GE Aviation gets FAA Certification for First 3D Printed Jet Engine Part
A few weeks ago General Electric announced that the FAA (U.S. Federal Aviation Administration) cleared their first 3D printed part to fly. The... read more »
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Festo 3D Prints Robotic Ants and Butterflies
Festo is an industry leader in advanced robotics and they have presented two of their projects: BionicANTs and eMotionButterfiles only made possible by... read more »
Carbon3D Reaches Incredible 3D Printing Speeds with CLIP!
Carbon, a company unknown until now, just released a groundbreaking 3D printing technology which is 25 to 100 times faster than currently available... read more »
3D Print Enormous Objects With The Z-Unlimited Rails System
You want to print something REALLY tall? Now you can! Dutch inventor, artist and engineer Joris van Tubergen has developed an extension rail system... read more »
Visually Impaired Can Feel Art With 3D Printed Paintings
Visually impaired and blind people will probably not have the best moments of their lives in museums. It's hard for them to experience art, especially because... read more »
Maltreated Toucan to Receive 3D Printed Beak
A male Toucan from the forest of Costa Rica got beat up by local children and lost half its beak during the attack. Veterinarians luckily found the... read more »
3D Printed Birdhouse Changes Color When a Bird Is Inside
People can do amazing things with specialty filaments. Take thermo-sensitive filament for instance. Thermo-what? Yes, filament that changes color when temperatures rise. 46-year-old engineer Reginald... read more »
Weak Ankles? Try 3D Printed Ankle Braces!
There is a good chance that many of your friends want to sport a bit more in the upcoming year. And if you... read more »
3D Printed Yearbook For Blind Students
3D printing technology can be dangerous when people start to use the technique to 3D print weapons. Company 3D TEK agrees, but wants... read more »
3D Printed Noah’s Arc Consists of 100,000 Pieces
The world is facing problems with climate change on the one hand, and machines taking over jobs from humans on the other hand.... read more »
Disabled Dog Runs For The First Time With 3D Printed Legs
It can be seen as 3D System's heart-warming Christmas stunt: a dog called Derby was born without his front limbs, but thanks to... read more »
Dutch Museum Adds 3D Printed Chair to Collection
Museums used to solely exhibit handcrafted art pieces, but as technology evolves, the way we make art changes as well. Dutch designer Joris Laarman created a... read more »
First Object 3D Printed in Space
For the first time in history an object has been 3D printed in space. The space 3D printer is located at the International... read more »
Man 3D Prints Replica of WWII Bomb
New Jersey-based artist Jim Caruso used a 3D printer to create a realistic replica of an American World War II bomb. To news... read more »
This Company Lets You Customize Your Own Guitar
We've been writing a lot about Olaf Diegel lately, as this guitar player is using 3D printing techniques to create electric guitars, as... read more »
Olaf Diegel Explains How to 3D Print a Guitar
Remember Olaf Diegel? This engineer from New Zealand creates well-working 3D printed electric guitars with amazing structures. Despite 3D printed instruments don't sound as... read more »
Marcel Duchamp’s Rare 1918 Chess Set Got 3D Printed
You probably know Marcel Duchamp from his toilet as a piece of art, but did you know he also produced two chess sets... read more »
This Ring Enables Visually Impaired to Read
If you're visually impaired, then reading a text in a book full of small letters won't be easy. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute... read more »
Joris Laarman Lets You Download a Chair and 3D Print It
Joris Laarman is a Dutch designer who is experimenting with 3D printing techniques to create futuristic chairs. He therefore uses his MX3D-Metal printer, which... read more »
World’s First Braille Phone is 3D Printed
Smartphones are a relief to many of its users, but when you're blind they can however be very difficult to use. London-based company... read more »