A 3D printer made from lego bricks (w/video)
The LEGObot 3D printer prints in hot glue and made almost completely out of legos.
Jul 17th, 2013
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Deloitte and 3D Systems form alliance to offer 3D-printing solutions
3D printing has the potential to radically transform the relationship between design, mass customization, and manufacturing across multiple industries. Deloitte and 3D Systems plan to combine efforts to guide business leaders through the full spectrum of solutions and capabilities required to harness the value and potential of this disruptive technology and integrate it into their business models for sustainable competitive advantage.
Jul 12th, 2013
Read moreNASA to test 3D-printed rocket engine injector
NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne of West Palm Beach, Fla., recently finished testing a rocket engine injector made through additive manufacturing, or 3-D printing.
Jul 12th, 2013
Read more3D-printed splint saves infant's life
Half a millennium after Johannes Gutenberg printed the bible, researchers printed a 3D splint that saved the life of an infant born with severe tracheobronchomalacia, a birth defect that causes the airway to collapse.
Jul 11th, 2013
Read moreInvention transforms plain surfaces into low-cost touch screens
Imagine turning a whiteboard, glass window or even a wooden table top into a responsive, touch sensitive surface. A low cost system developed by Nanyang Technological University, based on the principles of vibration and imaging that is able to track the movements of multiple fingers and of objects, can do just that.
Jul 10th, 2013
Read more3D printing of free standing liquid metal microstructures (w/video)
Researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature.
Jul 9th, 2013
Read moreUnderwater propulsion from a 3D printer
Nature inspires creativity: in building a silent propulsion system for boats and water sport devices, researchers used the octopus as their role model. The system can be produced at a low cost and in a single step with a 3D printer.
Jul 1st, 2013
Read morebotObjects' full color 3D desktop printer
botObjects who recently announced the ProDesk3D, the world's first Full Color 3D Desktop Printer, are taking another leap ahead of expectation, opening for early orders as of today.
May 23rd, 2013
Read moreRevolutionary shape-changing phone curls upon a call (w/video)
Researchers at Queen's University's Human Media Lab have developed a new smartphone - called MorePhone - which can morph its shape to give users a silent yet visual cue of an incoming phone call, text message or email.
Apr 29th, 2013
Read moreThe world's first full color 3D desktop printer
botObjects announces the ProDesk3D, the world's first Full Color 3D Desktop Printer.
Apr 29th, 2013
Read more3D print your own headphones, including the audio jack (w/video)
The Low Fi Hi Tech headphones is a research Project to find out a way to create a fully functional pair of audio headphones without any manufactured part, this means all the parts of this headset are raw materials, such as wire, tape, solder, magnets and of course 3D printed parts.
Apr 16th, 2013
Read moreDown the slopes with a space app in your pocket
Track your skiing, speed, altitude, slopes and lift kilometres with a nifty phone app from an ESA business incubation start-up.
Apr 10th, 2013
Read moreConcrete jewellery wins 'Red Dot Award'
Still think concrete is a lumpy, coarse and dreary material? It's time to think again. Viennese jeweller Thomas Hauser uses a special sprayed concrete mix to make his ornate jewellery.
Mar 21st, 2013
Read moreThe future of clothing: 3D printing your own clothes
A project by industrial designer Joshua Harris, the clothing printer takes the whole 3D printing thing to a whole new level. This concept would bring clothing production into the home, potentially eliminating the need for closets, washing machines and dryers.
Mar 19th, 2013
Read moreBartendro, the precision cocktail dispensing robot
Bartendro robot mixologist crafts cocktails with Raspberry Pi.
Mar 5th, 2013
Read moreTiny bluetooth stickers let you find things by smartphone
Stick-N-Find Technologies wants to give people a way to find things, whether it's keys, wallets, TV remotes, or cat collars.
Feb 28th, 2013
Read more3Doodler - the world's first 3D printing pen
3Doodler is the world's first and only 3D Printing Pen. Using ABS plastic (the material used by many 3D printers), 3Doodler draws in the air or on surfaces. It's compact and easy to use, and requires no software or computers.
Feb 20th, 2013
Read moreZayger Watches, creating timepieces with a combination of 3D Printing and old school manufacturing (w/video)
Shlomo Mockin is a watchmaker and designer in Brooklyn New York. Using modern manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing, lathe and mill machines, combined with old school hand finishing methods, Mockin created his first watch line Zayger.
Feb 19th, 2013
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