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Russian Physicists Develop Special Nanoparticles for Biomedical 3D Printing Process

07/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 3 minutesResearchers from the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Crystallography & Phonetics Scientific Research Center have developed a nanoparticle-based 3D printing method that is considerably faster and more accurate than traditional 3D printing technologies.  Physicists from the Russian Academy of Sciences Crystallography & Phonetics Scientific Research Center have recently developed special nanoparticles that are able bond into complex patterns. […]

[DEAL] Remedy Your 3D Printing War Wounds with this 100-Piece First Aid Kit

07/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 2 minutesBandage your print removal spatula wounds and treat a plethora of other workshop maladies with this 100-piece first aid kit we found for a near four-year low on Amazon. Did you you know that 84% of makerspace injuries are caused by people getting intimately close to their hot end? Okay, that’s not true, but regardless […]

With New 3D Print Smart Ink Objects Can Change Shape And Color

06/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 3 minutes3D printed materials that change shape and color may be coming to market sooner than previously thought. A team of researchers at Dartmouth College recently presented a new smart ink which induces shape and color changes in 3D printed objects. The innovation may be the beginning of 4D or intelligent printing. Applications could include a […]

Autodesk Supporting Hip Hop Architecture Camps for Second Year

06/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 3 minutesNow in its second year, Autodesk and the Urban Arts Collective continue their collaboration on Hip Hop Architecture Camps, inviting local middle and high school students to re-imagine their communities and introduce STEAM education through the lens of hip hop culture. The 3D printing industry isn’t the only place that’s suffering from a diversity problem. […]

3D Printed Custom Fit In-Ear Monitors on Kickstarter

06/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 3 minutesProfessional musicians and audiophiles may soon be able to benefit from custom-fit, 3D printed in-ear monitors, if this Kickstarter campaign by HW Audio is successful. HW Audio are a British company that specializes in making custom in-ear monitors for musicians and audiophiles. Now they’ve turned to Kickstarter to raise funds for a new range of […]

Pocket-Sized 3D Printed Chess Set is Both Incredible and Impractical

06/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 2 minutesDesigner Kiriakos Christodoulou has created the 3D printed Credit Card Chess Set, now available on Shapeways for $11 to $13. This pocket-sized game is quite impractical, but hey, it’s also a pretty cool concept too.  Widely recognized as the most historically significant board games in the world, chess has pitted people in intensive mental battles […]

Project of the Week: 3D Printed Solid Eye from Metal Gear Solid 4

06/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 4 minutesAre you a diehard fan of the Metal Gear video game franchise? Now you can use your 3D printer to cosplay as Solid Snake with a Solid Eye that is equipped with a working LED light. For over 30 years, generations of gamers have been captivated by Hideo Kojima’s massively popular action-adventure stealth video game franchise […]

RAPID + TCT 2018 Keynotes Announced, Showcasing Wide Scope of 3D Printing Innovation

05/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 5 minutesThis year’s keynotes have been announced for RAPID + TCT 2018 in Forth Worth, Texas. The diverse group of speakers will cast a wide net on 3D printing technology, ranging from current use in Hollywood movies to the bright future of additive manufacturing. Recognized as one of the most prominent additive manufacturing conferences in the […]

US Army is Recycling Plastic Bottles for 3D Printing

05/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe US Army is exploring ways to convert discarded plastic bottles into recycled PET filament. Soldiers will become even more self-sufficient in the battlefield by 3D printing useful spare parts from waste material. A collaboration between the US Army Research Laboratory and the US Marine Corps has resulted in the discovery of using waste plastics […]

Formlabs Raises $30m in New Equity Funding

05/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith two major product launches on the horizon, 3D printing startup Formlabs bolster their war-chest with $30m in new equity funding. Market-leading 3D printer manufacturer Formlabs has raised $30 million in new equity funding, according to a document filed with the SEC this week. Together with CEO Maxim Lobovsky, the directors listed on the document […]

Women Want To Ban Fortnite Because It’s ‘Changing Their Boyfriends’

05/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 3 minutesFortnite is the game which doesn’t seem to be going away, no matter how much some people wish it would. The game is one of the most popular titles in recent memory and the Battle Royale title has consumed the lives of millions of people. While the game is providing countless hours of fun to […]

