NIH Festival Showcases Breakthrough Medical 3D Printing Technology
By Michael Molitch-Hou Last year the the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the NIH 3D Print Exchange, an open platform for sharing 3D printable medical models to encourage access to medical...
View Article3Doodler 2.0 Becomes 1st Hardware Sequel to Pass $1 Million on Kickstarter
By Michael Molitch-Hou The 3Doodler was one of Kickstarter’s most successful crowdfunding campaigns, raising over $1 million in one day when it was launched. In tandem with CES, the company behind the...
View ArticleA Hypnotic 3D Printed Zoetrope Inspired by Nature’s Sacred Geometry
By Michael Molitch-Hou Objectively speaking, there is absolutely no 3D printed art that is better than a 3D printed zoetrope. This fact was first proven (to me, at least) by Nervous System, which 3D...
View ArticleStratasys Releases Objet Eden260VS to Strengthen Dental 3D Printing
By Michael Molitch-Hou Last year, Stratasys strengthened its dental 3D printing division even further with a dental advisory board and, now, at the beginning of 2015, the company has already introduced...
View ArticleHouse 3D Printing Innovator Featured on Audi’s Map of Greatness
By Michael Molitch-Hou To coincide with the launch of their new 2016 Q7, Audi has launched a “Map of Greatness“. The interactive site displays a spinning globe dotted with unique innovators working on...
View ArticleAsia’s Largest Oil Refiner Shifts to 3D Printing Materials & Renewable Energy
By Michael Molitch-Hou As the world’s economic powers move away from the dying industry of oil production and processing, there will be plenty of opportunities to transition into more sustainable and,...
View ArticleInside 3D Printing Returns to Singapore with HP & More
By Michael Molitch-Hou After a little over a year, the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo is heading back to Singapore, a tiny island with a huge emerging 3D printing market. From January 27-28 at...
View ArticleEuropean Space Agency Awards €500k for New Cold Spray 3D Printing Technology
By Michael Molitch-Hou The 3D printing space race is heating up, both in space and back here on Earth. The US has sent a 3D printer to the International Space Station, with Europe and China proposing...
View ArticleStart a Club for Your Favorite 3D Printing Topic with Thingiverse’s New...
By Michael Molitch-Hou MakerBot’s 3D model repository, Thingiverse, has over 500,000 free 3D printable models. And, while you can follow your favorite members of the Thingiverse community and they can...
View ArticleWhich PLA is the Best for 3D Printing? Ask 3D Matter
By Michael Molitch-Hou On forums and social media groups devoted to 3D printing, the question is often raised of which filament manufacturer is the best. See, 3D printing filament can vary from...
View ArticleEOS Partnership Signals 3D Printing Quality Assurance for Aerospace
By Michael Molitch-Hou Sigma Labs recently secured a $500k contract with GE to implement its quality control system in GE’s 3D printing process. As qualified as 3DP is to manufacture high quality...
View ArticleBrook Drumm’s “All-American Makers” Premiers Tonight on Science Channel
By Michael Molitch-Hou Take the show Shark Tank, throw in 3D printing and Printbot‘s Brook Drumm, and you’ve got 3DPI’s new favorite reality TV show, “All-American Makers”. Tonight on Science Channel...
View Article3D Print Your Design in Space via NASA’s GrabCAD Challenge
By Michael Molitch-Hou Now’s your chance to send a bit of yourself into space! NASA is hosting a GrabCAD competition to design a handrail clamp assembly (HCA) for The International Space Station, to be...
View ArticleLeapfrog 3D Printers Leaps Across Europe with Ricoh Distribution Agreement
By Michael Molitch-Hou At CES, Dutch 3D printer manufacturer Leapfrog 3D Printers announced that it was expanding its European distribution, after having already made significant leaps in the United...
View ArticleTraditional Craftsmanship Combines with Modern 3D Printing for Innovative 3D...
By Michael Molitch-Hou South African and Inventor Hans Fouche is never not Making. He’s been doing it for some time, but, in the past month, his work has caught the eyes of media from all over when he...
View ArticleFree 3D Printable of the Week: the Blender Logo
By Michael Molitch-Hou This week’s 3D printable comes from Sketchfab user Xelus, who has modeled some twenty eight different brand logos in 3D. The rendering applied to his logos are so shiny and...
View ArticleSharebot Debuts DLP 3D Printer for Jewelry Printing
By Michael Molitch-Hou Italian 3D printing startup Sharebot is shaping up to be quite the 3D printing heavy hitter, releasing an expansive portfolio of 3D printing products in a short span of time....
View ArticleViolet’s Delicate Reconstruction Surgery Rehearsed with 3D Printing
By Michael Molitch-Hou This week, 3DPI’s Andrew Wheeler covered Boston Children’s Hospitals efforts to develop a fully-fledged 3D printing center to aid in surgery prep and other medical treatments....
View ArticleA 3D Printable Valentine’s Day Card Could Earn You $250
By Michael Molitch-Hou It’s nearing the end of January and you know what that means! It’s almost my birthday. So, what are you all getting me? It’s also almost Valentine’s Day! So, what are you all...
View ArticleSandboxr Brings Branded 3D Printing to Amazon
By Michael Molitch-Hou This year is going to see a growing number of big brand names finally embrace 3D printing as a means of bringing products to their already established fan base. We’ve already...
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