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 website nj.com he said he did it because he likes 'old stuff'. ...
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3D Printing News
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 well as keyboards and even, recently, saxophones. Lots ...
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 good as their ...
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 during his days? He made one in 1943, which was released as a limited ...
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 of Technology (SIT) therefore decided to do ...
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 is able to draw lines in space ...
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 OwnFone wants to end this problem for visually impaired ...
Read More »Use the Mink 3D Printer to 3D Print your own Make-Up
During this week's TechCrunch Disrupt in New York, a 3D printer to print out make-up in any desired color made a huge impression on the audience and media. Harvard Business School graduate ...
Read More »Chinese 3D Print Replica of 800-Year-Old Buddhist Statue
In China a replica of an 800-year-old Buddhist statue was made using a 3D printer. Restoration workers managed to print a 3:1 replica of the Qianshou Guanyin or Thousand Hands Goddess, which ...
Read More »3D Printed Protective Face Masks for Football Players
If you're a football player and you've got your face injured during a match, then it could take up to three weeks before you can play a new match. This is all because of safety procedures. ...
Read More »WinSun Uses Waste to 3D Print Houses for Only 4800 Dollars
As a journalist, you sometimes need to be a little skeptical on certain news facts. A news bulletin from earlier this month about ten houses which were built in only 24 hours therefore ...
Read More »We Interviewed a Manufacturer of 3D Printed Ukuleles
A week ago we found out about Realize, Inc., a company which produces 3D printed ukuleles - in conjunction with Outdoor Ukulele. And while the sound of most 3D printed instruments doesn't ...
Read More »EU Works on Food Printer to Create Personalized Meals for the Elderly
Recently Natural Machines made the news with more detailed specifications about their long-expected healthy food printer, which will be released later on this year. The news was remarkable, ...
Read More »This is What a 3D Printed Ukulele Sounds Like
Being a musician myself, I personally don't expect that 3D printed instruments will ever fully replace their traditional, handmade counterparts. A video by TED has already taught us a 3D ...
Read More »Criminals Use 3D Printers to Mass-Produce Skimming Devices
Financially it's probably everyone's worst nightmare: getting skimmed. Criminals create self-made devices, which they fit around, onto or into an ATM's card slot. In combination with some ...
Read More »Taiwanese Bicycle Turns Garbage Into Art
Researchers from Taiwan recently came up with something highly interesting: a bicycle that can turn garbage into art. They 'invaded' the streets of Taipei on a mini-factory bike, called ...
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Want To Know More About 4D Printing?
Have a look at this great TED talk of Skylar Tibbits. He talks about this new technology where the 4th dimension is time. This emerging technology will allow us to print objects that then ...
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Why Criminals Also Love 3D Printing
Government regulation on 3D printing is becoming a larger topic as this technology is becoming much more available for the average consumer to get their hands on. With desktop printers ...
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