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Weekend Project: 3D Print Your Own Workshop-Ready Steampunk Goggles
Reading Time: 3 minutesMany steampunk cosplay items provide mechanical style and an aesthetic look. But these elaborate 3D printed steampunk goggles are equipped with prescription lenses and welding filters that will keep your eyes safe while you’re in the workshop. Inspired by historical science fiction and steam-powered machinery, the steampunk genre has blossomed into one…
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ETSEIB Motorsport Uses BCN3D Sigmax 3D Printer to Develop Racing Car for Formula Student Competition
Reading Time: 3 minutesETSEIB Motorsport, the automotive engineering team from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, is now using 3D printing from BCN3D to help develop racing car parts for the Formula Student competition. Formula Student is a competition between students from universities worldwide with a focus on excellence in engineering. To enter the competition, teams are required to design,…
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This 3D Printed Smart Gel Walks Underwater and Moves Objects
Reading Time: 2 minutesEngineers at Rutgers University have created a 3D printed smart gel that walks underwater. It can also grab objects and move them. If you’re looking for some nightmare dreamscape material, try this on for size. Rutgers University researchers have invented a 3D printed smart gel that can walk underwater, grab objects, and…
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3D Printing Saves Toddler’s Life with Kidney Transplant
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a pioneering operation, surgeons use 3D scanning and 3D printing to verify that a father’s kidney would fit in his young son’s abdomen before a live-saving kidney transplant. Surgeons at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London have used 3D printing to save a two-year-old child’s life in a complex…
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[DEAL] Up to 25% Off Monoprice Filament & Electronics
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmerican electronics retailer Monoprice is holding a short-term site-wide sale, knocking up to 25% off its wares. Sadly this excludes its 3D printers, but for filament and maker-y projects involving Arduino, Raspberry Pi and others, it can be a useful resource. If you’re in the market to do some project tinkering this…
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New Ceramic 3D Printed Jewelry from Nervous System
Reading Time: 3 minutesPorifera is a new jewelry collection by Nervous System inspired by the forms of deep-sea glass sponges. It’s 3D printed using an experimental Ceramic Resin from Formlabs. Nervous System is a generative design studio that produces unique collections of art, fashion, jewelry, and housewares. What makes their work so unique? Because it…
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ESA Now Testing a Prototype Microgravity 3D Printer
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe European Space Agency (ESA) is testing a 3D printer designed to work under microgravity and fabricate with engineering polymers featuring high end mechanical and thermal properties. A prototype 3D printer capable of printing in microgravity has been handed over to the European Space Agency (ESA) for use on the International Space…
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Microsoft Debuts Xbox Adaptive Controller for Limited-Mobility Gamers
Reading Time: 4 minutesDeveloped at Microsoft’s expansive campus in Redmond, Washington, the Xbox Adaptive Controller is a first of its kind for the company: a hardware peripheral created with an inclusive design approach. In the world of console video gaming, exclusivity is a desirable thing. Exclusive games and studio partnerships give enough differentiation to draw…
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Project of the Week: 3D Print a Solar-Powered Open RC Boat
Reading Time: 3 minutesWant to spend the summer days sailing the seven seas and soaking up the sun? Thingiverse user UniversalMaker shows us how to build a 3D printed Open RC Boat equipped with solar panels. With summertime approaching and warm weather abound, it’s the perfect time to head over to your local body of…
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BMW Mini Commemorates Royal Wedding with Unique Car Design
Reading Time: 3 minutesBMW has created a special-edition Mini to celebrate the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle. Boasting a hand-made graphic print and 3D printed details, the car will be auctioned off for charity. What could be more British than a royal wedding? A one-of-a-kind Mini Cooper S with a bold graphic…
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Experimental Ceramic Resin for the Form 2 Now Available
Reading Time: 2 minutesA new experimental Ceramic Resin is a now available for the Form 2 from Formlabs, making ceramic 3D printing the most affordable and accessible it has ever been for engineers and designers. Stereolithography specialists Formlabs have announced the availability of a special new material for their Form 2 desktop 3D printer. Their…
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AUGGMED Trains Police and Aid Workers for Terror Related Attacks using VR
