U of Nottingham Researcher Wins Prestigous 3D Printing Award
By Michael Molitch-Hou These days, there are a lot of 3D printing conferences floating about, but, as you glance over the names, you may be able to distinguish between two general classes of...
View ArticleOlaf Diegel 3D Prints an Entirely New Kind of (Non-Musical) Instrument, the...
By Michael Molitch-Hou Writing on the convergence of 3D printing and music, I came across this work by 3D printed instrument craftsman Olaf Diegel that didn’t fit in with the rest of his designs. If...
View ArticleBEEVERYCREATIVE Joins the World of 3D Printing Education
By Michael Molitch-Hou 3D printing blend art, engineering, and awesome fun into a single process, making it a very appealing technology to bring into the classroom. In the past year, more desktop 3D...
View ArticleAvante Technology Releases Fabricatus 3D Printer Controller
By Michael Molitch-Hou Avante Technology, which recently released its own line of 3D printing materials, has expanded its presence in the DIY 3D printing community with the launch of a new controller...
View ArticleCGtrader Contest Seeks the “Zuckerberg of 3D Printing”
By Michael Molitch-Hou Online 3D models marketplace, CGTrader, has hosted some interesting design challenges in the past, like the 3D printed meme contest covered earlier this year, but their latest...
View ArticleTeVido Extends Breast Tissue Bioprinting Research into Nipple Grafts
By Michael Molitch-Hou Last year, Rachel introduced us to a firm called TeVido BioDevices, which, at the time, was beginning research into 3D printing breast tissue for those who had undergone...
View ArticleZYYX “Fume Free” 3D Printer Now Available for Purchase
By Michael Molitch-Hou At the beginning of the summer, we relayed news of a Swedish-designed, Chinese-manufactured 3D printer called the ZYYX. Why it was called “ZYYX” we weren’t sure, but what we did...
View Article“Finally, it stands!” Andrey Rudenko’s 3D Printed Concrete Castle
By Michael Molitch-Hou In May, we reported on Andrey Rudenko who, with a background in architecture and engineering, had developed his own concrete 3D printer and had already begun 3D printing large...
View ArticleF3D 3D Food Printer is Really Cooking
By Michael Molitch-Hou There have been a few different food printers that have come to the stage, like the Foodini, Candy, and the ChefJet from 3D Systems. As amazing as these machines may be, they...
View Article3D Printed Skeleton Key Software to Open Any Pin Tumbler Lock
By Michael Molitch-Hou It’s been proven that 3D printing can be used to create 3D printed key duplicates, but a more universal key generator has yet to be developed. Two skillful lock-pickers,...
View ArticleUK’s Only Metal 3D Printing Firm Opens Facility in India
By Michael Molitch-Hou The UK’s own metal 3D printing firm, Renishaw, has placed major stakes in the Indian 3D printing market with its first Indian additive manufacturing technical center in Pune....
View ArticleHistoric Polish Sculptures Replicated in 3D Printed woodFill
By Michael Molitch-Hou Limited by the space in my apartment, the time in my life, and the patience in my mind, I’ve printed very few things that are larger than my printbed. As a result, the 3D prints...
View ArticleReturn of the Mac: Build Your Own 90′s Macintosh with a Raspberry Pi and 3D...
By Michael Molitch-Hou Those who aren’t all that familiar with the Raspberry Pi may not have a full grasp on exactly what it is and just how powerful it is. As if to illustrate both of these points,...
View ArticleWhat is a 3D Printed Monkey Selfie?
By Michael Molitch-Hou The phrase “3D printed monkey selfie” would have made no sense thirty years ago and even makes little sense today, but, with a bit of context we can decipher this 21st century...
View Article3D Printing Innovators Invited to Apply to Tour Chattanooga’s Start-Up Ecosystem
By Michael Molitch-Hou At the moment, Chattanooga is in the process of transforming itself into something like, but very different from, the Silicon Valley of the Southeast. If you read our coverage...
View ArticleChinese Farmer’s Skull Restored with 3D Printed Titanium Mesh
By Michael Molitch-Hou In October of last year, while managing the construction of an addition to his home, a 46-year-old farmer named Hu was struck by a pile of wood and plummeted three storeys,...
View ArticleFonon Announces New 3D Metal Printer
By Michael Molitch-Hou After producing high-tech fiber and CO2 laser systems for such applications as marking, cutting and engraving, Fonon Technologies has announced the release of their own brand of...
View ArticleThe Origin 3D Printer Hits Kickstarter
By Michael Molitch-Hou As this Labor Day approacheth, what better appliance better to consider purchasing than a 3D printer, which saves you countless labor hours in constructing your own goods? A...
View Article3DPrinterOS Universal Cloud Management for 3D Printing Launched
By Michael Molitch-Hou At the beginning of the summer, Land relayed news of a universal open operating system for 3D printers, called 3DPrinterOS, from 3D Control Systems. Since then, the cloud-based...
View Article“World’s First” Rapid 3D Nanoscale Printer at Australian University’s $30...
By Michael Molitch-Hou Australia’s university system is pushing towards the forefront of 3D printing research, with Queensland University of Technology and the University of Wollongong offering the...
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