3D Design
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | 16 hours ago | 3D Design, 3D Printers, 3D Printing, Business
The savings in terms of cost and time that 3D printing provides can provide lasting benefits, as one German shoe company is seeing through in-house 3D printing of shoe lasts. Oberle – Gesunde Schuhe, which traces its history back 158 years in shoe manufacture, has... 
by Clare Scott | 18 hours ago | 3D Design, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Aerospace 3D Printing
It’s become obvious over the last several years that NASA loves a good contest. The agency is enthusiastic about crowdsourcing ideas and inventions from the general public through design challenges, and those design challenges have led to everything from tools... 
by Clare Scott | 21 hours ago | 3D Design, 3D Printing
In the construction world, certain characteristics like strength, stiffness and rigidity are highly valued for the integrity and stability of structures. In nature, however, those characteristics are rarely found – and Disney Research is taking a closer look at... 
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | Jul 25, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, 3D Software, Aerospace 3D Printing, Business, Education
In 1986, aviation powerhouse Boeing turned to CATIA software from Dassault Systèmes for the design and manufacture of new airplanes. A few decades on, 3D technologies have become a staple tool in Boeing’s toolbox as the company has employed digital simulation as... 
by Clare Scott | Jul 25, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials
Getting kids to eat healthy foods like fruit and vegetables – especially vegetables – is a task that parents have struggled with for ages. Some parents have had to get creative to get vegetables into particularly stubborn children; there are plenty of... 
by Clare Scott | Jul 25, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printers, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials
In May, experts from the construction industry met in Barcelona at the 20th annual Barcelona Building Construmat, a conference that promotes innovation in construction. The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) knows all about innovation, as it has... 
by Clare Scott | Jul 25, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Medical 3D Printing
Each year, several hundred thousand people in the United States undergo rhinoplasties, or, as they’re more commonly known, nose jobs. Why are these procedures so common? It’s understandable, in a way – the nose is the central feature of the face, and... 
by Charles Goulding | Jul 24, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Business
Cups of noodles are one of the most popular food items among children and college students. From a quick meal in between play dates to some extra fuel on those long nights of endless studying, noodles have proven to be a fast, cost efficient, and effortless meal.... 
by Clare Scott | Jul 24, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing
The largest construction project in Europe right now involves digging a new railway system, running east to west across London. Called Crossrail, the ambitious project will result in a railway that runs over 100 km, passing through 40 stations. It’s expected to... 
by Clare Scott | Jul 24, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Science & Technology
A forest fire can spread unbelievably fast, which means that early detection is critical. The current systems in place for detecting the spread of forest fires, however, aren’t perfect. Watch towers, satellites and costly fixed sensors are the standard at the... 
by Clare Scott | Jul 24, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, 3D Software, Science & Technology
A lot of fascinating research goes on at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL). Just recently, we learned about the group’s work on the development of glasses-free 3D TV, and now they’re working on making CAD easier and... 
by Sarah Saunders | Jul 21, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printers, 3D Printing, Business
3D printing technology is used often in the military these days: the Marine Corps created a 3D printed surveillance drone and are learning to use the technology to solve on-site problems, and the Air Force in South Africa, Brazil, Israel, and the US have all found... 
by Clare Scott | Jul 21, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Business
Anywhere you go, you’re likely to see people staring at their phones, and there’s a good chance that what they’re staring at is Facebook. It’s an all-too-easy habit to slip into, and it’s a hard habit to break – I’ve been... 
by Sarah Anderson Goehrke | Jul 21, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Business, Exclusive Interviews, Popular Stories, Science & Technology
3D printing is a disruptive technology making its mark across several industries; this is no longer a projection, but an in-process matter of fact as additive manufacturing comes into play in aerospace, automotive, defense, medical, and other applications requiring... 
by Sarah Saunders | Jul 21, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Science & Technology
We’ve heard of open source 3D printer filament, open source software, open source designs, and of course, open source 3D printers. But what about open labware? Researchers from the University of Sussex in the UK and the University of Tübingen in Germany used 3D... 
by Clare Scott | Jul 21, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Science & Technology
The core temperature of the human body can reveal a number of things about a person’s health. The presence of a fever is the most obvious one, but changes in the core temperature can also indicate changes in metabolic function, fatigue, even insomnia and... 
by Clare Scott | Jul 21, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Aerospace 3D Printing
Early last week, NASA announced the winners of the second level of the second phase of the 3D Printed Habitat Challenge, a multiphase competition that began in 2015 and challenges participants to 3D print habitable structures that could potentially be used as housing... 
by Clare Scott | Jul 20, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing
Many people have to get glasses at an early age, even in young childhood. For a child, having to get glasses can be traumatic – the fear of being labeled a nerd or four-eyes is a big one. What can help, though, is having cool frames. That doesn’t go away... 
by John Hauer | Jul 20, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printers, 3D Printing, Business, Editorials / Opinions, Popular Stories
I think there is tremendous opportunity for color in 3D printing. Here’s why. “For digital (2D) printing, the big tipping point was affordable color. I think the same will be true for 3D. Whether that’s best accomplished through production or finishing is a... 
by Sarah Saunders | Jul 20, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing
When we talk about 3D printed bridges, they’re usually made out of heavy construction materials, like concrete or steel. But recently, Tongji University’s College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP) unveiled the first robotic 3D printed bridges,... 
by Clare Scott | Jul 19, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Science & Technology
There are few things more important in this world than water, and access to it – particularly clean, safe water. Unfortunately, there are few things that are harder to come by in many parts of the world. There are many different methods of purifying water, but... 
by Sarah Saunders | Jul 19, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printers, 3D Printing, Business
It seems like these days, just about everyone is turning to crowdfunding campaigns on sites like Kickstarter to get their 3D printing-related products off the ground, whether it’s 3D printable gaming miniatures, a small smart button, custom 3D printed sandals,... 
by Clare Scott | Jul 19, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing
“Multitalented” is a good word to describe Olaf Diegel, but it may be a bit of an understatement. The design engineer works as a professor of product development at Sweden’s Lund University and an Associate Consultant with Wohlers Associates, as a... 
by Sarah Saunders | Jul 19, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, Virtual Reality
It’s high time for another unique 3D design contest from 3D printing community and marketplace Pinshape, which has just announced the winners in its Mechanical Design Challenge. This time around, Pinshape has partnered up with Mold3D Academy, which offers 3D... 
by Hannah Rose Mendoza | Jul 19, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, 3D Software
The benefits of drones in efforts at disaster relief are well documented. The democratic nature of 3D printing and the growing numbers of people who have been educated, either self or through programs, means that more people than ever can contribute to the creation of... 
by Sarah Saunders | Jul 18, 2017 | 3D Design, 3D Printing, 3D Printing Materials, Aerospace 3D Printing, Business, Education, Metal 3D Printing
We’re diving headfirst into some 3D printing legal and business news for today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to an additive manufacturing competition and a new additive manufacturing company, a new hybrid material, and a 3D printed solution... 
