Tiny kidneys are world's first 3D printed organs living
• http://www.dvice.com, Colin Druce-McFaddenTwo years ago, Anthony Atala took to the stage at TED and showed the world that human organs could be 3D printed.
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Two years ago, Anthony Atala took to the stage at TED and showed the world that human organs could be 3D printed.
With just a few mouse clicks, this software (demonstrated at SIGGRAPH Asia 2013) can extract 3D objects from 2D images.
David Steiner produced a line of tableware using only materials and machines in his tiny London Apartment.
3D printers and scanners are awesome. They let you create real world objects in the shape of your every desire. But they do have their flaws. For instance, most 3D printers require a lot of manual maintenance and design tweaking before a model comes
Like most interns, Stefan Reichert was assigned a bunch of menial tasks while working for top tier design consultancies in Silicon Valley. No one asked the German student to fetch coffee, but he was assigned the art school equivalent—setting up and m
SpaceX is exploring methods for engineers to accelerate their workflow by designing more directly in 3D.
In this year we will see some amazing technologies,like Google Smart-Glasses, 3D Printing, Leap Motion, 3D Printing, transparent phone, Flexible Technology and Flying Car.
Princeton researchers, using a 3-D printer, have built a bionic ear with integrated electronics.
They can build some amazing stuff, from chairs to artwork seemingly suspended in mid air. But the average user has to build a robotic printer themselves if they want to use one.
If you wanted to buy some homespun yarn or a bar of homemade soap, you might go shopping on Etsy.
With the world-changing technology of 3D printing, scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, have focused their efforts on potentially life saving strategies, having recently had success 3D printing embryonic stem cells.
When Neal Brace was 8 years old, he saw a plastic replica of the starship Enterprise being created on a three-dimensional printer at the Johnson Controls plant where his father worked.
Researchers in China have been able to successfully print human organs using specialized 3D printers that use living cells instead of plastic.
Small spare parts on the International Space Station have always been a mission-critical issue for cargo managers. 3D printing parts could lower cost and save time.
Princeton researchers, using a 3-D printer, have built a bionic ear with integrated electronics.
It might seem a bit gimmicky if the results weren’t so stunning.
Softkill Design is a team of designers and architects that collaborate together on various building projects. And, although Dutch architects from Universe Architecture have announced plans to build the first 3D printed house, the folks at Softkill ha
3D printing continues to be one of the most promising technologies to deliver humanity its first permanent moon base. Cost and materials tend to be major stumbling blocks, but the use of 3D printers by London-based Foster + Partners addresses both hu
Students at UC Berkeley might need to clean their dorm rooms more often, because their latest robotic creation is based on a pretty creepy insect ability.
When Staples began selling 3D printers, some believed that it was an example of a major retailer jumping on a trendy tech bandwagon
Convergence, like the stars aligning in the clear night sky, is a momentous event in the tech industry. The world of cybernetics just had such a moment.
Quaint and awesome
First there was the Liberator, a 3D printed, plastic handgun. First thought to be an eccentric boondoggle at best, test firings proved the weapon viable (at least for a few rounds).
NASA and Made in Space have teamed up to build a 3D printer that works in zero gravity. They plan on shipping it up to the International Space Station late next year.
If you've been pondering over whether a 3D printer is a sound financial decision, here might be your answer: researchers have calculated that they can pay for themselves inside a single year.
Back in the days when I still had to stand on my toes to make sure I was tall enough to go on Splash Mountain, Disney’s Imagineers held an indescribable mystique.
Ducks, eagles, and dolphins have all been the beneficiaries of 3-D printed prostheses, and now Japanese artist Aki Inomata is using the power of rapid prototyping to enhance the appearance of the humble hermit crab.
Designer Bastian Schaefer shows off a speculative design for the future of jet planes, with a skeleton inspired by strong, flexible, natural forms and by the needs of the world's, ahem, growing population. Imagine an airplane that's full of light and
A study from the Illinois Institute of Technology, has shown that some 3D printers can emit serious amounts of toxic nanoparticles.
They aim to determine whether 3-D printed firearms present a real threat—and whether they can use the weapons for their own purposes.