The 10 Coolest Things You Can 3-D Print Right Now
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Last week, the digital business publication Quartz hosted a talk about 3D printing, with a discussion panel made up of Lizbeth Arum from Makerbot, Duann Scott from Shapeways, Matthew Griffin from Adafruit, and Joergen Geerds of Freedom360.us.....
The wonky discipline known as “distributed computation algorithms” can be a bit … dry. So instead of teaching the subject with problem sets and lengthy exams, the faculty of the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control at ETH Zurich decided to educa
3D printed art is now being showcased in galleries in the United States, but unlike most exhibits, the work is meant to be experienced through both the tactile and visual senses.
The ability to "print" objects ranging from plastic toys to bionic ears and even 3D artworks, has been described as possibly heralding a new industrial revolution, by freeing up – and speeding up – product design, prototyping and manufacture.
3D-Printed Surfboards Are Custom Designed for Each Surfer
Forget medical applications and guns: when 3D printing is this beautiful, I don't care if the result is only good for sweetening my coffee.
Soon, a pair of custom-made sneakers could cost hundreds, instead of thousands.
The famously nasty dinosaur gets the 3D-printed treatment for a Kickstarter project looking to go all Jurassic on home decor.
The LEGObot still has some wobble, but Krueger is hoping tighten the X and Y axes soon, making prints more precise
eBay created a buzz last week by opening a store — accessed via an iPhone app — for browsing through and customizing 3D-printed products, mainly jewelry. 3D printing has great potential because it allows manufacturers to mass-produce custom items ins
North Carolina State University researchers have developed multiple 3D printing techniques that create free-standing structures with drops of liquid metal. One technique involves stacking droplets of liquid metal on top of each other, which adhere to
NASA reports it has successfully tested the first-ever 3D printed rocket component, demonstrating a technology that could eventually lead to more efficient manufacturing of rocket engines.
Microsoft demos 3D printing at the Inside 3D Printing conference in Chicago
It's not quite as advanced as in Terminator 2, but a way of 3D printing liquid metal could offer a new range of flexible electronics.
Ford Freeform Fabrication Technology (F3T) is revolutionizing car manufacturing. It's a 3D printer that can build a design from a CAD file fast — we're talking hours rather than weeks here.
The revolution will not be televised. It will be 3D printed.
A new method for printing 3D structures and wires from liquid metal opens up possibilities for flexible and stretchable electronic connections.
Imagine a person holding a gun on his lap, fully visible, while in the same room as President Barack Obama.
NASA, Boeing, and others are using 3-D printed parts in their aircraft. Next up? A printable private jet.
MakerBot was in full force at the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo where they demonstrated the range of playful and purposeful objects that can be made with 3D printers like MakerBots'.
3D printing is turning up in all sorts of places these days, and recently, it's been gaining traction in the art world, with one artist using the printers to create giant paintings with loads of texture.
Laboratory advances hint at how additive manufacturing technology could change the way some electronic devices are made.
Laboratory advances hint at how additive manufacturing technology could change the way some electronic devices are made.
If you’ve ever had a broken limb, you know how unpleasant a cast can be.
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A duck with a backward foot is getting a second chance, thanks to 3D printing technology.
Jared Frank and other engineering students at NYU-Poly have created Caesar, a humanoid robot built with off the shelf and 3D printed parts and programmed using open source software with the intent of helping people with limited mobility.
If you love Legos, you might have imagined building a real house from them.
Researchers in Germany and Canada have produced a new map of the human brain — not the sort that shows every brain cell and its every connection or the kind that shows broad patterns of activity ......