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Bake your own droplet lens

New method makes inexpensive, high-quality lenses by hanging droplets of transparent silicone and curing them in an oven.

April 25, 2014 Read more

Engineers help make advances in virtual artificial heart implantation

Researchers virtually implant the 3-D print of an optimized, patient-specific artificial heart into a pediatric patient.

April 23, 2014 Read more

3D printing trials of unmanned aircraft broaden the possibilities for this emergent technology

Engineers at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at the University of Sheffield work on prototype of a 3D-printed unmanned aerial vehicle. Low production costs might lead to the printing of 3D unmanned aircraft that could be disposable and sent on one-way flights for delivery, search or reconnaissance purposes.

April 8, 2014 Read more

Save money and the planet: Turn your old milk jugs into 3D printer filament

A new study has shown that making your own plastic 3D printer filament from milk jugs uses less energy - often a lot less - than recycling milk jugs conventionally.

March 5, 2014 Read more

3-D printer creates transformative device for heart treatment

Using an inexpensive 3-D printer, biomedical engineers have developed a custom-fitted, implantable device with embedded sensors that could transform treatment and prediction of cardiac disorders.

February 25, 2014 Read more

Student invention aims to lower costs of organ cell printing

A specialized 3-D printing extruder developed by a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) sophomore and his collaborator could lower the costs of printing cellular structures for use in drug testing.

February 20, 2014 Read more

New partnership to develop commercial large-scale 3D printing system

The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is partnering with Cincinnati Incorporated, a manufacturer of high quality machine tools located in Harrison, Ohio, to develop a large-scale polymer additive manufacturing (3-D printing) system.

February 18, 2014 Read more

3D printing infographic: The future is now

Who knew the loud dot matrix printers of the 1980s, complete with their perforated-edge paper, would give way to sleek 3D printers that can create items ranging from weapons to medical equipment? Let's take a look at how 3D printing works and how far the technology has come since its recent inception.

February 11, 2014 Read more

ESA is 3D-printing moulds for satellite components

ESO has recently utilised the innovative technology of 3D printing to manufacture moulds for the casting of two new telescope components.

February 10, 2014 Read more

3D printing will cause five disruptions

Additive manufacturing is evolving quickly. Senior executives should begin preparing for five disruptions that will accompany it.

February 7, 2014 Read more

3D Printing: A look ahead through 2014

2013 was an outstanding year for 3D printing, with share prices of the listed companies doubling or more, conferences on the subject proliferating, and media attention exploding. So what does the year ahead hold for the industry?

February 5, 2014 Read more

A unique 3D printing interface platform for commercial applications

Display Systems is designing a unique 3D printing interface platform between existing and future generations of 3D printers and its own patented 3D display technology.

January 31, 2014 Read more

3-D scanning, with your smartphone

Startup Viztu Technologies developed commercial software that generated 3-D models from 2-D photos, before selling to a tech giant.

January 31, 2014 Read more

The world's first 3D printer designed to print composite materials (w/video)

Designed to overcome the strength limitations of other 3D printed materials, the MarkForged Mark One 3D printer is the world's first 3D printer designed to print composite materials. Now you can print parts, tooling, and fixtures with a higher strength-to-weight ratio than 6061-T6 Aluminum.

January 30, 2014 Read more

The Perpetual Plastic Project - recycling plastic for 3D printers (w/video)

The goal of the project is twofold. 1. Recycling plastics on a local level by exciting and involving people. 2 Creating awareness amongst consumers by teaching them new ways of recycling.

January 28, 2014 Read more

Various microstructures fabricated by a solvent-cast 3-D printing technique

Various microstructures including straight filaments, layer-by-layer scaffolds and freeform helical spirals are fabricated by a solvent-cast three-dimensional printing technique.

January 23, 2014 Read more

What price our fascination with cheaper 3D printing?

The future of 3D printing is firming up as it moves from do-it-yourself tinkerers to key players selling complete consumer solutions. This shift brings important ecological and socio-economic implications.

January 20, 2014 Read more

3D Bioprinting platform to create functional liver tissues (w/video)

Organovo announced that they are joining together with two institutes from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help scientists develop more reliable tools for bringing safer, more effective treatments to patients on a faster timeline.

January 20, 2014 Read more