This Millennium Falcon-Themed Nissan is Partially 3D Printed

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs the hype machine cranks into gear ahead of this month’s release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Lucasfilm and Nissan have partnered to create a Millennium Falcon-themed Nissan Rogue. Missing the obvious May 4th marketing opportunity by some weeks, Solo: A Star Wars Story will hit the silver screen later this month. Which of […]

Weekend Project: Create a 3D Printed Pocket Microscope from E-Waste

Reading Time: 4 minutesHave an ancient DVD or CD drive collecting dust in your garage? You can use your 3D printer and a recycled lens to create an e-waste pocket microscope.  For those of us living in the modern world, it’s hard to imagine surviving without the electronics that have become such an integral part of our lives. […]

South Korea Develops Virtual Reality Movies for Cinema-Goers

Reading Time: 3 minutesVirtual Reality is making it to cinemas in South Korea with film tech labs and visual effects houses rapidly creating popular content. Cinema-goers are fully immersed with both VR and 4DX which brings feel, touch and smell to the experience. From the beginning of the 1900s until now, people have been enjoying cinema in a […]

Weekend Project: Make Your Garden Glow with 3D Printed LED Flowers

Reading Time: 4 minutesWant to give your 3D printer the green thumb? Autodesk and Instructables content creator Becky Stern shares a project on how to make 3D printed light-up flowers with LED lights.  FDM desktop 3D printing has opened up a new world of possibilities when it comes to making customizable and decorative objects. By integrating LED lights, […]

Google Maps to Improve Walking Navigation with AR Fox and Giant Arrows

Reading Time: 3 minutesAt Google’s I/O Developers conference this week, the company’s Vice President, Aparna Chennapragada, demonstrated how AR could be used to improve navigation when using Google Maps. The result is a cute AR fox and huge arrows to point you in the right direction.  How often do you find yourself relying on Google Maps yet still […]

Export Collada Files from New PSVR Painting App

Reading Time: 3 minutesA new VR painting application has just released for PlayStation 4. Titled CoolPaintrVR, the app allows you to paint and sculpt in VR and export your creations to 3D modeling software and platforms. Besides the throng of stellar games and weirdness-generating virtual social spaces, the rise of home virtual reality (VR) technology has also allowed […]

3D Printed Telegraph Replicates Ezra Cornell’s 1844 Original

Reading Time: 3 minutesMade with 3D scanning and 3D printing, a replica of Ezra Cornell’s telegraph machine from 1844 goes on display at Cornell University Library. In the history of communications, American businessman and philanthropist Ezra Cornell played a significant role. In 1844, his personal telegraph machine received the world’s first telegraph message sent by Samuel Morse. Cornell […]

This 3D Printed Skim Reaper Can Prevent Credit Card Fraud

Reading Time: 3 minutesCredit card skimming is a disease. Meet the cure. The New York City Police Department is testing a “skim reaper” to detect and prevent credit card fraud. It’s based on a 3D printed prototype by researchers from the University of Florida. Cyber-security researchers from the University of Florida are working with the New York City […]

Made In Space Wins NASA Contract for Next-Gen ‘Vulcan’ 3D Printer

Reading Time: 2 minutesCalifornia-based company which built the two 3D printers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) secures a NASA contract to continue developing its next-generation Vulcan manufacturing system. As the name implies, Made in Space is a company that specializes in additive manufacturing in space. And they’re pretty established, too. The start-up already has two 3D printers […]

Creepy Shaved Mario Picture Is Giving People Nightmares

Reading Time: 3 minutesMario is arguably one of the most iconic video game characters of all time, certainly among the retro games of previous generations. The character is so instantly recognisable in his red dungarees, sporting his massive moustache, people only need those two items to dress up effectively as the plumber. But what if you take away […]

Star Trek: Bridge Crew – In der Erweiterung stecken neben der Enterprise-D auch Romulaner, Borg und vieles mehr

Reading Time: 6 minutesStar Trek: Bridge Crew The Next Generation erscheint am 22. Mai für die PlayStation VR und PS4 sowie am 21. Juli für die HTC Vive, Oculus Rift und Windows Mixed Reality. Im Rahmen der The Next Generation – Erweiterung werden Spieler das Kommando über die symbolträchtige U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D (siehe Screenshot) übernehmen. Darüber hinaus werden […]

