MIT scientists were encouraged by origami art, consisting in folding paper, and created 3D printable robots with new algorithms and electronic components that can congregate when they are heated. During IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Hong Kong this year Daniela Rus – electrical engineering and computer science professor and Computer Science and Read more
SpaceX‘s Dragon capsule has been carrying loads to the International Space Station for more than 2 years, since 2012. SpaceX spent a year developing something and now they finally showed their spacecraft of new generation, dubbed Dragon V2, which was meant to carry a crew of astronauts to the International Space Station on June, 2. Read more
Nike expands the possibilities of innovative technologies and designs with 3D printers. A team of designers at Nike Soccer managed to design something absolutely new for its top players – the Nike Soccer Rebento Duffel, the first 3D printed performance sports bag. Neymar Jr., Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo are among the lucky ones, who are Read more
BetAbram, a Krsko, a Slovenian company has developed and produced three different versions of BetAbram 3D printer which can print out houses. There are various things you can get with a 3D printer. Just think about using a 3D printer in order to build the whole house! This is no longer a dream. Architects from Read more
Seaweed-originated gels can become a new source of biocompatible substance for medical transplants that can also influence the environment in a positive way. Researchers from Wollongong University expect to mix together industrial seaweed farming and 3D printing and create biocompatible medical transplants. Seaweed essences are nowadays widely used in such daily used goods as toothpaste, Read more
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore opened a $30 million 3D printing research centre on Monday, May 26 to introduce new methods of using the technology for such areas as medicine and construction. The centre is supported by the Economic Development Board, and it focuses partially on printing the human tissues and biomedical mechanisms Read more
The whole world is very likely to watch a Brazilian paralyzed teenager get up from the wheelchair, go to the football field and kick the ball during the Opening FIFA World Cup games ceremony on June, 12th. It is 3D printing and mind-controlled technology thanks to which young people of both sexes can use their Read more
Last year Fred Kahl, a.k.a. the Great Fredini, a Brooklyn-based artist and impresario, started a Kickstarter campaign supporting his Coney Island Scan-A-Rama project, an art project for scanning and producing 3D printed portraits of the crowds of people who come to Coney Island. His aim was to design and 3D print a 1:13 scale copy of Coney Island’s Read more
3D printed eyeglass suitable for wearing can control and supervise pupil sizes and breath to indicate what is interesting online for people. The device was created by Sanya Rai, Carine Collé and Florian Puech, who are now students from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College. The Amoeba is supplied with sensors intended for monitoring Read more
OwnFone, a London company, has released what it says to be the first ever Braille phone. Both the front and the back sides of the phone are built using 3D printing technologies and can be altered. Other companies have tried creating Braille phones previously, but OwnFone claims that its device is the first of the Read more