anatomy

3D Printing of Anatomy Kits and R&D Tax Credits

Resources for medical education rely on key elements which are not always readily available for a variety of reasons including but not limited to, ethical, legal, and cultural. Currently, there…

3D Images of 20,000 Vertebrates Open Source with oVert Museum Specimen Initiative

While 3D scanning has been used to solve a murder case and recreate a metal passenger aircraft, among other things, it’s really making a positive impact for museums. But I’m…

New Zealand Researchers 3D Scan and Print Frog Skeletons for Anatomy Education

Whether it’s an anatomical model of the human body or wild cats, 3D printing technology has proved to be a valuable asset for education on the structure and relationship between…

Men Are from Mars: Women Select the Ideal (3D Printed) Penis

In a recent study–slightly more scientific than a recent poll to determine what men view as the ideal lady parts–researchers printed out a range of penis models and then called…

3D Printed Anatomy Series Released by Monash University: A Medical Training Game Changer

Monash University scientists may well have changed the course of medical science with the release of their brilliant 3D Printed Anatomy Series. It’s a kit containing no actual human tissue,…

Threeding & Artec 3D Now Providing 3D Printable Anatomical Models

Threeding.com, the 3D printing marketplace, is now offering 3D scanned, textured anatomical models captured with Artec 3D scanners for educational purposes. Begun in 2013 by a group of students from…

21st Century Self-Portrait by Joshua Harker: Now you too can have your own face 3D printed

It wasn’t until the mid-15th century that artists really began to include themselves in their own artwork. An artist named Jan van Eyck is famous for creating the earliest known panel self-portrait….

3D Printed Anatomy Kits Reduce Need to Study Human Cadavers

When Leonardo da Vinci wanted to study anatomy of the human body, he had to go straight to the source because very little was actually known about the inner workings…