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Japanese Doctor’s Hobby & Dreams Take Flight with 3D Printed Ornithopters, Collection Grows

The human fascination with flight has been going on forever. Such envy we experience in watching a simple bird or more complex predator fly almost as high as the heavens;…

3T RPD Constructs 3D Printed, Eight-Foot-Tall Replica of Norwegian Oil Rig ‘Ivar Aasen’

Scandinavians shouldn’t mind that we often stereotype them not only as having fabulous societies full of beautiful people but also as being the creators of sleek, streamlined designs. From furniture to…

Mattia Mercante’s 3D Printed “War Machine” Exemplifies Detail Capable on Form 1+ 3D Printer

With Avengers and Iron Man fever sweeping the nation as of late, just about everyone wants to grab a piece of the action. After all, who can blame them? We’ve already seen…

Twins, Joined at the Butt, Will be Separated Tomorrow Thanks to 3D Printing Technology

3D printing has been used to change the lives of many people over the past several years. Whether it is for lending a hand in the rapid prototyping of products,…

Florida Retiree Designs 3D Printed and Fully Operable Carnival Ride Model

66-year-old Richard Schmiedecke of Winter Garden, Florida has always loved carnival rides, and grew to appreciate them while he worked for one week out of the year at a carnival…

Pac-Man Celebrates 35th Birthday — is Launched into Space as 3D Printed Model

Who doesn’t have the classic video arcade music and linear-chomping action of Pac-Man ingrained in the ’80s-driven recesses of their minds? Even most young kids these days are well-familiar with…

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…

Oslo, Norway Makes 3D Printing an Integral Part of Future Urban Planning with 3D Printed Model of City

If you visit the Agency for Planning and Building Services in Oslo, you’ll see the results of the agency’s monumental effort to create a complex, small-scale model of the Norwegian…

3DPrint EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Scenes Look at NBC Show, Constantine’s 3D Printed Props & How a Team of ‘Misfits’ Succeeded

For those of you who have watched the TV show Constantine, you know just how addicting and thrilling the drama was this past season. The 13 episode season recently ended…

Japanese Designer Offers 3D Printed Transformer Kit, ‘Stingray,’ Through Shapeways

Whether your favorite Transformers character showdown was the frightful Bruticus v. Metroplex or powerful Optimus Prime v. Megatron, when it comes to Transformers on the battlefield, one thing is for…

Amazing 3-Foot-Long 3D Printed Model Depicts the ‘Atlantic Mercy’: The future’s largest private hospital ship

Setting sail in 2018 will be the Atlantic Mercy, the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, measuring a staggering 174.1 meters in length, weighing 37,000 tons, and featuring a total deck…

India’s Defense Minister Parrikar is Presented with 3D Printed Model of SU-30 MKI Fighter Aircraft

One thing I love about covering the 3D printing space is that it is really a worldwide phenomenon. We see the technology being used in almost every country, across every…

3Denovo: Win the 3D Printed Model That You Vote For – Baymax, The Flash, Bad Banana & More

Am I the only one whose holidays always somehow revolve around action figures?  One time my mom accidentally labeled a present intended for my brother to me.  It was a…

Online Dating Goes 3D: Match.com tries out 3D printed, life-sized models of two eligible bachelors

“It’s okay to look,” they tell you. “Finding love has never been so easy!” “They,” of course, would be Match.com in this case, the website that touts itself as being…

European Space Agency Releases Data-Set so You Can Print Your Own Comet 67P

Most people can’t resist the pull of space exploration, although most of us are content to be armchair astronauts. New discoveries in outer space inspire our imaginations and the greater…

Harley Valentine Moves from 3D Printed Model to Installed Monuments

Harley Valentine is a contemporary Canadian artist based in Toronto. He is currently working on a major sculpture commission that will stand in the plaza of the Sony Centre for…