3D printing combined with molecular gastronomy to create 3D 'fruits' in a matter of minutes.

May 26, 2014 Read more

OwnFone launches world's first 3D printed Braille phone (w/video)

The Braille Phone is a credit-card sized device that can be customized and easily used by those without full vision.

May 21, 2014 Read more

Using 3D printing to decommission nuclear power plants

The company which runs Europe's largest and most complex nuclear site is the first nuclear company in the world to experiment with innovative new uses for 3D scanning and printing.

May 13, 2014 Read more

3D printed first to treat sleep apnoea

A new 3D printed device is set to end the suffering for thousands of sleep apnoea patients.

May 6, 2014 Read more

Win free 3D printers in BeeVeryCreative's 3D design challenge

BeeVeryCreativehas launched a worldwide 3D modeling challenge: '3D Print World Challenge - 3D modelling awesomeness for everyone, everywhere'.

May 4, 2014 Read more

Shape-changing smartphone has foldable display (w/video)

Researchers are are unveiling PaperFold, a ground-breaking foldable smartphone. The shape-changing smartphone allows users to fold open up to three flexible electrophoretic displays to provide extra screen real estate when needed.

May 4, 2014 Read more

3D printing a cuddly Teddy Bear (w/video)

Soft and cuddly aren't words used to describe the plastic or metal things typically produced by today's 3D printers. But a new type of printer can turn wool and wool blend yarns into fabric objects that people might actually enjoy touching.

April 28, 2014 Read more

Researchers use 3D printing to produce interactive speakers of any shape (w/video)

If it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it just might be a loudspeaker.

April 28, 2014 Read more

3D-printed cartilage, made to order

Team uses 3-D printing to produce human cartilage, offering a potent new research tool and advancing treatment opportunities for osteoarthritis and battlefield injuries.

April 27, 2014 Read more

Creating live tumors with a 3D printer

Researchers have devised a method for 3D printing tumors that could soon be taking cancer research out of the petri dish.

April 25, 2014 Read more

Printed electronics prototyping platform Printoo (w/video)

Printoo is an Arduino-compatible platform that brings previously unavailable printed, low power, and flexible electronics technologies directly to anyone interested in developing interactive objects and projects.

April 25, 2014 Read more