3D Systems vs. Formlabs 3D Printing Settlement Update
By Michael Molitch-Hou Earlier this week, news broke that the lawsuit between 3D Systems and Formlabs had been settled, but the details of the settlement had not yet been released. Now, it seems that...
View ArticleVerizon Innovate Learning Grants to Fund 3D Printing and Other School Programs
By Michael Molitch-Hou Verizon is now taking a stab at improving the US education system by starting up the Verizon Innovate Learning Grants program. The corporation is giving $20,000 to 80 different...
View ArticleOrion Spacecraft to Carry a Bit of 3D Printing Onboard
By Michael Molitch-Hou As humanity prepares to hurl itself to Mars, it will begin with the Orion EFT-1 tomorrow morning. Launched atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, Orion will be...
View Articlerp+m Partners with H.C. Starck for 3D Printing New Metals
By Michael Molitch-Hou Ohio-based rapid prototyping and 3D printing firm rp+m is continuing to expand its capabilities and partnerships. In addition to developing tungsten 3D printing with ExOne, the...
View Article3D Printed Conductive Jell-O: Would You Eat it?
By Michael Molitch-Hou The University of Wollongong in Australia is quickly establishing itself as a premier institution for unique 3D bioprinting research. The school, which offers the world’s first...
View ArticleConverting a 3Drag into a Chocolate 3D Printer
By Michael Molitch-Hou Browsing 3Digital Cooks, I came across a post about Open Electronics’ method for modifying a RepRap 3D printer, specifically a 3Drag, to 3D print in chocolate. Sure, there are...
View ArticleRoyal Mail to Pilot In-Store 3D Printing and Delivery with iMakr
By Michael Molitch-Hou While UPS has already begun rolling out in-store 3D printing services and the US Postal Service has at least begun considering the technology, today, iMakr and Royal Mail in the...
View ArticleFujitsu-Powered Mobile TechShop Tours Bay Area with 3D Printing in Tow
By Michael Molitch-Hou After companies like GE and Motorola have begun traversing the world with mobile makerspaces, electronics giant Fujitsu has jumped on the bandwagon. The world’s third largest IT...
View ArticleNervous System’s 3D Printed Kinematics Dress Acquired by MoMa
By Michael Molitch-Hou Those familiar with 3D printed fashion are also familiar with just how uncomfortable it looks. No matter how beautiful the dresses of Iris van Herpen or Francis Bitonti have...
View ArticleSimplify3D Broadens 3D Printing Horizons with New Printers, Features
By Michael Molitch-Hou Developer of all-in-one 3D printing software, Simplify3D has just announced the release of their updated software suite. Simplify3D not only allows for the slicing and 3D...
View ArticleConfronting the Reality of 3D Printing in 2-Day Intensive Boot Camp
By Michael Molitch-Hou At GIGTANK this year, I had the pleasure of meeting Graham Bredemeyer, a 3D printing expert working with the accelerator’s teams to boost their 3D printing skills. Specifically,...
View ArticleMakerBot-Ready Apps Ready for the 3D Printing World
By Michael Molitch-Hou Earlier this year, MakerBot opened up its MakerBot Developer Program, a way to provide software developers all of the necessary resources to create apps built for the MakerBot 3D...
View ArticlePublish 3D Printable Fuel3D Scans Directly to Sketchfab
By Michael Molitch-Hou Sketchfab is continuing to establish itself as one of the premier sites to publish 3D models and, more recently, 3D printable models. The company behind the model sharing site...
View Article3D Systems Adds Luxion KeyShot to 3D Modeling Software
By Michael Molitch-Hou On top of the release of more 3D scanners and the acquisition of industrial 3D modeling developer Cimatron, today, 3D Systems has announced a partnership with Luxion, creator of...
View ArticleOPM Brings Two PEKK 3D Printing Materials to Aerospace Market
By Michael Molitch-Hou Interestingly enough, as Connecticut-based Oxford Performance Materials Inc. (OPM) has developed its 3D printing processes and materials, the company has simultaneously managed...
View Article3D Hubs’ 2015 3D Printer Guide: the Buyer Guide to End All Guides?
By Michael Molitch-Hou That’s a bold question and, while the answer is “probably not”, it does get at the extensiveness of 3D Hubs 2015 3D Printer Guide. Unlike other 3D printer guides, like Make’s...
View ArticleAcquisitions Push Facebook-Owned Oculus to 3D Printing’s Edge
By Michael Molitch-Hou Yesterday, according to The Verge, Oculus VR announced the acquisition of two companies and the addition of a new team member that indicate the company’s expansion into 3D...
View ArticleSesame Street’s True 3D Printable Protagonists Arrive on MakerBot Digital Store
By Michael Molitch-Hou MakerBot made news earlier this year with its first big brand partnership, adding 3D printable Sesame Street characters to its Digital Store. I’m going out on a limb, but the...
View ArticleHack Louis XIV’s 18th Century Commode to 3D Printable Bits
By Michael Molitch-Hou What do you think of when you think of 3D printing? Louis XIV’s commode, designed by famous 17th/18th Century French designer André-Charles Boulle? Me too! As if to read our...
View ArticleTake a Ride in the Millennial Trains Project’s 3D Printing Hackerspace
By Michael Molitch-Hou How do you improve upon the idea of such mobile hackerspaces as GE, Motorola, and Fujitsu‘s 3D printer-filled RVs and trailers? Make your own 3D printer-filled train! The...
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