3D printing is not the miracle we were promised

07-31-2015 • http://qz.com, BY Mike Murphy

3D printing has been hailed as the future of manufacturing for years now.

Doctors use 3D Printing to Straighten Severely Bent Legs & Perform...

07-29-2015 • http://3dprint.com, BY EDDIE KRASSENSTEIN

Doctors use 3D Printing to Straighten Severely Bent Legs & Perform Double Knee Replacement Surgery

Using the Power of Makers and 3D Printing to Help Veterans

07-29-2015 • http://3dprint.com, BY TE EDWARDS

The Prosthetics and Assistive Technology Challenge series event will take place July 28-29 in Richmond, Virginia, and the two-day event gives designers from the general public the opportunity to transform lives by improving the quality of life for ve

US arms maker Raytheon 3D-prints guided missile parts

07-21-2015 • http://www.rt.com

US arms producer Raytheon says it has manufactured most parts of a guided missile through 3D-printing. The company is working on adding complex electronic circuitry to the list of things that can be fabricated this way.

Water-soluble filament makes creating "impossible" 3D prints easier

07-17-2015 • http://www.gizmag.com, By Stanley Goodner

3D printing has made some impressive strides in the past couple of years, allowing makers to create a wide variety of fantastic and unique designs.

Tiny working 3D human hearts grown from nothing -- and other organs could be coming

07-16-2015 • http://www.independent.co, ANDREW GRIFFIN

Scientists have made tiny human hearts that can actually beat from nothing -- and they're so small that they can barely be seen with the naked eye.

World's first 3D-printed supercar aimed at shaking up the auto industry

07-10-2015 • http://www.gizmag.com, By C.C. Weiss

Automobiles have made great strides in recent years in becoming cleaner and greener, but according to Divergent Microfactories, they still have miles to go.

Proposed Law Blocks Export Of America's Least Threatening Gun

07-08-2015 • popsci.com

It would also outlaw hosting design files for 3D printed weapons Designed by Defense Distributed, the 3D printed Liberator pistol is both a revolutionary concept and a profoundly mediocre gun.

i.materialise's 3D Printed "Wood Challenge"....

07-06-2015 • http://3dprint.com, BY DEBRA THIMMESCH

i.materialise's 3D Printed "Wood Challenge" -- Contestants Design Objects With New Wood Material

Boffins 3D-print ROBOT SEAHORSE, then BATTER it with rubber mallets

07-05-2015 • http://www.theregister.co.uk, Alexander J Martin

A thing you may not have known: the tail of a seahorse is a square prism rather than the typical cylindrical shape normally expected in tails.

Shapeways Snags Another $30M In Funding To Expand Its 3D Printing Ecosystem

07-02-2015 • http://techcrunch.com, by Fitz Tepper

Shapeways, a 3D printing service and marketplace, announced a $30 million Series D round led by INKEF Capital.

Dubai Says Plans World's First 3-D-printed Office Building

06-30-2015 • http://www.voanews.com

Dubai said it would construct a small office building using a 3-D printer for the first time, in a drive to develop technology that would cut costs and save time as the city grows.

Dubai to build world's first 3D printed office

06-30-2015 • http://gulfnews.com

The office will be approximately 2,000 square feet in size and will be printed layer-by-layer using a 20-foot tall 3D printer

7 Ways 3D Printing Is Already Disrupting Global Manufacturing

06-30-2015 • http://www.forbes.com, Rick Smith

3D printing production is still in its infancy, but it is already inevitable. And if you look closely, you will find numerous indications that this historic shift is already well underway.

HOPE IT'S REAL: 3D PRINTING HOUSES WITH BRICKS

06-30-2015 • http://hackaday.com, by: Mike Szczys

You've just got to go with the hype on this one, because it's obviously not ready for prime time yet. But a few days ago murmurs started circling the net that an Australian inventor had developed a robot capable of building complicated structure

Print-My-Ride: The World Is Going Towards 3D Printing Like Never Before

06-28-2015 • http://www.forbes.com, Yoav Vilner

The world of 3D printing is growing at such a pace, I just can't stop blabbing about it.

How Pens Could Bring The Art of 3D Printing to Novice Hands

06-28-2015 • http://www.forbes.com, Hilary Brueck

Move over, backyard toolshed. The must-have fixit tool for the 21st century? Your 3D printer.

World's First 3D Printed Supercar is Unveiled – 0-60 in 2.2 Seconds...

06-27-2015 • http://3dprint.com, BY EDDIE KRASSENSTEIN

World's First 3D Printed Supercar is Unveiled – 0-60 in 2.2 Seconds, 700 HP Motor – Built from Unique Node System

3 Stocks to Watch in 3D Printing

06-27-2015 • http://www.fool.com, By Steve Heller

Investing in 3D printing stocks is an exciting prospect for investors to consider. The technology offers the potential to revolutionize the way things are made, and the industry is projected to grow significantly in the coming years.

3D-printed supercar a new entry in 'green' auto manufacturing race

06-24-2015 • http://www.ocregister.com, BY SUSAN

When it comes to so-called green cars, the debate usually revolves around powertrains.

3D printing adds a new dimension to medicine

06-23-2015 • http://www.businessspectator.com,

3D printing may one day make aspects of medicine a bit like car making, where custom-made parts to be used in surgery are received "just in time".

3D-Printed Rhino Horns Might Stop African Poaching...

06-23-2015 • http://www.ibtimes.com, By Jeff Stone

3D-Printed Rhino Horns Might Stop African Poaching, But Environmentalists Aren't Optimistic

3D bioprinter uses carbon nanotube enhanced cellulose

06-23-2015 • http://www.nanowerk.com,

A group of researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have managed to print and dry three-dimensional objects made entirely by cellulose for the first time with the help of a 3D-bioprinter.

A New High-Res 3D Printer Can Print Objects Smaller Than Blood Cells

06-23-2015 • http://gizmodo.com, Andrew Liszewski

Those telltale layered stripe marks all over a 3D-printed object might soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new high-res printing technique that's actually capable of creating 3D objects smaller than a red blood cell.

Dutch startup to 3D print bridge over canal using two robots

06-23-2015 • http://www.zdnet.com, By Greg Nichols

MX3D, a Dutch R&D startup founded by designer Joris Laarman, plans to bring additive manufacturing to a new realm: structural engineering. Here's how.

Why Ford is partnering with a hot 3D printing startup

06-23-2015 • https://fortune.com, by Jonathan Vanian

Ford has teamed with fast-rising 3D-printing startup Carbon3D, whose technology can build 3D-printed objects.

ESA successfully tests 3D printed thruster

06-21-2015 • http://www.gizmag.com/esa-3d-printed-platinum-thru

The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully test fired a 3D printed platinum alloy thruster combustion chamber and nozzle.

3D-Printed Platinum Spacecraft Thruster Passes Hot-Fire Tests | Video

06-17-2015 • http://www.space.com

Maximum throat temperature of 1253°C, an additively manufactured combustion camber and nozzle by Airbus Defence & Space survived 618 ignitions, a total operation time of over an hour and one continuous 32 minute burn.

3D-Printed Headphones are Coming (and They're Only $40,000!)

06-17-2015 • http://thump.vice.com

For DJs and regular people alike, V-MODA is one of the hottest headphone brands out there.

HP Sprout gets integrated desktop 3D scanning capabilities

06-17-2015 • http://www.gizmag.com, By Richard Moss

HP has announced a free software update for its all-in-one dual-workspace Sprout computer that adds 3D capture capabilities.