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Looks like a mess, but prints nice
Italian Student Builds a €10 3D Printer from Old Inkjet Printers and 3D Scanner

Want your own 3D printer but don't have the funds? An Italian student turned old inkjet printers into a €10 DIY 3D printer.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 29, 2017
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Makeshift Fashion
RCLifeOn 3D Prints Custom Designs onto Fabric (And You Can Too!)

In a new video, the Swedish YouTuber RCLifeOn presents a way for you to 3D print your favorite custom designs directly onto clothing fabric.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 28, 2017
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Better Community Projects
British Makerspace Builds £1,000 Full-Body 3D Scanner with 27 Raspberry Pi

A British Design student and director of BuildBrighton Makerspace developed a full-body 3D scanner using 27 low-cost Raspberry Pi computers.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 28, 2017
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Space Camp
High School Students Make 3D Printed Rocket Propellant

High schoolers joined SD Mines' Research and Engineering Apprenticeship summer program to make 3D printed rocket propellant.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 25, 2017
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Smooth Moves
Neosanding 2.0 3D Printing Technique Smooths Planes Quicker

The creator of the Ironing feature currently in the Cura 2.7 Beta details a new method that offers similar results in less print time.

by Matthew Mensley Aug 25, 2017
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3D Scanning Venus of Dolní Věstonice Statuette Unveils New Information

Historians used 3D scanning to find out more about a statuette called Venus of Dolní Věstonice, found in 1925 by Czech archaeologists.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 25, 2017
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Celestial Bodies
3D Scanning the Statue of Christ of the Pacific Using a Drone

Jeff Cremer is a wildlife photographer who used a drone, a camera and modeling software to 3D print a replica of Christ of the Pacific.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 25, 2017
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Print and Protect
OtterBox Releases uniVERSE Accessory Mount CAD Files

Release of uniVERSE accessory mount CAD is big news; creative community can now imagine and 3D print their own designs for OtterBox products.

by Bulent Yusuf Aug 24, 2017
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Pee to Print
Astronauts Mix Recycled Urine with Yeast to Create 3D Printing Filament

Researchers are working on a way to turn human waste into different substances, including omega-3 fatty acids and plastics, by using yeast.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 24, 2017
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Beep Bop
Design and 3D Print Robots Quickly With MIT’s Robogami System

MIT researchers make it easy to build robots with a system called Interactive Robogami so you can design, print and assemble in five hours. 

by Hanna Watkin Aug 23, 2017
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As Good As New
Unique Pininfarina Jaguar XK120 Rejuvenated with 3D Printing

This 1954 Pininfarina Jaguar XC120 restoration by CMC took 2nd-in-class at Pebble Beach. The secret weapon? 3D printing.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 23, 2017
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Stronger than Steel
Markforged Announces New X3 and X5 Carbon Fiber 3D Printers

Markforged announces two 3D printers, the X3 and X5 models, which can produce carbon fiber parts that are 20 times stronger than aluminum.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 23, 2017
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Illuminating Extrusions
This Ceramic Lampshade Shows 3D Printing in its Best Light

Designer Tom Fereday and artist Susan Chen debut the Pelo light. An expression of 3D printing, it uses just one coil of extruded ceramic.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 22, 2017
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Ground Control to Major Tom
Metal 3D Printing Used to Produce Waveguides For Telecom Satellites

The UK-based Airbus Defence and Space is developing metal 3D printed radio-frequency (RF) filter prototypes for telecom satellites. 

by Tyler Koslow Aug 22, 2017
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Sweet Deal!
3D Systems Strikes Sweet Partnership With CSM to Develop 3D Food Printer

3D Systems and CSM Bakery Solutions partner up to bring the long-forgotten ChefJet Pro food 3D printer to the market.

by Tyler Koslow Aug 22, 2017
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Blooming Brilliant
NTU Researchers Develop 3D Printed Sunflowers that Bloom in Sunlight

Nanyang Technological University researchers 3D printed a sunflower which blooms in sunlight, even after being forced into a bud shape.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 22, 2017
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Movers & Shakers
BASF Makes Surprise Acquistion of Filament Producer Innofil3D

German Chemical Company BASF buys Dutch filament producer Innofil3D, will play central role in BASF’s production of 3D printing filaments.

by Bulent Yusuf Aug 21, 2017
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High Five
Project Aslan is a 3D Printed Sign Language Robot

Students from the University of Antwerp have invented Project Aslan, a 3D printed sign language robot to address the human skills shortage.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 21, 2017
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Fashion! And Blinkenlights!
Anouk Wipprecht’s High Tech Edelweiss is a DIY Attention Grabber

Anouk Wipprecht’s Edelweiss DIY kit a necklace containing six LEDs that blink in three different patterns. Go get it!

by Anatol Locker Aug 21, 2017
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Out of the Shell
C-Turtle: The Paper Turtle Robot That Can Detect Landmines

Arizona State University uses laser cutter and 3D printer to create a robotic turtle that can teach itself to move through its environment.

by Tyler Koslow Aug 20, 2017
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