Reading Time: 3 minutesDue to the increasing number of terrorist-related attacks, researchers at Sheffield Hallam University have developed a new training method using virtual and augmented reality to better prepare police, first responders, and air workers called AUGGMED. Historically, training for counter-terrorism assignments has been neither standardized nor readily available. Instead, training includes real-world scenarios…
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Titomic Launches ‘World’s Largest’ Metal 3D Printer in Australia
Reading Time: 3 minutesTitomic, the Australian industrial scale additive manufacturing company, has launched what it claims is the world’s largest metal 3D printer with a demonstration in its native Melbourne. The demo follows an MoU with Fincantieri Australia this week, which aims to evaluate how this technology can benefit maritime manufacturing processes. Titomic, the Australian…
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Titomic Launches ‘World’s Largest’ Metal 3D Printer in Australia
Reading Time: 3 minutesTitomic, the Australian industrial scale additive manufacturing company, has launched what it claims is the world’s largest metal 3D printer with a demonstration in its native Melbourne. The demo follows an MoU with Fincantieri Australia this week, which aims to evaluate how this technology can benefit maritime manufacturing processes. Titomic, the Australian…
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Interview with Ultimaker: Looking at the Ultimaker S5 and Shift Towards Professional Market
Reading Time: 13 minutesAll3DP travelled to Hannover Messe 2018 to witness the unveiling of the new Ultimaker S5 3D printer. To learn more about this professional-grade 3D printer and the company’s refined focus, we sat down with to Siert Wijnia, the co-founder of Ultimaker; and Paul Heiden, Senior VP of Product Management. Back in 2011, a…
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Yamaha’s Bike Racing Team Uses Mark One 3D Printers Inside The Pit Box
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Mark One 3D printers will be installed in the pit box to make it easier to replace parts at the last minute. The automotive industries have long been using additive manufacturing to prototype car parts or even entire cars. In addition, 3D printers are increasingly being used by competitive racing teams…
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Blogger 3D Prints Replicas of Collectible Fishing Lures
Reading Time: 3 minutesAre you a fishing lure collector who doesn’t want to risk losing their collectibles – why not create replicas of your prized possessions using a 3D printer? That’s exactly what fisherman/blogger Hunter Irving did. Hunter Irving is an avid fishing enthusiast who started a collection of Heddon River Runt fishing lures when…
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3DPrinterOS Partners with Microsoft to Make Adopting 3D Printing Easier
Reading Time: 3 minutes3DPrinterOS is working with Microsoft to scale its “factory of the future” 3D printing cloud platform. The idea is to use Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service to make its own cloud platform more powerful and scalable. 3DPrinterOS, the cloud 3D printer management, and infrastructure company have now been around for five years. From…
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SodaStream Creates 3D Printed Bottle Hats for Royal Wedding Charity Auction
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn celebration of the upcoming nuptials between Britain’s Prince Harry and American Actor Meghan Markle, SodaStream has turned to 3D printing to create a limited set of bottle hats for a special auction. Few things elicit quite as much international euphoria and bewilderment as a Royal wedding. And in little over three…
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3D Printing Used to Develop Walkie-Talkie Device That Helps Parents Keep Tabs on Kids
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Relay is a safer alternative to smartphones created for parents worried about keeping in touch with their kids when they’re out and about. Republic Wireless used 3D printing technology to speed up the prototyping process and develop new iterations of the walkie-talkie styled device. Being a parent is no easy feat,…
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US Marines Receive Intensive Training to Use LulzBot 3D Printers
Reading Time: 3 minutesTraining company Building Momentum are using LulzBot 3D printers to train the US Marines in creative problem solving and innovation. Building Momentum is a company based in Alexandria, Virginia which provides consulting on science, engineering, and technology development to defense, education, corporate, and entrepreneurial organizations. Since 2015, Building Momentum has been helping…
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Hawk Eye is a 3D Printed Triple-Axis Tourbillon
Reading Time: 2 minutesInspired by the Deep Space Tourbillon of Vianney Halter, the Hawk Eye is a fully functioning, 3D printed triple-axis tourbillon. This complex horological mechanism with 70 moving parts will soon be available to download from Thingiverse. The tourbillon is a fascinating horological marvel which ranks among the highest achievements in watchmaking. Patented…