MX3D 3D Prints Complete Steel Bike for Student Design Team
By Michael Molitch-Hou If you thought that that metal 3D printing industrial robot arm from MX3D was only capable of 3D printing steel bridges, you were wrong! Well, you probably wouldn’t actually...
View ArticleFATHOM Offers Same-Day & Next-Day 3D Printing
By Michael Molitch-Hou One of the significant drawbacks to 3D printing is the time it takes to fabricate an object. And, because not everyone has access to the technology, they may end up relying on a...
View ArticleFree 3D Printable of the Week: Low-Poly Squirtle
By Michael Molitch-Hou This week was the 20th anniversary of the ongoing, life-changing, critter-loving Pokémon franchise. To celebrate, here is a lil’, low-poly Squirtle designed by Thingiverse user...
View ArticleResistance is Fertile: 3D Printed Spermbots Give Sperm Bionic Accuracy
By Michael Molitch-Hou Your run of the mill sperm just doesn’t cut it anymore, now that German researchers from the Institute for Integrative Nanosciences at IFW Dresden have begun 3D printing...
View ArticleSintratec’s €5K SLS 3D Printer Now Available for Purchase
By Michael Molitch-Hou All forms of 3D printing are becoming increasingly accessible, even bioprinting, as Ourobotics has demonstrated with their open source bioprinter. And, in the past two years, a...
View Article3D Printed Piezoceramics Give New Shape to Electronics
By Michael Molitch-Hou When one thinks of ceramics, porcelain dishes may come immediately to mind. And, while 3D printing is certainly being exploited to that end, some of the most practical...
View ArticleÖtzi the Iceman Resurrected with 3D Printing
By Michael Molitch-Hou Understanding one’s place in the Universe requires an understanding of everything that led up to one’s creation. For this reason, I’m always fascinated by our ancestors from...
View ArticleClassic Kids Books Made Tangible for the Blind with 3D Printing
By Michael Molitch-Hou Just about everyone has a favorite book from childhood. Personally, I’m a fan of the Max and Ruby series and A Wocket in My Pocket. Up until now, however, the visually impaired...
View ArticleNew Printrbot Labs Gives Birth to the Printrbot Tank
By Michael Molitch-Hou Printrbot is one of the original 3D printing success stories to have launched on Kickstarter. With their low-cost, Maker-friendly machines, they are heavily championed by the...
View ArticleUCSD’s 3D Printed Liver Cells Most Liver-Like Yet
By Michael Molitch-Hou Home to the original bioprinting firm, Organovo, San Diego is, apparently, a hotbed of bioprinting activity. Or, at the very least, the University of California, San Diego is...
View ArticleMIT Engineering Exec Joins NVBOTS Ahead of Metal 3D Printing Launch
By Michael Molitch-Hou Boston-based NVBOTS began the year by announcing some pretty big news for what was thought to be a desktop 3D printing company. The makers of the semi-automated NVPro 3D printer...
View ArticleKickstarter Focus: the 3D Printed iBoardbot Doodles Your Boredom Away
By Michael Molitch-Hou I bored, you bored, we’re all bored for the iBoardbot. For those DIYers who are bored of their existing projects and are looking for something fun and unique, this 3D printed...
View ArticleSingapore Makes Plans to 3D Print Public Housing
By Michael Molitch-Hou In a world of economic scarcity, public housing has become essential for sheltering our species’ most vulnerable populations. Interestingly, the island city-state of Sinagpore...
View ArticleMakerBot to Expand Thingiverse with Developer Program
By Michael Molitch-Hou Thingiverse has never been quite the same since MakerBot changed its Terms of Service in 2013, but the MakerBot printables site has continued to exist under the vision of...
View ArticleMade In Space to Send 3D Printed Laughter into Space
By Michael Molitch-Hou While Made In Space is hard at work accomplishing a number of herculean tasks, like 3D printing satellites in space and building a 3D printed spacecraft with the massive...
View ArticleSource3 & U.S. Army Make Licensing Agreement for 3D Printed Goods
By Michael Molitch-Hou Source3 is capable of roping in some pretty big names for its licensed 3D printables platform. Before, it was Capcom and CD Baby. Now, it’s the U.S. Army. The startup, founded by...
View ArticleAutodesk & Mattel Release New $299 3D Printer for Families
By Michael Molitch-Hou In April of last year, Autodesk first announced its partnership with legendary toy manufacturer Mattel, saying that they would be powering the toy company’s design apps. We are...
View ArticleCHROMAT Projects NYFW into Your Home with VR & 3D Scanning
By Michael Molitch-Hou Last year, we covered exciting work by tech-fashion studio CHROMAT, which featured some really cutting edge and great looking designs. The looks from that night not only featured...
View ArticlePieceMaker Brings Ford, Nickelodeon, & Metal 3D Printing to a Retail Store...
By Michael Molitch-Hou Just when you thought that the biggest 3D printing news from Toy Fair 2016 was a 3D printer from Mattel and Autodesk, PieceMaker comes in with a whole swath of big news that...
View ArticleLast Minute Valentine’s Day 3D Prints
By Michael Molitch-Hou If, like a selfish husband in a stale sitcom, you’ve forgotten to grab your “sweetie” a present for Veterans Valentine’s Day, but you happen to own a 3D printer and know how to...
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