3D Printable Gallium Alloys Could Lead the Way for Flexible Electronics

Reading Time: 3 minutesOregon State University’s College of Engineering researchers have made progress in the ability to rapidly manufacture flexible electronics and soft robotics. Flexible computer screens would undoubtedly be a cool improvement to laptops, hopefully making them more difficult to crack. Amazingly, this isn’t an impossible dream. Researchers from Oregon State University’s College of Engineering are getting closer […]

StarCraft 20th Anniversary Celebration!

Reading Time: 3 minutesStarCraft and Twitch have been linked together since the days of Justin.tv. The popularity of the newly released beta for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty drove many fans to stream their gameplay and drove enough viewers that it helped Justin.tv evolve into the Twitch you know and love. We want to join Blizzard in celebrating […]

[DEAL] colorFabb Filament, 10% off

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn celebration of RapidPro trade show this week, colorFabb is knocking 10% off filament orders site-wide. Read on for full details. RapidPro takes place in colorFabb’s native Netherlands this week, so to celebrate they’re offering up a tasty 10% discount code for use on the colorFabb website. Customers placing orders on full spools of filament […]

3D Jet Writing Technique Provides Better Understanding of How Cancer Spreads

Reading Time: 3 minutesResearchers from Purdue University and University of Michigan have developed a new 3D jet writer that allows them to print high-resolution polymer as microtissues. These tiny tissue structures are able to facilitate cancer cell growth, allowing for improved drug development and testing. A team of researchers at Purdue University and University of Michigan have developed a […]

GTA VI ‘To Be Set In Vice City’

Reading Time: 2 minutesGrand Theft Auto VI is reportedly going to be set in two locations, including Vice City. The next entry in the incredible gaming franchise will be set ‘in or around Miami’ – known as Vice City in the GTA universe – but players will also fly to South America for some of the missions. According […]

[DEAL] MatterHackers Orbit BLTouch Automatic Bed Leveling Probe

Reading Time: 2 minutesGift your printer a little self-awareness: MatterHackers’ rebadging of the eminently useful BLTouch automatic bed leveling probe in stock and shipping for $36.81. We’ve all felt the pain of incessant 3D printer bed-leveling, which is why we’re huge fans of ANTCLABS, the brains behind this nifty little bed leveling probe. Mounted to a hot end, the […]

Researchers 3D Print Tremor Suppression Glove to Help Parkinson’s Patients

Reading Time: 3 minutesResearchers from Western University have developed a functional prototype of a new tremor suppression glove. This device aims to provide more independence to patients suffering from Parkinson’s Disease.  Across the world, there are around 10 million people with Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that causes a loss of dopaminergic neurons in the area of the brain […]

3D Ecoprinters and Scavenged Plastic Help Disaster Recovery Teams in the Solomon Islands

Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Mazher Mohammed is working on a project with Deakin University and Plan International to use waste plastic and “ecoprinters” to help disaster recovery teams. The Solomon Islands out in the South Pacific receive tumultuous weather, to say the least. As a result, this developing nation sees many aid and disaster recovery teams working to provide […]

12-Foot-Tall Skeleton 3D Printed for Mexican Festival of Lights in Guadalajara

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Mexican 3D printing service Moti Digital used a Massivit 1800 3D printer to create a 12-foot-tall skeleton structure. The installation was showcased during the Mexican Festival of Light celebrations in Guadalajara. Known as the birthplace of tequila and mariachi music, the western metropolis of Guadalajara is a hotbed for Mexican culture and festivities. The most recent cause […]

3D Bioprinting Models to Better Understand and Treat Neurodegenerative Diseases

Reading Time: 3 minutesScientists from Manchester, UK are using 3D bioprinting to investigate and better understand the brain’s neurovascular unit (NVU) which will hopefully lead to improved treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. Currently, there are no cures for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia, Parkinson’s and stroke. However, scientists from the University of Manchester, UK are using 3D bioprinting to […]

Suspended Tree Sculpture Created with 3D Pen and Wood Filament

Reading Time: 3 minutesOn display at the Super Bien! greenhouse for contemporary art (yes, that’s a thing) in Berlin is the sculpture Portrait of a Birch by artist Martin Binder. What’s special about this particular piece isn’t that it’s on display in a structure designed to grow vegetables — no, it’s that it is entirely drawn by hand […]

Weekend Project: How to Properly Polish & Oxidize Your Metal 3D Prints

Reading Time: 4 minutesMetal 3D printing filaments are perfect for busts, figurines, and other 3D models. But in order to achieve that true metal look, you have to know how to properly post-process your metal 3D print. This weekend, get familiar with polishing and oxidizing techniques that will help your 3D print shine.  There are a wide range of […]

Disney Version Of Cards Against Humanity Rumoured To Be Coming

Reading Time: 3 minutesRumours have resurfaced which are guaranteed to ruin your childhoods. Cards Against Humanity are said to be releasing a Disney-inspired expansion pack, allowing players to kiss goodbye to the innocence of yesteryear. Just when you thought the potty-mouthed, dirty-minded guys over at Cards Against Humanity couldn’t go after anything else, it seems they’re coming for […]

Resolving the “Can’t Enable Twitch Prime on Your Account” Error

Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the issues that we are seeing with some international customers is unknowingly signing up for Prime in an incorrect region and getting an error that says “Oh no! We can’t enable Twitch Prime on your account” when trying to enable Twitch Prime. If you’ve already signed up for Prime and are getting this […]

Community Guidelines FAQ Update

Reading Time: 4 minutesHey Twitch Community, Last month we announced updates to Twitch’s Community Guidelines. You asked some insightful questions about what impact the changes will have. As we approach March 5th, the date when enforcement begins, we want to give you answers so that you feel confident that you have a complete understanding of the updates. What […]

The NBA G League gets even Twitchier

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen the NBA G League arrived on Twitch last year, we told you more cool extension features were coming in 2018. Well, we checked the calendar and it turns out that it’s been 2018 for like, two whole months. So today we’re introducing all kinds of cool new stuff. Here’s a look at how NBA […]

Get started building Extensions on mobile

Reading Time: 3 minutesSince the launch of Extensions last September, we’ve been blown away by the community’s response and contributions. The Twitch developer community has created over 150 Extensions for streamers to use, and over 2000 of you have expressed interest in building more! Today, we’re excited to announce that we’re bringing Extensions to our Twitch mobile apps […]

Meet CIMON: The Floating AI That Will Live on the International Space Station

Reading Time: 3 minutesAirbus is using artificial intelligence from IBM to create an AI robot that will live on the International Space Station. This 3D printed mission and flight assistance system is called the Crew Interactive Mobile Companion, also known as CIMON. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will soon have their own AI-based mission and flight assistance […]

Prime Subscription and Loot Reminder Extension Now Available!

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe at Twitch Prime are excited to introduce the new Prime Subscription & Loot Reminder Extension, which is now available to all streamers on Twitch starting today. This extension will notify viewers of your channel when they have a new Twitch Prime channel subscription available to use and when there is new Twitch Prime loot […]