The next thing that will be 3D printed is various types of clothes. Designers came up with a method of 3D printing personal clothes. Chinese designer Zhang Hongyu began printing a collection of swimming suits during Shanghai Fashion Week 2014. He used silicon for the 3D printed swimming suits. He also noted that with 3D Read more
Google has officially launched the Project Ara Module Developers Kit (MDK) v0.10. The equipment suggests the data that third-party manufacturers require for creating parts for modular smartphones. Head of the projects Paul Ermolenko declared in Google+ post that that was the first release of the module. This early version could be further developed and the community will Read more
A group of researchers from the NEXT21 K.K., University of Tokyo and Riken, Japan, has invented the first ever 3D printer for creating custom artificial bones. The pre-clinical studies showing positive results were carried out by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization – NEDO. The group applied to PMDA (Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Read more
Scientists are trying to change eating times for the elderly with swallowing problems completely through 3D printing their food. With a 3D printer it will be easy to make well digestible food, which will have all the characteristics of the real food, like taste and shape, and it will also be full of special nourishing Read more
Francis Bitonti Studio, situated in Brooklyn, NY, has started customizable Cloud Collection trying to create the first ever “factory in the cloud”. The studio is well-known for inventing the world’s first completely 3D printed dress especially for Dita von Teese. This time they’re going to work together with MakerBot and 3D printer network 3D Hubs. Their data Read more
A super-compact mini 3D printer BS01 is to be release by Japanese Bonsai Lab. The production of a mini 3D printer began on the crowd funding website “kidibango’’ in December 2013. During 3 weeks the project gained about $101.000, which is five times more than they had expected to have in the end. They expect Read more
3D metal printing still sounds experimental for all industries used for prototypes and testing production. It might soon become a quick way to produce industrial parts in small numbers, if GE and Siemens know exactly what they are doing. In December Siemens declared that it is going to use 3D printing for making burner parts Read more
In early March Minister Chang San-cheng of Science and Technology ministry suggested using 3-D printers as a stimulus to increase students’ interest in design. Premier Jiang Yi-huah approved of the idea without hesitation. The Premier Minister ordered Minister Chang San-cheng to work out the funding plan in two months with a view of making 3D Read more
Scientists from the University of West England (UWE) Bristol, UK created an advanced 3D ceramic printing technology to produce cutlery and teacups with tangled ornaments. Before this it was impossible to print ceramic rapid prototypes as they were molded in plaster or plastic, that’s why producers couldn’t fire prototypes and test the glazes. Scientists managed Read more
Viable, resilient green structures in the places where people could never imagine living are likely to become real one day thanks to 3D printers. A group of Chinese designers together with Qiu Song, Ren Nuoya, Kang Pengfei, Bai Ying, and Guo Shen planned and developed the Sand Babel Towers, which are an unparalleled and unequalled Read more