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Baby’s Life Saved with 3D Printing

By On May 22, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Using a 3D printer, researchers created a device that allowed a baby to breathe. Read the original here: Baby’s Life Saved with 3D Printing flat tummy diet

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Emerging Objects 3D Prints Architectural Materials

By On May 22, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Oakland-based Emerging Objects isn’t your normal design firm. Rather than designing homes, interiors, furniture or products from common materials, the four-person group is trying to create materials for tomorrow’s 3D printed objects

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German Survey Points to a Bright Future for 3D Printing

By On May 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment

BitKom, a German Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media, has recently published the results of a survey asking whether 3D printing would have an effect of industry. The survey was conducted among 320 companies in the information and communication technology sector in Germany. Of those participants, 81% believe that 3D printing will strongly change the way that industry operates in the future

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Cornell Scientists Look to Use 3D Printing in Spinal Surgery

By On April 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment

At Cornell University, Dr. Lawrence J

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In New York, 3D Printing finally gets its day in the sun

By On April 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment

After years of being lumped in with other maker-oriented technologies, 3D printing finally has its own professional conference, the Inside 3D Printing event in New York. [Read more] See the original post: In New York, 3D Printing finally gets its day in the sun autoblogging

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NASA experimenting with 3D printing for space exploration

By On April 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment

President Obama said 3D printing “has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost everything.” So why not start with NASA? CNET’s Sumi Das visits NASA Ames to look at how they’re making space parts from 3D-printing machines

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3D Printed Organs Aid Surgeons

By On April 12, 2013 · Leave a Comment

One of the hottest topics in 3D printing has been its use by biomedical engineers in a quest to one day print replacement organs and bones. Although that future is still far off, that’s not stopping Dr.

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3D Printed Fashion on Display in London

By On April 11, 2013 · Leave a Comment

We all know that 3D printing has many uses, and as the technology has become more available, people from all different kinds of industries have been integrating additive manufacturing into their production process. One industry that’s capitalized on 3D printing technology is the fashion

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3D Printers Hyped Too Much?

By On April 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment

We recently reported on a study published by the technology research firm Gartner. Their report concluded that companies who adopt 3D printing technology early would see an advantage over their competitors. However, when it came to consumer adoption of 3D printing the study wasn’t nearly as sanguine

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Taulman 645 is a New, High Strength Material

By On April 9, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Taulman, makers of thermoplastic 3D printing filament, has announced its newest material, Taulman 645. According to the company, the new material has a very high tensile strength (16,533 psi) and, as is demonstrated in the video below, it also has excellent bridging performance. An added feature of Taulman 645 is the fact that is designed to have a “superior surface texture” that’s clear and optically correct, although the materials specification sheet does mention that it lac… Go here to see the original: Taulman 645 is a New, High Strength Material

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