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Microsoft Documentary Series Chronicles Young Engineer’s Work Toward Affordable 3D Printed Robotic Prosthetics

3D printing technology can do many things, but one of the best, in my opinion, is inspiring people to make the world a better place. We first heard about young…

Making in America: (Hopefully) Great Again as 3D Printing Looks to the New White House

Today, my fellow Americans and I see a new president sworn in as the United States moves on to its next political chapter. Whatever your thoughts on the incoming POTUS…

Planning a Party? 3D Print Some Political Pricks from Treatstock to Keep Your Sandwiches Together

Nothing is 100% without flaw, and like every other wonderful thing that exists in our world, sandwiches have their drawbacks. There’s often a very fine line between a good sandwich…

3D Printing Technology Plays Major Role in White House’s Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute Competition

This week, emerging technologies and breakthrough manufacturing techniques, such as 3D printing, are being thrust forth into the spotlight in Washington, D.C., as the Obama Administration is dedicating an entire…

America Makes…Excuses

I didn’t plan to write a follow up article about America Makes. Their “pay to play” strategy creates a big barrier for startups, which I feel are critical to the…

3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week–January 16

If you watched President Obama’s State of the Union speech, you may have seen his veiled reference to 3D printing. Are we so surprised that the technology continues to get hailed…

Gilles Azzaro 3D Prints the Sound of a Newborn Crying

You may remember back a couple years ago, when a man named Gilles Azzaro made headlines after he 3D printed President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. Taking sound…

We Want to 3D Print President Obama! Sign the Petition for the White House’s Release of Digital Barack

The ability to 3D scan and then print objects within hours has presented numerous applications for the preservation of history, both from the past and the present. This has never…

High School Student Creates a 3D Printable (Barack) Obama-Llama

‘House’ rhymes with ‘mouse’, ‘car’ rhymes with ‘bar’, and ‘Obama’ rhymes with ‘llama’. That’s right, and actually I’m not the first person in the world to realize this. In fact,…

President Obama Visits Boise State University – Checks Out 3D Printing Tech., Including 3D Printed Graphene Chips

I’m not political by any means, and personally I don’t affiliate myself with any particular political parties. I have some ideologies that would be considered conservative, while others would be more liberal…

President Obama Takes a Liking to ZeGo Robotics’ 5-in-1 3D Printer, Engraver, Pick/Place, Plotter, Burner

This past Wednesday, President Barack Obama held an official White House Maker Faire, where makers from around the world came to show off different things that they had ‘made’. These included…