Korean scientists delivered a perpetual amount of immune-suppressive agent in test research with animal models using a 3D printed carrier. The carrier is a mixture of hydrogel and microspheres that provides robust integrity and immune-repressive drug cyclosporine A (or CsA) in such an amount that is enough to deal with immune rejection, so no additional Read more
It was a great show when Pete Dilworth – the creator of the first 3D printing pen 3Doodler – started the second generation of 3Doodler. The start had a literal direction – skyward – with a well functioning model rocket produced with 3Doodler 2.0. When you use 3Doodler, you may 3D print either with ABS Read more
Scientists from Monash University, Australia, together with CSIRO and Deakin University have recently created and introduced a jet engine. Its peculiarity is that it was 3D printed, and this is the first time the whole aircraft engine has been 3D printed. Their engine is an exact copy of the gas turbine engine, which is the Read more
In the near future soldiers will be scanned before going into military actions. Their scanned copies will be saved online so as to 3D print new bones for them in case they are badly injured. Such a technology can be used to scan and “copy” healthy people to develop a 3D image, which can later Read more
For many people 3D printing and scanning are associated with crafting the future. But probably one of the best achievements of the technologies is preserving the past. Although there have been some legal obstacles that that have suddenly appeared in the past few years, the possibility to scan, save and finally copy some piece of Read more
Stories about solar energy devices are becoming popular. Apple’s CEO Tim Cook, for instance, has recently announced that the tech giant is going to invest $850 million to make all the operations in California use solar power. It won’t be too long before 3D printing begins to take part in producing innovative techniques for collecting Read more
It is common knowledge that 3D printing is the technology which is widely used to produce funny little toys, accessories and even an occasional robot. But from the first look it may seem that the toy can’t be 3D printed, it looks cheap though intelligent. Nevertheless it is a 3D printed cognitive learning toy, and Read more
It is common knowledge that 3D printing is very likely to change life in the third world countries. It is a rather cheap manufacturing technology, which is easy to transport, easy to use and can easily produce almost anything you need. So it’s not surprising that some of the projects are aimed at developing countries Read more
SOLS – the pioneer mass producer of orthotics – has announced its view on the future of footgear this Valentine’s day during the NBA All Start Weekend event , FAST-AW15, organized by Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks, MADE, Intel and Katalyst live. ADAPTIV is a 3D printed kind of footwear, which uses a Read more
One of the first who imagined consumer 3D printing applications were the Dutch. And it was they who also introduced food 3D printing facilities to the public. Recently FabLab Maastricht reported that the Albert Hejin supermarket (AH XL) in Eindhoven has begun decorating cakes with 3D printed chocolate ornaments. Probably it is one of the first commercial Read more