3D printed forensics

Human Remains Could Be Identified with the Help of Forensic 3D Printing

I’m still in awe at what additive technologies can accomplish, from creating alternative meats, automotive parts, shoe insoles, and surgical models, to giving faces to the lost. That is to…

3D Printing and Forensic Reconstruction Put to Work in Ohio Cold Case

We’ve seen 3D printing used in facial reconstruction before. A lot of times the technology is used to learn more about the bones of not only the skull, but also…

Making Visible the Invisible: Artist Uses DNA Phenotyping to Create 3D Printed Portraits of Incarcerated Chelsea Manning

As of this year, Chelsea Manning has been in prison for six years. The US soldier has been incarcerated since 2010, when she was arrested for leaking confidential information, including diplomatic…

What Did Jesus of Nazareth Really Look Like? 3D Modeling Helps an Anthropologist Get Closer to the Truth

I went to Catholic school for twelve years, so I was often surrounded by pictures of Jesus. His likeness was depicted by a variety of artists, in a variety of…

3D Printed Beer Bottle is Instrumental Evidence in UK Murder Conviction

While the world of 3D printing is still in a fairly lawless, unregulated state (one to be enjoyed while it lasts by those on the right side of the law), that…

Criminals Beware: 3DE is Bringing New Evidence Before the Jury with 3D Printed Replicas

It would appear that the technology of 3D printing is going to be summoned to court on a regular basis, if Jacksonville, Florida-based 3D Printed Evidence has their way. The north…