Featured image of NYU Building Star Trek Holodeck with 3D Printing & More
Beam Me Up
NYU Building Star Trek Holodeck with 3D Printing & More

NYU receives $2.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation to bring technology similar to the holodeck from Star Trek into reality.

by Hanna Watkin Nov 8, 2016
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Print a Laptop!
Pi-Top Raises £3.5 Million in Series A Funding

London-based computing startup Pi-Top closed a £3.5million ($4.3M) Series A round of funding and continues to expand.

by Hanna Watkin Nov 8, 2016
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Saving the Planet
Protoprint Tackles Poverty & Pollution with Recycled Plastic Filament

Protoprint is a social enterprise empowering waste pickers in urban India and turning recycled plastic into filament for your 3D printer.

by Hanna Watkin Nov 8, 2016
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Gold, Silver or Platinum?
3D Printed Metal Lion Head on V-Moda’s New Earbuds

The latest headphone line from V-Moda, aka "Forza", features customized and decorative 3D printed metal caps with more designs to come.

by Hanna Watkin Nov 7, 2016
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CSI FabLab
3D Forensics Capture Shoe Prints Instantly in Three Dimensions

Researchers are developing 3D Forensics technology to capture high-resolution 3D images of shoeprints in snow and soil.

by Hanna Watkin Nov 4, 2016
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Printer Attraction
New 3D Printed Magnets Outperform Traditional Versions

Researchers suggest that 3D printed magnets perform just as well or even better than magnets made using traditional methods.

by Hanna Watkin Nov 4, 2016
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Truth is Stranger
3D Printed Hearts on Pure Genius TV Show Reflect Reality

3D printing features in series pilot of CBS drama Pure Genius. But 3D printed hearts are not the stuff of fiction; they're being made already.

by Hanna Watkin Nov 3, 2016
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Three, Two, One, Blast Off!
School Teaches Science & Tech with 3D Printed Bottle Rockets

Primary School De Singelier is teaching kids about science & technology in a fun, new way using 3D printed bottle rockets. 3-2-1, blast off!

by Hanna Watkin Nov 3, 2016
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Creators Wanted
HOAX: Australian Chef Invents 3D Printed Croquembouche

Reynold Poernomo has blended art and science in a beautiful fusion to create a 3D printed croquembouche that's fully baked. How did he do it?

by Hanna Watkin Nov 3, 2016
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Lightspeed
3D Printing is 1,000 Times Faster with Overclocked Crystal Technique

3D printing could become up to 1,000 times faster thanks to an overclocked crystal technique developed by researchers.

by Hanna Watkin Nov 2, 2016
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Face/Off
Made in Wales: 3D Printed Implants For Facial Injuries

Welsh experts have created new software that allows surgeons to design 3D printed implants for facial reconstruction.

by Hanna Watkin Nov 2, 2016
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Smart Glasses
Would You Wear Vue, the Everyday 3D Printed Smart Glasses?

Vue are inconspicuous smart glasses with 3D printed frames which can aid your daily life and won't make you look out of place.

by Hanna Watkin Nov 1, 2016
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Space Balls
How to 3D Print Your Own Baby Universe

Fancy 3D printing a "baby universe", a map of the oldest light in the universe? Researchers at Imperial College London did exactly that.

by Hanna Watkin Oct 31, 2016
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Flying High
GE’s Aviation Plant in Prague to Build Engines with 3D Printed Parts

General Electric are building a factory in Prague, Czech Republic that will produce a turboprop engine using 3D printed parts.

by Hanna Watkin Oct 31, 2016
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Vorsprung Durch Technik
Bosch Implements 3D Printing Solutions in Mondeville Plant

A Bosch factory in Mondeville, France has saved around 80,000 euros over the past year by using Zortrax M200 3D printers in daily operations.

by Hanna Watkin Oct 28, 2016
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SexyCyborg Confronts Maker Sexism with LCD Shutter Top

Make Magazine's wonky definition of appropriate dress codes for women inspired SexyCyborg to make this LCD shutter top.

by Hanna Watkin Oct 27, 2016
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Only 300 Will Be Made
Reebok’s Liquid Speed Running Shoes Use 3D Drawing Process

A special 3D drawing process was used to make these new Reebok sneakers. If you want some, you’d better be fast: Only 300 pairs will be made.

by Hanna Watkin Oct 27, 2016
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In Space No One Can Hear You Build
SpiderFab: 3D Printing Robots Construct Structures in Space

Aerospace firms will soon be testing robots, called SpiderFab, to see whether they can be used to 3D print satellites and structures in space.

by Hanna Watkin Oct 26, 2016
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It Prints Money?
Making Ends Meet in Vancouver with Crowdsourcing and 3D Hubs

Crowdsourcing workers is a new trend which is helping many people earn an extra buck, but is really a good thing?

by Hanna Watkin Oct 25, 2016
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Have a Heart
Harvard Researchers 3D Print Heart-on-a-Chip

Researching diseases, new drugs, and cosmetics without testing on animals is now possible thanks to a new 3D printed heart-on-a-chip device.

by Hanna Watkin Oct 25, 2016
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