Now students can create their own VR toursNow students can create their own VR toursDaydream Software Engineer

Reading Time: 2 minutesEditor’s note: For Teacher Appreciation Week, we’re highlighting a few ways Google is supporting teachers—including Tour Creator, which we launched today to help schools create their own VR tours. Follow along on Twitter throughout the week to see more on how we’re celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week. Since 2015, Google Expeditions has brought more than 3 […]

Experience augmented reality together with new updates to ARCoreExperience augmented reality together with new updates to ARCoreDirector of Engineering, AR

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThree months ago, we launched ARCore, Google’s platform for building augmented reality (AR) experiences. There are already hundreds of apps on the Google Play Store that are built on ARCore and help you see the world in a whole new way. For example, with Human Anatomy you can visualize and learn about the intricacies of […]

Google Lens: real-time answers to questions about the world around youGoogle Lens: real-time answers to questions about the world around youDirector, Google Lens

Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s so much information available online, but many of the questions we have are about the world right in front of us. That’s why we started working on Google Lens, to put the answers right where the questions are, and let you do more with what you see. Last year, we introduced Lens in Google […]

3D Printer Party Breaks Guinness World Record, 3D Prints 4.8 Meters Sword

Reading Time: 3 minutesLast weekend, the 3D Printing Party in Burgos, Spain, broke the record for the most 3D printers printing simultaneously with their owners. However, that may not be the only record broken at the annual event. At the University of Burgos in Spain last weekend, a 3D Printing Party took over from May 4th to 6th. During […]

3D Printed Intravaginal Ring Helps to Avoid Unwanted Pregancy and HIV Infection

Reading Time: 6 minutesRahima Benhabbour is a woman on an amazing mission. Not only is she a professor at the Eshelman School of Pharmacy University department in Chapel Hill, North Carolina she’s also founder of AnnelleO, a 3D printed intravaginal ring. Benhabbour’s invention could have a major impact in helping women with a multitude of health issues from trying to get […]

[DEAL] Learn Some 3D Printing Smarts with 3D Printing for Dummies, just $15.58

Reading Time: 2 minutesOffering a technological overview of 3D printing and the beats to build your own RepRap, this entry in the “For Dummies” series is almost half-off on Amazon.com. The internet is great and all, but it’ll never quite edge out the printed word as an experiential way to learn. Who doesn’t love the feel of a […]

Upgrade Your Ride with a 3D Printed Airless Bicycle Tire?

Reading Time: 3 minutesTo showcase their new flexible filament, 3D printer manufacturer BigRep fabricated a 3D printed airless bicycle tire and took it for a spin on the streets of Berlin. Don’t Miss: BigRep Launches New Pro Flex Filament for 3D Printing Summer’s here! It’s time to dust off your trusty bicycle and take it for a spin […]

BigRep Prototypes Big with a 3D Printed Wheel Rim

Reading Time: 3 minutesProduct Designer Marco Mattia Cristofori from BigRep turned to the custom wheel rim for a development challenge, creating a prototype virtually indistinguishable from the real thing.  BigRep, the German mechanical engineering company, is reinventing the wheel, so to speak. Marco Mattia Cristofori, a product designer at the company, wanted to show the viability of the […]

Weekend Project: Five Things to 3D Print for Your Cinco De Mayo Celebrations

Reading Time: 4 minutesAre you getting ready to celebrate the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo this weekend? Prep for the festivities, which usually entail endless margaritas, music, and food, with some of these Cinco de Mayo-themed 3D prints! Today is May 5th, and while that might seem like an ordinary day to a majority of the world, […]

US Navy Awards GE $9 Million Contract for 3D Printing Research

Reading Time: 4 minutesGE awarded $9 million contract by US Navy to develop framework to rapidly 3D print replacement parts for ships, aircraft, and other critical military assets. The focus of the research is 3D printing with metal. A team of scientists at GE Global Research, the technology development arm for General Electric, have been awarded a four-year […]