3D Design
Naval Group and Centrale Nantes Create First 3D Printed Military Propeller Blade
3D printing is making an impact on the maritime industry, which is no small feat considering the number of regulations involved in making anything that can actually be used in the industry. So it was quite a task that a group of partners accomplished when they...
The R&D Tax Credit Aspects of 3D Printing Vehicle Wheels
Transportation is one of the most important aspects of everyday life across the globe. The US publisher Ward’s estimated as of 2010 there were over 1.015 billion vehicles on the road throughout the world, all of them run on wheel systems. An entire wheel is made up of...
Cyclist Breaks Speed Record Riding Partially 3D Printed Bike
3D printing is playing a big role in mobility, from airplanes to automobiles and motorcycles. It’s also showing up more and more in the construction of bicycles. Whether they’re experimental or award-winning, these bikes are demonstrating the many...
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 10 million products ranging from bobble heads to mechanical components. Offering the...
3D Printing Makes It Rain in Touring Theatrical Production
In Stijn Devillé’s Gesprek met de Regen, which translates to “Conversation with the Rain,” a couple grieves the loss of their daughter during the monsoon season in Singapore. The play’s setting required a lot of rain, which is a challenge in a...
Using 3D Printing to Sample the Ocean Floor
When we think of biodiversity, we may think of forests with wildly differing species of birds, insects and other animals, or seas with wide varieties of fish. Sometimes biodiversity is easily visible in these larger species, but often it can only be measured on a very...
Phoenix Racing Team Soars with 3D Printed Parts from Ogle Models and Prototypes
At the IMechE Formula Student racing event, students are challenged to design and fabricate a single seat race car that they will then race against other student teams. Like so many other Formula Student teams, the students at Coventry University turned to 3D printing...
Team Effort Uses 3D Printing to Restore Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are the most diverse ecosystems on Earth, with thousands of animal and plant species living in their colorful ocean-floor habitats. These reefs are in quite a bit of trouble currently, however. In the past 30 years, 50 percent of the world’s coral...
Music to Our Ears: Winner of Canada's 3D Printed Musical Instrument Challenge Announced
We often hear stories of people who need 3D printed prosthetics and assistive devices to play their chosen instrument, be it the cello, the drums, or the piano. And as materials have progressed over time, more has become possible in new ways when it comes to playing...
Zaha Hadid Architects 3D Prints an Architecturally-Inspired Hat
In 1934, a new railway opened in New York. Known as the High Line, the railway stretched over the city and carried goods to and from Manhattan’s largest industrial district. It would operate for nearly 50 years, until the last train ran on it in 1980. Property...
Fighting Wildfires with the Sinterit Lisa 3D Printer
In December 2017, a fire started in California that would turn out to be the state’s largest wildfire. It raged for more than six months in Los Padres National Forest, until officials finally announced that it had been extinguished. That fire was just the...
New Prosthetic Legs Change Dubai Man's Life as UAE Continues to Embrace 3D Printing
For more than 15 of his 25 years, Fahed Mohamad Ali relied heavily on a wheelchair, his wooden prosthetic legs more cosmetic than functional. But now Ali has become the first Emirati to receive two 3D printed transtibial prosthetics, which attach just below the knee,...
3D Printing News Briefs: June 12, 2018
Get ready, we have a lot of news to share with you in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, running the gamut from metal powder 3D printing and new software to education and a game response to the terrifying possibility of nuclear war. The winners of the 3D Pioneers...
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 all warm and fuzzy, right? There is something incredibly appealing about Nick Park’s...
IKEA Debuts 3D Printed Gaming Chair Prototype, Developed in Collaboration with UNYQ and Area Academy
Silicon Valley company UNYQ uses 3D printing and digitization technologies to customize its designs, and is responsible for some of the more interesting 3D printed medical wearable innovations we’ve seen, from prosthetics and back braces to prosthetic leg...
3D Printing & EV Charging Stations
The use of electric vehicles (EV) has been increasing over the past few years due to the introduction of new technology and products. Around 17,800 gas stations contain electric charging stations, which is only 15% of gas stations that exist within the United States....
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 becomes more dominant as basic needs are met and more free time and resources can be dedicated to...
3D Printing News Briefs: June 8, 2018
It’s all business for today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, starting with an investment, a partnership, and a new facility. Lockheed Martin has invested $5 million in a Canadian materials science company, while ZVerse has partnered up with PlanGrid to integrate...
The R&D Tax Credit Aspects of 3D Printed Kitchenware
Food Network has consistently been in or near the top 20 cable networks in terms of total viewership, particularly among adults ages 18-49, ranking 19th, 18th, and 22nd in the latter category in each of the last three years. They are widely considered among the top 10...
Rize One 3D Printer Helps Students Reach Success in Robotics Competition
In 1989, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded as a non-profit dedicated to inspiring young people to become leaders and innovators in science and technology. It currently offers four programs, for four age ranges, and engages...
MyMiniFactory Teams Up with Rovio to Offer 3D Printed Official Angry Birds Figurines
In 2009, the Finnish company Rovio released an app called Angry Birds in which a serious of perturbed birds defend their eggs from a series of inexplicably aggressive porcine attackers by flinging them (the pigs) into walls or crushing them under collapsing...
Air Force Saves Millions of Dollars with a Few 3D Printed Parts
It’s amazing how much money can be saved just by using 3D printing to modify items in small ways, and this is evident especially frequently in the military, where something as small as a radio clip can save tens of thousands of dollars – or more. At the...
Audi and the Stratasys J750 3D Printer Expedite Prototyping of Tail Lights
It was just over two years ago that Stratasys introduced the multi-color, multi-material J750 3D printer, which the company described as a machine that would “shake up the world.” It certainly has shaken up the 3D printing industry, bringing new...
SparkFun Project Details How to 3D Print Plastic LED-Filled Modules on Nylon Fabric
Every engineer and designer knows that experimenting is important when it comes to trying new things – you can’t just expect to ace new skills on the first go. A blogger who goes by Feldi and writes for online retail store SparkFun Electronics, which has...
Universities Team up to Bring Solar Powered 3D Printing to Colombia
3D printing has been agreed upon by many to be an effective way for people in developing countries and areas to produce their own goods and start businesses. However, many of these areas have limited access to electricity, which means that creativity must be employed...
