In the picture there is Elizabeth Izatt, an electrical engineering and computer science major who is to graduate from the University of California soon, slowly turning on a gyrating platform. She is scanned in 3D at the office of Twindom in Berkeley, California on May 1, 2014. Scans are used for creating 3D tiny statuettes Read more
The well-known coffee brand is trying to renew their brand by bringing up new 3D printing technology to coffee industry. A limited quantity of just 200 Nescafe jars is about to be sold out all over the world. Unique feature of these jars is technicolor new 3D-printed lid with alarm clock inside. This wonderful idea Read more
One more life has been saved with help of 3D printing technology. Kyoto Medical Institute has recently announced that they transplanted part of a right lung into left lung of another person. This is the first case in history of donor lung transplant. Usually a lung is implanted to the same side it’s originally from. Read more
We already published articles about NASA plans to use 3D printers aboard the International Space Station. In some cases it would be very useful since a lot of details used at the station could be easily 3d printed and there is no need to spend a lot of money and other resources for different components’ Read more
In spite of all the fuss and enthusiasm that 3D printing has created, its sphere of usage is still quite limited. You can use it to create complex shapes mainly of plastic. Producers that use an advanced version of the technology that can print things of metals know that they can use only a small Read more
Jose Delgado Jr. Jose, 53 year old, was born almost without his left hand. Recently he has been using an artificial prosthetic hand at $42,000. About a half he paid out-of-pocket. This myoelectric armreceives the muscle signals from his forearm to cause the various movements of the fingers, like a real hand would. There are Read more
Philippe Starck, a famous designer from France who is famous for turning usual items into design ones is going to open a work shop this summer in San Paulo where everybody will be able to print the furniture they like using 3D printers. It’s part of an enterprise, named TOG, which was introduced at the famous Read more
This year’s 3D Print Show introduced some interesting projects that could be used for almost anything from fashionable designs to wood-printed furniture. Surely, these were represented together with the latest in 3D printing technology. Companies try to introduce their newest printers and materials for those who corporate home manufacturing. For example, Printrbot – one of such companies Read more
US scientists have worked out a printing method for creating 3D crystal models, the genuine and innovative CIF file and freely available software that can be run on standard operating systems. Crystallographers like to sketch composite 3D crystal. They do it with some special software for visualizing crystal patterns in virtual space. A physical model is Read more
Extremely thin and flexible electronics will soon appear. Portuguese company Ynvisible are going to introduce a quick switch from the lab to tinkerers’ hands in a short time, beginning today with a number absolutely thin. The module equipment known as Printoo, vary from solar cells as small as a credit card to small-sized motor drivers. There Read more