“Filament prices are so high that places like Protoprint could sell their filament at half that price and still give pickers a living wage while doing good for the environment,” said Pearce.... Read more
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have developed a new and more efficient approach to a challenging problem in additive manufacturing — using selective laser melting,... Read more
The open-source printer is capable of printing its own core components 3D printing promises that one day we may be able to print out goods in our own homes rather than popping down to the sh... Read more
3-D printing is growing up fast On a recent cold afternoon in New York, a young couple with two small children in tow stepped off a busy sidewalk at Manhattan’s Columbus Circle into the quie... Read more
In the not too distant future, the business of making things will require the skills, temperament and work flow of a good film crew I love dictionaries. I like to sit and read them, immersed... Read more
One of the limiting factors of 3D-printing is the actual size of the printer. To 3D-print large objects, you’ll either have to divide the object into several parts or find yourself a large 3... Read more
Currently seeking backers on indiegogo, the FABtotum might just be the ultimate desktop fabricator. More than just an FDM 3D printer, the unit also has 2D milling suitable for carving everyt... Read more
A new software pipeline could radically change the way objects are replicated in personal and commercial 3-D printers. MIT‘s OpenFab, which will be formally unveiled later this month a... Read more
With systems like the Kinect and Leap Motion, controlling a gadget with just the wave of a hand is starting to become much more commonplace. The one drawback to those gesture-based devices h... Read more
As the 3D printing revolution continues, prices of 3D printers have continued to fall, with devices such as the Buccaneer 3D printer set to sell for under US$400. But even that is still too... Read more
“so apparently it’s possible to 3D print in a vacuum” Getting a permanent settlement on the moon has proven to be the stuff just of science fiction, but a new solution–bein... Read more
Using this state-of-the-art technique will benefit the agency by saving millions in manufacturing costs. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. is using a method calle... Read more
Is this the future of 3D printing? Cubify robots are snap-together, poseable toys that can be ordered directly or downloaded as files and made by the user. Toys are showing what the market f... Read more
The new technology could work for getting back expensive chinaware, denture sets, any object in the house Three-dimensional images (3D) have always fascinated people. In such a scenar... Read more
The ultimate goal for Contour Crafting is to print a house in a day. Contour Crafting is a form of 3D printing that uses robotic arms and nozzles to squeeze out layers of concrete or other m... Read more