Michelle Matisons
Next Phase of Development Begins for The Hovalin, An Open Source 3D Printed Violin
The Hovalin, developed by Matt and Kaitlyn Hova, is a open source 3D printed violin that has received much attention since the first version was released. Now the next phase of development…
Five Tips About 3D Printed Wearables From Materialise
Given that we are so particular about the things that we wear on our bodies, it makes sense that “wearables” is such a growing category in the 3D printing industry. What…
Earn Easy Commissions by Registering for Sculpteo’s 3D Printing Affiliate Program
Sculpteo offers many 3D printing services, including rapid prototyping, a cloud engine, production with additive manufacturing, all tools needed for 3D printing, support service and numerous applications related to all…
Learn How to Make a Cool 3D Printed Lithophane for Mother’s Day
A lithophane is an old art form that involves a 3D image etched or molded onto porcelain. This image can only be seen when the background is lit up; when…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — April 30
This week’s 3D printing news moves from Nano Dimension’s PCB Survey Results to a new finish from Materialise aimed at 3D printed eyewear and wearables. The first (3D printed) drone…
SME Addresses Parental Misconceptions about Manufacturing Jobs
Early Industrial America was a rough place to work for children. There weren’t labor laws, and families were forced to work in dangerous and unhealthy conditions, sometimes losing body parts and…
3D Printed Mini Cooper F56 Key Fob Is One of April’s Top Sellers on Shapeways
Remember when the new VW Bug was introduced, and suddenly there were many people who just had to have the new model, when the old model seemed like it was satisfying people?…
Rachel Goldsmith Makes Fine Art by “Painting in Plastic” Using Her 3Doodler
The world of 3Doodling evolves more and more as we see artists take up the challenge of this new technology, developing techniques and tricks that maximize the benefits of this…
Introducing the Pirakeet: A Tiny DIY and Low-Budget 3D Printed Gaming Console
As video game consoles and graphics seem to get more and more sophisticated, for some reason handheld games also seem to grow more popular. This is especially the case for people of…
Summer MakerBot Makeathons Aim at Developing STEAM Education Content
This summer, in cities all over the US, MakerBot will be sponsoring Makeathons which support Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education. In fact, it is estimated that approximately 80…
Tips on How to Resume a 3D Print Job After Turning Off the Printer
Due to the amount of time (and money) it costs to design a 3D model and then 3D print it, we ideally want to be in a situation where we…
Formlabs Gives Advice on How to Sell 3D Printed Jewelry
There are many ways that 3D printing exhibits its strength in the areas of customization, and jewelry is definitely one of them. From custom-fitting to custom-designing, jewelry pieces are very…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — April 23
In this week’s 3D printing news we see a partnership forged between Latvia’s Mass Portal and Ohio’s DesignBox3D, for the distribution of Mass Portal’s high-quality 3D printers. Also, Autodesk has acquired…
PowerUp Kayaking Uses 3D Systems’ Designing and Printing Technologies
We have electric bicycles, so why not electric kayaks? After all, not everyone can row a kayak, but they should still have the option to ride on the water comfortably….
3D Printed Microscope Chamber Cuts Cost by 50x
In the complex world of optical microscopy, the quest is to constantly improve access to samples, because this will yield more information and conclusive scientific results. One way to improve…
NASA and the ASME Challenge Students to ‘Think Outside the Box’ and 3D Design for Outer Space
It seems like there is no shortage of 3D design challenges and competitions these days. For a new technology that is growing in popularity, challenges seem like an excellent way for…
9-Year-Old Representing Baltimore’s Digital Harbor Foundation Dazzles President Obama with 3D Printing Expertise
Baltimore is not an easy place to grow up, by a long shot. But you wouldn’t know that from hearing about Jacob Legette, a 9-year-old West Baltimore resident, who recently got…
Win Big Discounts! It’s Tinkercad’s 3D Printing Week, with i.materialise
As the consumer market for desktop 3D printing grows, more people are becoming curious about this rather remarkable technology. In fact, since the K-12 and higher education arena is adapting…
Sculpteo’s Best Practices for Designing a 3D Printable Twisty Puzzle/Rubik’s Cube
Since 1974, the Rubik’s Cube has become the most widely sold toy in the world. A large part of its fascination is due to how challenging it is to solve…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — April 16
Amidst a flurry of 3D printing business and industry news this week, we also have stories about creations and new offerings. The first is that Italian watchmaker Panerai has released a 3D…
Design Challenge’s Student Winner Donates 3D Printer Prize to UC Berkeley’s Maker Space
Casey Rogers is a UC Berkeley student and the Co-President of the university’s student-run makerspace, the 3D Modeling Club. He’s also the recent winner of the 2015 Make the Unmakeable…
Reduce Your 3D Printer Noise with These Simple Tricks
A recent popular Reddit thread speaks to a common problem that many people who regularly use 3D printers have encountered: noise level. Of course, many 3D printers are guilty as charged…
3D Model of Centuries-Old Skull from Battle of Culloden Reveals New Information
Every now and then we have to freshen up on our military history. Why? Because 3D modeling and printing technology is being used to enhance artifact research and produce replicas of weapons used in historic battles. Occasionally it is also used…
Shapeways Catches Us Up on Recent EDU Grants for Innovative 3D Printing Projects
In an effort to encourage more 3D printing in higher education, twice yearly Shapeways offers five $1,000 grants to college professors and students whose work “push(es) the boundaries of the materials and technology…
