Hannah Rose Mendoza
Materialise and BASF Future Leaders in Customized 3D Printed Eyewear
The global eyewear market is a $180 billion market dominated by one company Luxottica. If we look at today’s deal whereby BASF is investing $25 million in Materialise we could…
MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab Hints at the Future of 4D Design in Pneumatic Objects
MIT provides a place for brilliant minds to develop in each other’s company and, not surprisingly, fascinating developments in design and technology are produced there as a result. One of…
Mayo Clinic Finds 3D Printing Essential Moving Medicine Forward for Complex Surgeries
The Mayo Clinic is probably the single most famous medical facility in the world. It began in 1863 as the medical practice of William Worral Mayo in Rochester, Minnesota and…
Student Creates CUDA, the 3D Printed Underwater Jet Pack
About 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water and while technology for traveling on dry land has developed that allows people of moderate income to cover a fair…
Using Patient-Specific 3D Printed Surgical Guides for Total Knee Replacement
While surgery has always, ultimately, been about the patient, it hasn’t always been patient-centered. Historically, patients have not had an easy time of understanding exactly what their surgery entails and…
NIAID Scientists Use 3D Tech to Better Understand the 1918 Influenza Virus
The flu pandemic of 1918, also known as the Spanish flu, was the first of two flu pandemics involving the H1N1 virus. It affected approximately 500 million people worldwide, reaching…
Indiana University and Lung Biotechnology Partner to Advance 3D Printing of Organs
One of the reasons why I really enjoy writing about 3D printing is because it is a fabulous mix of the fun and the important. The stories we cover can…
3D Technologies a Vital Component of First Face Transplant Procedure in Belgium
Despite the fact that the 1997 movie Face Off made the transferring of a face from one person to another look as simple as going to the dentist for a…
The Manacor Museum Uses 3D Printed Replicas to Encourage Visitors to Touch Its Exhibits
The Manacor Museum in Mallorca, Spain was founded in 1908 as an archeological museum, but has since evolved into a true historical museum, showcasing objects from across the historical spectrum….
Metal 3D Printing and Classic Foundry Techniques: Friends or Foes?
The first question that is often asked when a new technology is introduced is: what of the old way of doing things? Sometimes the answer is that it fades into…
What Medical Device Regulation Might Mean for 3D Printed Patient-Specific Implants
You would be hard pressed to find a sane member of society who would advocate for a removal of all oversight in the field of medicine. However, that doesn’t mean…
Sogeclair Believes 3D Printed Casting Patterns are the Key to the Airplane Door of the Future
Flying can be a sublime experience, especially when the plane’s design has been carefully considered and executed. Despite our human instinct to believe that supremely heavy objects such as planes…
NOWLab Creates Smart Concrete Through 3D Printing
If you’ve ever been told you are as a dumb as a brick, you know (unless the accusation is true) that building materials aren’t renowned for their intelligence. However, while…
Australian Company Mirreco to 3D Print Homes from Hemp
The fact that there continue to be advances in the areas of green building should come as no surprise. What is fascinating to watch, however, are the ways in which…
3D Printing Changing Lives Through Provision of Orthopedic Devices in Togo
Togo, bordered on the west by Ghana, on the east by Benin, and Burkina Faso to the north, is one of the smallest countries in Africa, with a population of…
Fuel3D Showcases 3D Facial Recognition Technology at Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Goodwood Festival of Speed (FOS) is an annual motoring garden party held at Goodwood House in West Sussex, England, attended by over 200,000 people. The event began in 1993…
[Chicken] Debbie Harry Gets New Feet Thanks to 3D Printing
You may not have previously considered 3DPrint.com as your go-to to get all the latest celebrity gossip, but you might change your mind after reading this juicy tidbit that we’ve…
BIOLIFE4D Successfully 3D Prints Human Heart Tissue Ahead of Schedule
According to the American Heart Association, heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease, refers to a variety of different problems that affect that heart, many of which are connected to…
Sensocore Uses 3D Printing to Improve Water Quality in Fish Farms
Imagine herds of fish thundering across the dusty plains, hardened fish hands sharing wild stories around a campfire, and fish rustlers sneaking into camp after dark to make off with…
Shapeways Unveils Customizable Spring & Wonder 3D Printed Jewelry Collection
Shapeways has been at the forefront of consumer 3D printing, growing the become the largest provider of its kind. Over a million creators have used the print services to produce…
Azoth and Rize Partner to Provide the Additive Indirect Supplies Crib
One of 3D printing’s greatest contributions has been its ability to allow people to create in ways that have never been possible before, from small-scale productions that measure in nanometers…
Reconstructing the Extinct Cave Lion through 3D Printing
The Slovak National Uprising Museum (SNP) is located in Banská Bystrica in the middle of a grassy park. The unusual building holds displays and important archival materials related to the development…
3D Printing Helps in Creation of Gromit Statues for Bristol Children’s Hospital Fundraising
If you haven’t seen Wallace and Gromit in action, I’ll wait here so that you can catch up. Go on. There, now that you’re all caught up, you probably feel…
3D Printed Mascara Brush from Chanel Challenges the Beauty Market
For as long as people have understood that the reflection they see belongs to them, they have been interested in what they can do to improve upon it. That attention…
