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3D Printing News Briefs: December 2, 2018
We’re covering everything in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, from software and metal 3D printing to education and cosplay. MatterHackers is introducing MatterControl 2.0, while Digital Alloys is defining application…
Researchers Successfully Using 3D Printing to Study Complex Animal Behaviors
While we’ve seen the effects that 3D printing can have on human mating rituals, the technology can also be used to help with animal breeding research. 3D technologies are often…
Database of 3D Scanned Fish Now Contains Over 500 Specimens
The last time I received a fish in the mail, it was the result of a horrible practical joke. But not all posted fish are so poorly received. In fact,…
Lowering the Costs of 3D Printing through a Marriage of Nature & Mathematics
Nature is the ultimate designer; what else can we imagine could design something that is self-replicating, converts the energy of the sun to food, creates oxygen, and can last for hundreds of…
Researchers Inspired by Human Bones, 3D Print Extremely Light, Strong Structures
Scientists often look towards biology, when they set out to find the most efficient way of doing something. Whether it’s photosynthesis as a means for energy conversion, or the human…