Significant Findings in 2017 Shapeways Transparency Report

05/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe 2017 Shapeways Transparency Report shines a light on how the world’s biggest 3D printing marketplace handles accusations of infringement of intellectual property. For those folks studying the shifting dynamics of the 3D printing marketplace, the Shapeways Transparency Report 2017 is as good a place to start as any. Published in March 2018, it provides […]

BigRep Launches New Pro Flex Filament for 3D Printing

04/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe new Pro Flex filament is a world first for the large-scale FDM industry, according to 3D printer manufacturer BigRep. BigRep is a large-scale FDM 3D printer manufacturer based in Berlin, and today they announce a new “innovation” in filaments that many users of standard desktop printers may find rather quaint. It’s called Pro Flex, […]

3D Print Your Own Tricorder from the TV Series “The Orville”

04/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 3 minutesA Reddit user 3D modeled and printed a replica comscanner from Star Trek inspired TV series The Orville without having anything to base his dimensions on other than screenshots from the show.  Any fans of The Orville, the American sci-fi comedy-drama inspired by Star Trek, will know the difficulty of procuring memorabilia. The show, which was created […]

New Report Takes Deep Look at Gender Diversity in Additive Manufacturing

04/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 6 minutesA new quarterly report from the organization Women in 3D Printing takes an in-depth look at diversity in additive manufacturing, focusing on the employment distribution between genders, the different perceptions on professional opportunity, and the views of women who are pioneering the industry.   We’ve all seen the various reports that boldly predict the future growth […]

New Metal 3D Printing Company Vulcan Labs Spun Out of Stratasys

04/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 2 minutesIndustrial 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys has spun off a 3D printing operation into a new independent company called Vulcan Labs, specializing in powder-bed fusion technology. Stratasys, a leading producer of large commercial 3D printers, is launching a new company called Vulcan Labs, which will specialize in power-bed fusion additive manufacturing. The new entity is based […]

Canadian Software Company Caboma Promises Mass Customisation of Consumer Products

04/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 3 minutes“The future is custom” according to award-winning software company Caboma. Their software SpecifX allows companies to instantly personalize their products and create bespoke solutions through 3D printing. Founded in Montreal, Canada in 2015 by co-founders Jean-Philippe Carmona, Jonathan Borduas, and Julien Arnaud, Caboma has been honing its software to bring personalized products to the masses. […]

How 3D Printing Helps You to Get a Better Fridge

03/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 3 minutesCaloriSMART is an advanced model system that uses magnetocaloric materials to achieve refrigeration cooling. The system, that even could help you get a better fridge, was designed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory. Gas compression refrigeration is a 100-year-old energy inefficient technology which needs updating. Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory are […]

Audemars Piguet Uses 3D Printed Backdrop at Art Basel Hong Kong

03/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 3 minutesAt Art Basel Hong Kong, two artists created a backdrop for Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet’s lounge. Their work uses modern technologies to evoke the watchmaker’s home in Switzerland. Art Basel Hong Kong is one of a series of annual Art Basel art fairs around the globe. This particular edition — Hong Kong’s sixth — came to […]

MX3D’s 3D Printed Steel Bridge Becomes “Living Laboratory” with Sensor Network

03/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 3 minutesMX3D has finally finished building the full span of its long-awaited 3D printed steel bridge! For the next step, the Dutch company is working with the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction to install a network of sensors on the bridge. Back in 2015, right around the time when additive manufacturing hype was at […]

Famed Italian Architect Massimiliano Locatelli to 3D Print a House at Milan Design Week

03/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 3 minutesDuring Milan Design Week, engineering firm Arup and Massimiliano Locatelli of architecture studio CLS Architetti are 3D printing a house called 3D Housing 05, near the Duomo cathedral. A 3D printed house just five minute’s walk away from Milan’s most famous landmark has got to be one of the most extraordinary homes on the planet. […]

Fortnite Fans Notice Strange Object In Sky Which Could Destroy Entire Map

02/04/2018 By blogdottv

Reading Time: 3 minutesAlthough Fortnite is proving to be one of the most popular games in recent memory, fans of the game are seemingly in for a bit of a change. The Battle Royale version of the game is all anybody seems to be able to talk about nowadays, and the trademark mix of interesting maps and constant […]