Tiertime to Release New 3D Printer Soon
By Michael Molitch-Hou I’m easily confused, but, if I have this right, Beijing Tiertime Technology is the same as PP3DP, makers of the Up! series of 3D printers, the original of which was licensed to...
View ArticleCan 3D Printing Clean Up Sellafield Nuclear Power Plant?
By Michael Molitch-Hou Cross your fingers! Sellafield Ltd. in Cumbria, in the North West of England is using 3D scanning and, possibly, 3D printing for disposing nuclear waste! Sellafield is the site...
View ArticleMan to 3D Print His Own Home in His Own Home
By Michael Molitch-Hou Move over China, Behrokh Khoshnevis, and the Canal House, here’s a fella who’s 3D printing a building in his own garage! Though there’s been recent news of a Chinese company 3D...
View ArticleStratasys’ New Dental 3D Printers Fill Overlooked Cavity
By Michael Molitch-Hou Stratasys continues to expand its presence in the field of digital dentistry this week. After establishing a Dental Advisory Board, to oversee the company’s dental 3D printing...
View ArticleNIST Funds Consortium for 3D Printing Materials $500,000
By Michael Molitch-Hou The United States government has increasingly become 3D printing crazy. I don’t mean to give you lists before giving you the official news, but I will! First: America Makes,...
View ArticleNIH Opens Up Biomedical Knowledge with 3D Printed Medical Models
By Michael Molitch-Hou You know how you’re always saying that everything should be free? Especially science stuff? Maybe you’re not saying that, unless you’re broke, but it’s definitely something that...
View ArticleThe World’s First Masters Degree in 3D Bioprinting
By Michael Molitch-Hou Four universities in three countries across two continents have partnered to create one revolutionary masters degree program in 3D bioprinting. Together, Queensland University of...
View ArticleThe Autodesk 3D Printer
By Michael Molitch-Hou As our Editor Rachel said to me, “This is HUGE news!” CEO of Autodesk, Carl Bass, has announced that the company is releasing its own 3D printer, along with its own open software...
View Article3D Printed Power Wheels – A Giant, 3D Printed RC Car
By Michael Molitch-Hou The first 3D printed car may come not with the bang of a giant 3D printer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, but the whir of two tiny RepRaps. Weighing 70 pounds and made over the...
View ArticleThe Fighting Zverse 3D Prints Its Way to Hall of Fame Glory
By Michael Molitch-Hou Let’s say you’re into stadiums. And you’re, like, only into stadiums. And maybe some other sports-related paraphernalia. And 3D printing. Here is a niche 3D printing service...
View ArticleRepRapPro’s Multimaterial Experiment Shows One Head is Better Than Two
By Michael Molitch-Hou RepRapPro founder and instigator of the RepRap movement, Adrian Bowyer, has done to multimaterial 3D printing what RepRap does best: keep it neat and simple. Fellas and fellers...
View ArticleTitan 1 DLP 3D Printer Promises Better Resolution, Speed, and Size than...
By Michael Molitch-Hou Shane’s said it before and I’ll say it again: this year is the year for light-based 3D printing. It’s also the year of 3D printed footwear, the year of the Maker, and the year...
View ArticleBespoke 3D Printed Hip Replacement with Bonus Stem Cells
By Michael Molitch-Hou 3D printing is becoming increasingly implemented in the operating room, with surgeons turning to the technology to create tailor-made implants for their patients. This time,...
View ArticleWhat’s Like a 3D Printer, But Also Like a Microscope?
By Michael Molitch-Hou Q: What’s like a 3D printer, but also like a microscope? A: The C.E.M Crown Extruder. Cem Schnitzler wants to know why a 3D printer can’t function more like a microscope, with...
View ArticleHasbro Files (Possible) 3D Printed Transformers Trademark
By Michael Molitch-Hou Hot on the heels of announcing its partnership with 3D Systems, Hasbro has filed a 3D printing related trademark that may indicate a platform for 3D printed Transformers products...
View ArticleHas MakerBot Become TakerBot?
By Michael Molitch-Hou As Shane alluded to in a recent article, the Internet exploded this weekend when Makers and 3D printer users from all over became outraged by patents recently filed by...
View ArticleMaker’s Empire Hopes to Make 3D Printing Easy with Tablet App
By Michael Molitch-Hou When I was little, everything was a button to push. For kids these days, everything is a touchscreen to swipe. Maker’s Empire in Australia has taken advantage of the new...
View ArticleUndercutting Consumables of the Inkjet 3D Printing Market
By Michael Molitch-Hou Sure, 3D prints made with inkjet technology can be quite beautiful to look at, what with all them ‘purty colours’ and all. While functional prototyping is a dominant application...
View ArticleIdeaZoo 3D Prints Ideas Locally in Louisiana
By Michael Molitch-Hou So, even if 3D printers don’t wind up in every home across the world, I believe they’re likely to pop up, along with hackerspaces and service bureaus, in most mid- to large-sized...
View ArticleIsis One 3D Printer Now Has Two Extruders for Soluble Support
By Michael Molitch-Hou Last year, I wrote an article about a RepRap 3D printer, called the Isis One, that had ticked off some members of the RepRap community. After overcoming the initial reactions...
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