You might not realize it, but there are actually two companies pursuing asteroid mining today. One is Planetary Resources, backed by notables such as James Cameron, Larry Page, Eric Schmidt and more. The other company is Deep Space Industries.
Dassault Systèmes and Sculpteo launch Made In 3D. Design a model that will be 3D printed and take a chance to win an iPad and a 3D print of your model ! You have until March 3rd to send your proposal. Warm up your modeling skills for this brand new edition of the Made In 3D Contest! This year again, Dassault Systèmes and Innovation Award winner Sculpteo team up to offer you an opportunity to win an iPad or some 3D print time.
3D Printing has taken on a whole new twist. Clothing. Who would have thought that we could download the blueprints for our clothes! Ever wanted to make your very own bikini before you jet off abroad but lack the sewing skills needed to create your dream look
You have some great ideas in your head to 3D print, but you don’t know how to design in 3D? No problem, with our 3D modeling service on the forum you can easily find a qualified 3D modeler. Now that 3D printing is getting bigger and becoming mainstream, more and more people want to design 3D printable objects
Robot hand creator “hairygael” challenges viewers to “print and build your own” in a YouTube video showing how to make a 3D printed hand. While this isn’t quite a DIY type project for most people, it’s pretty neat to see the inventor go into so much detail about how this hand was created. The video of the robot hand demonstrates how it functions, as well as how it was built
STL files are essential to 3D printing .

