An unusual spinal fusion surgery was performed by a French surgeon from Lyon. What makes it peculiar is that it was performed with the 3D printed spine cages. Dr. Vincent FIERE, M.D. works in the Hospital Jean Mermoz, Lyon, France, which is a center that specializes in diagnosing complex spinal defects and their surgical therapy. Read more
GeeWhiz reminds of something that a timid six-year-old from a 1950s TV show could utter, but the staff from the company with a funny name can definitely be proud of what they have developed. During the last few years Bleau Aquino from GeeWhiz has tried hard to gain perfect reputation in the fields connected with Read more
The U.S. Navy is looking for the possibilities of using 3D printing as an at-sea production technology. The US Navy held its first Maker Faire on June 24 and 26, which is a two-day event that introduced a number of workshops titled, “Print the Fleet” to demonstrate additive manufacturing and 3D printing to sailors and Read more
Students from the University of Arizona have successfully developed and sent into orbit a rocket with some of the 3D printed components. 3D printing proved to be efficient in developing electronic housing boxes, circuit mounts, booster fins, aft body structure and tailcone to advance the functionality of the rocket. Initially the team was concerned about Read more
The human brain is still mysterious to scientists in spite of all the attempts and experiments to understand it. Now there has appeared the technology that allows scientists advance their knowledge and understanding of the organ. It is the ground of the new exhibit at Franklin Institute in Philadelphia called Your Brain. The bright interactive exhibition Read more
3D Printing has become more popular with doctors and surgeons. There are various ways to apply this technology in the sphere of medicine – developing prosthetics, 3D printing models to look into internal organs and parts of the body or using 3D bioprinting. All this helps specialists make great strides in the search for treatment. Read more
The development of 3D printing technology is capturing the world of fashion rapidly. A graduate from Royal College of Art (RCA) Oluwaseyi Sosanya has put forward a genuine invention – pretty loom that is meant to be used for weaving in three dimensions applying x, y and z coordinates. He developed this 3D weaver for Read more
Now you can enjoy a chess-like version of the game based on A Song of Ice and Fire. Not all the fiction elements should be fleshed out. But as there are lots of fans, there are some among them who eagerly grasped the concept and are now doing their best to make it true to Read more
In May Ohio based Sculptify announced that they were developing fresh and genuine personal 3D printer with which users could print using almost any material. These days the same company has introduced David – a 3D printer that uses mainly pelletized materials. The David 3D Printer’s characteristic feature is anodized aluminum chamber. It makes use Read more
A series of hot-fire trial runs has been completed during the Bantam demonstration engine developed completely using additive manufacturing by Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorpcompany. The trial runs were a most important step in creating a more profitable set of engines for booster, upper-stage and in-space propulsion. Jay Littles, manager of Advanced Launch Propulsion Programs at Read more