Tesla Motors Founder Gives 3D Printing that Patented Pungent Musk
Billionaire business magnate, Elon Musk, aka The Real Life Tony Stark, envisions a not-too-distant present in which 3D modelling and computers are much more intuitive. By employing a variety of...
View ArticleTrick of Light Transforms Room Into Eerie Forest with 3D Printed Lamp Cover
Nothing is constant but change! All existence is a perpetual flux of ‘being and becoming!’ That is the broad lesson of the evolution of the world. – Ernst Haeckel Two Denmark-based artists have used 3D...
View ArticleADIDAS: All Day I Dream About (3)D (Printing) Soccer
The Hong Kong creative studio, AllRightsReserved, recently collaborated with renowned sportswear brand, Adidas, for a 3D printed ad campaign and interactive art installation that will really knock your...
View ArticleThis Just In: A 3D-Printed Sticky Note Holder!
Last month, we covered a Michigan Tech study which concluded that 3D printing common household items could save consumers between $300 and $2,000 a year. Well, user corben33 has designed an object fit...
View ArticleMoMA Teens Remix Famous Works of Art with Shapeways
I’ve always wondered if having more access to technology in high school would have made me a better student. I got A’s and B’s, mind you, but I just wasn’t that into learning. I didn’t see the point!...
View ArticleRepables: Thingiverse Made Open (Again)
A new 3D model repository is coming, or so promises the Repables homepage with a header that reads, “It’s kinda almost ready! Get started now…” When there are vast repositories out there already, like...
View ArticleSpot-A-Materials: Consumables for Your DLP/SLA Printer
With the rise of DIY DLP and desktop SL 3D printers – including the Form1, the B9 Creator, and even this unnamed, little number – ambitious hobbyists and serious prototypers are going to need a source...
View Article3D Printing A Fully Immersive MIDI Musical Instrument
As I think about computers more and more, I realize that one of the biggest issues with computers is their user-interface, still inorganic and unintuitive. Of all the areas where this has to have the...
View Article3D Printed Head Balancinator Balances Life for Girl with Hypotonia
In response to the Michigan Tech study that declared the practicality and cost-savings of home 3D printing, a post from The Register counter-declared the crudeness and uselessness of most home...
View ArticleOpenDive: Strapping a Phone to Your Face Never Felt So Free
So, you’ve already decided to strap your phone to your face in order to escape a world so strange that it would cause you to strap a phone to your face, but you don’t want to shell out the dough for...
View Article3-Sweep Sweeps the Net with Smart 2D to 3D Conversion
Blowing up across the 3D printing Internet last week was the following video, which demonstrated a software with the ability to convert 2D photographs into complete 3D models, possibly opening up a...
View ArticleSingapore’s Nanyang Technological University Constructs $30 Million AM Center
Last month, we told you about two contests being held by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, one devoted to 3D-printed fashion and the other dedicated to reinventing the abacus,...
View ArticleThe Algaerium Bioprinter: Making Superfood for the Future
It seems that, these days, you can do almost anything with algae, even grow your own biofuel. Artist, designer, architect and scientist, Marin Sawa, is carrying out artistic experiments in 3D...
View ArticleKeysave: Legal 3D Printed Locksmithing
Now even insurance companies are waking up to the opportunities of 3D printing. Belgian insurance company DVV and Belgian advertising company Happiness Brussels have teamed up to make sure that you’ll...
View ArticleLost Tudor Tombs Recreated with 3D Scanning and 3D Printing
Alright, British history buffs, now’s your chance to revel in the details of – get this – the restoration of the tombs of Thomas Howard, the 3rd Duke of Norfolk, and Henry VIII’s illegitimate son,...
View ArticleResearch into 3D-Printed Electronic Smart Pump to Treat Heart Disease
One of the essential ways in which 3D printing is aiding the medical field, as detailed in the 3DPI Industry Report on the topic, is through its ability to create treatments tailored to individuals....
View ArticleBlizzident: An All Mouth Toothbrush that Looks like a Muppet
Brushing your teeth is the pits! It takes almost a whole three minutes and you have to painstakingly rub the bristles over each individual tooth until every single one is clean, right? Wrong! Now,...
View ArticleStructure Sensor 3D Scanner for iPad Obliterates Kickstarter in 3.5 Hours
Just three and a half hours after its launch, the Structure Sensor, a 3D scanner for mobile devices, met its funding goal of $100,000 on Kickstarter. And, at the time of this writing, the crowdfunding...
View Article3D Printing in Italy Means Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
Through Shane’s interview with 3D Hubs and Rachel’s examination of the 3D Hubs Trend Report released this month, we picked up on an interesting area of activity. As Brian Garrett, one of the company’s...
View ArticleCube 3D Free: Frees You from Cartridges, Is Anything But Free
We received a somewhat suspicious email the other day. It promised a way to save money using Cube 3D and Cube X desktop 3D printers. When I visited the Brazilian website, my suspicion didn’t go away....
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