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Reinventing the Printing Press: Man 3D Prints a Working Business Card-Sized Printing Press

When I was in the 3rd grade, I recall doing a report on a man named Johannes Gutenberg. Gutenberg, for those of you who are unaware, was the inventor of…

This 3D Printed Jeep Tank is Controlled by an Android Smartphone

When I was about 8 years old, I went through a phase where I was obsessed with RC vehicles. As soon as I would get home from school, I would…

Man 3D Prints Huge 5 1/2 Foot Long RC Armidale-class Patrol Boat — Larger Models on the Way!

Back in January, you may recall a story we did about a 3-foot-long 3D printed model depicting the Atlantic Mercy ship. It was created by a student from LeTourneau University, named…

3D Printing Makes a Complex Brain Surgery Possible, Saving The Life of a 50-year-old Woman in China

It isn’t news that 3D printing is playing a major role in the advancement of medicine and medical treatments around the world. There have been countless stories where the technology…

Better 3D Printers: Electrical Engineer Creates Some Really Cool 3D Printer Hacks

Ever since desktop 3D printers have been in existence, they have attracted a crowd of individuals who seemingly love to hack, modify, and innovate upon their machines. The open source…

XYZprinting Adds Multi-Scan Functionality to Their XYZscan Software

As both 3D printing and 3D scanning become more affordable, the technologies are also becoming much more widespread. In fact, one company called XYZprinting is so bullish on the technologies…

Precision Metalforming Association Teams with MecklerMedia for New ‘3D Metal Printing’ Magazine Publication

While 3D printing is sexy, headline grabbing, and ever changing, we must not forget about its 2-dimensional counterpart. Yes, I’m talking about old-school 2D printing, the kind of printing which…

Become Your Favorite Character With 3D Systems’ New Next Generation 3DMe Photobooth

Back at CES 2015, I probably spent a good 2-hours hovering around the 3D Systems’ photobooth, where I had the chance to see what I would look like as an…

Why Is The Future All About 3D Printed Super Cars?

If your next car is a 3D printer-generated automobile, then don’t be surprised for this is the new buzz right now and is taking the automotive industry by storm. Yes,…

A 3D Printed Boat Made of Honey? Hors d’oeuvre Printed Out of Liver? Bocusini 3D Printer is Coming Soon!

If you are a frequent reader of technology based magazines and websites, then you probably can’t help but notice the ever increasing coverage of 3D printing related stories. Whether it…

ACROBOTIC Teams with Deezmaker to 3D Print a Soundless Alarm Clock

If someone were to ask me exactly what I dislike the most about my daily routine, I would probably say “when my alarm clock goes off in the morning.” None…

This Astonishing Wooden Wrist Watch is 3D Printed in Just 2 Hours

3D printing and fashion continue to converge much faster than most of us had expected. What seemed like merely a pipe dream by some fashion designers just a couple years…

3D Printed in Just 19 Minutes, Hollow Ball Can Withstand Almost 30 Kg of Weight, Thanks to Gizmo 3D’s Technology

Typically when you think of the tradeoff between 3D printing speed and the quality in which the parts that come off of these printers exhibit, they have a negative correlation….

Boy With Severely Deformed ‘Porcelain Legs’ Sees His Life Saved by 3D Printing

It is no longer a surprise when we hear stories of how 3D printing has taken a previously thought to be inoperable condition and turned it into a tremendous success…

3D-ZAKAZ Unleashes a Slew of 3D Printable Voronoi Style Creations

Because of the fact that 3D printing is a computer controlled fabrication method, the technology lends itself to being utilized for creating algorithm- based designs that would have been impossible to create…

Special Grant Brings ‘3D Print Vehicle Zone’ to Inside 3D Printing Conference in Santa Clara This October

For the past two years, I’ve been attending various Inside 3D Printing Conferences, held around the world by MecklerMedia. Each and every show I attend seems to be a little…

Replicating an Insect: Students Model and 3D Print a Unique ‘Roly Poly’ Bug

3D printing is finally beginning to find its niche within the educational environment. Professors and teachers from all corners of the globe have not only begun to realize the benefits…

This 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand Has a Video Game Built Into It!

I can not emphasize how much the entire 3D printing space has benefited by the open source nature that it has exhibited. Whether it be the open sourcing of the…

Open Bionics Wins the UK James Dyson Award for 3D Printed Myoelectric Hand

Back at CES 2015, a young man by the named of Joel Gibbard made headlines with his company Open Bionics and a 3D printed prosthetic hand that he had created. Unlike…

Microsoft Develops App That Turns Any Smartphone Into a Comprehensive 3D Scanner

It seems like it was just yesterday that I first was introduced to 3D scanning as a desktop production method used for 3D printing, yet over the past two years…

Future of Penetration? Sexy Chinese Girl Shows You How to Penetrate Security with 3D Printed Shoes

Back in July, you may recall a story we did on a young woman who goes by the moniker, “SexyCyborg”. She had created a very skimpy LED Hikaru Skirt with…

Intel’s Huge 9,000-piece 3D Printed Dancing Spiderbots Gives Michael Jackson a Run for His Money

As robotics and 3D printing converge to a point where some are left jokingly questioning if the two technologies will one day take over the world, Intel appears to be…

Wound Up — 3Dom USA’s New Coffee 3D Printer Filament Takes Bio-materials to the Next Level

Materials, materials, materials! That’s what 2015 seems to be all about within the FDM/FFF 3D printing space. While hardware manufacturers battle it out for the fastest, most accurate, most affordable…

This 3D Printed Steampunk-Inspired ‘Iron Man’ Prosthetic Hand Exhibits Function & Beauty

Last September, we reported on a really elaborate 3D printed Ducati 1199 Superbike model, which a man named Jacky Wan (aka Valcrow) had designed. The bike, which at the time…