For years luxurious watchmaker Omega has been the only timepiece producer that managed to get a certificate from NASA to use them on moon walks. Now it has got a 3D-printed rival, which is competing to be chosen to be used by space explorers. Only after severe stringent tests was the SpeedMaster selected as the Read more
As soon as 3D Systems declared that the Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am had joined the 3DS as their Chief Creative Officer, will.i.am solicited a printer with which he could print components from recycled plastic. Recently 3D Systems have decided to team up with the Coca-Cola Company and will.i.am to develop the EKOCYCLE Cube – Read more
A kid’s development is extremely important, that’s why there are so many learning techniques and devices for children of all ages to get the world to know. You probably remember those colorful picture books, even if you didn’t consider them that way. They help kids both to entertain themselves and to learn the world around Read more
About ten years ago Ford 3D printed about 4,000 prototype constituents for its vehicles. Nowadays just one of its five3D prototyping centers produces more than 20,000 parts yearly. There are two reasons for 3D printing boom among vehicle constituents: first, consumer 3D printers are getting more and more popular and the fresh revenue that is used Read more
One may think that 3D printing can be useful only for creating tiny little things. Actually one of the reasons of using a 3D printer is to create something unusual and sophisticated that you can’t make another way like special sex toys, bits of faces or any other kind of a thing. To relax the Read more
Arup, the UK engineering company, has introduced 3D printed steel joints for complex projects to the world. That’s how they’ve revolutionized construction industry. They also proved that the use of 3D printed steel joints can considerably reduce costs and time required for making complex junctions. It’s likely to become the new type of utilizing additive Read more
A team from the Smithsonian Institution has made a few scans of Barack Obama so as to make the first 3D printed image of the president. The Associated Press mentioned that experts made a few scans of Obama in two different ways: with a face scanner and hand-held 3D scanners and cameras create a bust Read more
There are good news for 3D printing lovers who are also interested in Robot construction by yourself. An open-source robot Spidey can now be made with 3D printed structure part and standard on-shelf electronics. Sidney is a highly customizable robot as you can easily change its design and settings. What about adding additional leg or Read more
Today using 2D is really boring. With 3D printing pens drawings and doodle can become part of our life. As you draw a line in the air, you will print with plastic with a 3D pen. The first 3D printing pen was developed last year by WobbleWorks start-up developed, which got a lot of attention Read more
Space travels are extremely complicated and impractical, taking into account all those health problems that accompany them. What if it were possible to send bacteria that would have our genetic code and what if they were able to print humans there? Curiosity rover’s head engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory mentioned that in future they Read more