After last week life saving 3D printed device, medical 3D printing draws once again attention.
The term “Open Design” has been around for a few years now and there are dozen of books addressing the notion of copyright and its meaning for designers.
The term “Open Design” has been around for a few years now and there are dozen of books addressing the notion of copyright and its meaning for designers. If you have never heard about it, the Open Design movement aims to become as big and important in the design area as the Open Source is in the software one. Its goal is to promote the free sharing of blueprints and collaboration around it
It’s an anarchist’s wet dream: a gun you can make completely at home, for free. Today Cody Wilson, the crypto-anarchist Wired named “ one of the most dangerous people in the world “, announced to Forbes that his company Defense Distributed has created the first fully 3D printed gun and will release the blueprints after testing is completed so that users can download and create their own
3D printers are getting cheaper and cheaper all the time. Soon enough, we’ll start seeing more than just hobbyists and industrial designers working with the technology. Unfortunately, the CAD software designers use to make 3D models is still expensive and/or complicated.
A report from New Zealand’s 3 News shows big concerns about 3D printing are brewing in that Pacific nation. Minister of Customs Maurice Williamson has evidently learned about 3D printing technology and believes that:
Spring is finally entering our doors and we are in desperate need for more colors in our lives! So we’re ready to launch our first ceramics challenge where you can choose between nine vibrant colors. Are you ready
One of the more interesting things about the Ouya game console is that its completely open source, including its design.
If you’ve been following 3D printing recently, you have surely heard of Defense Distributed, a controversial non-profit initiative to create printable 3D models of gun parts, led by Cody Wilson.
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online The co-founder and CEO of MakerBot opened this year’s South by Southwest Interactive ( SXSW ) event by unveiling a desktop device that can scan small three-dimensional objects, creating a file that can then be used to print 3D replicas of the scanned items.

