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Twindom Announces Updates to Twinstant Mobile Full-Body 3D Scanner, App User Interface, and Scanning Software
I’ve been to a few weddings over the last few years where there was a photo booth. This is a pretty fun option for a number of reasons: it gives…
Interactive 3D Model Shows Detailed Topology of California’s Oroville Dam Before Spillway Damage
The wonders of 3D modeling can help people create all sorts of things, including topographical maps and puzzles, like this TopoTopo puzzle from HUSH and a 3D printed map of…
3D Printed Heart Model Helps Cardiologist at the Heart Institute at CHLA to Create Special Stent for a Toddler
It’s almost time for Valentine’s Day, that holiday of endless hearts and flowers and even some 3D printable gifts. But February 14th is not just Valentine’s Day: it’s also the…
Why 3DPrint.com is Looking Forward to SOLIDWORKS World 2017
Industry conferences are typically rife with big announcements on new machines, software, and business partnerships. It makes sense: there are usually hundreds, if not thousands, of people at these types of…
Las Vegas to San Francisco: Sculpteo Designers Complete Successful Road Trip with 3D Printed Bike
I will never forget when my dad taught me how to ride my bike without training wheels for the first time. We went to a small, nearby shopping plaza and…
From Baseball Hall of Famers to That Triple Crown: Moddler’s 3D Printing Talents are in High Demand Today
You can almost hear the sharp crack of the bat, smell hot dogs and popcorn—and taste a sip of delicious but slightly warming beer. The excitement on the baseball field…
3D Printed Turtle Eggs May Help to Stop Poaching
If you’re looking for a story that will make you feel good about humanity, this probably isn’t it. However, it might give us a little bit of hope that some…
Warner Bros. Employees Participate in 32-Hour Hackathon with Airwolf’s Axiom 3D Printer
As 3D printing continues to rise in popularity and capability, an increasing number of unexpected companies have taken unique approaches to get themselves familiar with this emerging technology. One of…
Emerging Objects Lets GCode Run Wild in Extruded Clay Experimental Project
California-based Emerging Objects is possibly one of the studios that has experimented most deeply with 3D printing materials and processes, with several impressive projects published worldwide. Ronald Rael and Virginia…
This Week’s 3D Hubs Pre-Holiday Festivities: Celebrate with 3D Printing Events Around the World
As we get closer to the upcoming Holidays, 3D Hubs events are picking up steam again this week as so many cities recover from the Global #3DPrintingDay. There are holiday…
Long Beach Has a New and Very Innovative 3D Printed Key to the City
A key to the city is frequently given away as token of a person’s contribution to making that city a better place. It can acknowledge contributions in civic life, the arts,…
Oakwood School: California K-12 Students Teach Each Other 3D Printing Through Cascaded Learning in Immersion Program
There are many subjects students simply aren’t wild about, from math to chemistry to those pesky grammar courses. Sometimes it’s hard to get the kids interested in media labs, science…
Sculpteo: French, Web-Based 3D Printing Service Sculpteo Puts Down Roots in Silicon Valley
Web-based 3D-printing service and community Sculpteo has been a major force in fostering the growth of 3D printing in France. As its community has grown well beyond the country’s borders, Sculpteo, whose…
High School Student 3D Prints Voice-Controlled Robotic Arm
Irvine High School student Nilay Mehta knew that he wanted to work with prosthetics when he started his science fair project. When he began researching the field, he was struck…
Nascent Objects Allows You to Order & Customize 3D Printed Electronics with Interchangeable ‘Snap-In’ Modules
You may be discovering from a workshop that attempting to 3D print electronics from scratch isn’t as easy as you initially thought–and streamlining the process could not only take down the…
Production Version of Rezvani Beast Supercar Unveiled With Multiple 3D Printed Components
Automobile manufacturers are already using 3D printing to some extent. Whether it’s Ford using 3D printed molds to intricately design components for new models, or the more extreme use of…
3D Printed Hubs are the Centerpieces of Visually Stunning Geodesic Dome Shade Structures
There’s no better, more direct metaphor for the work that Michael Gates and Toby Vann of Archimedes Design do than the hub. It’s both the literal center or core of…
3D Printed Thin Mints, Anyone? California Girl Scout Troop Creates 3D Printed Plastic Cookies with Help From GoEngineer
What better way is there to get someone’s attention than with cookies? Not even the Girl Scouts are immune. And while cookies are awesome, as we all know (and probably…
California Deputies Raid Identity Theft Ring and Find “3D Printer” Making an AR-15 Lower
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in California says it all began with a report of a credit card being stolen from the front porch of a residence, and the…
3D Printed Scribble Machine Says More About Maker Spirit Than Function
David Perlis’ latest project guide is certain to appeal to the Dada artist in all of us. His 3D printed Scribble Machine produces drawings based on the random, erratic motion…
California Assembly Bill AB-37 Aims for Posting 3D Printing Rules & Warnings in Libraries
While 3D printing has been transforming and ‘disrupting’ so many traditional methods for designing, prototyping, and manufacturing, it may also prove itself to be disruptive in an area many designers…
California Firefighter 3D Prints a Pool Filter Basket with Help from Local Library
We’ve seen 3D printed air conditioners, couches, bicycles, cars, and even houses. Each and every day we are surprised by yet another use for this incredible technology which very few…
‘Hobbes’ the Terrier to Receive 3D Printed Prosthetic Front Leg with Special Harness
With 3D printing affecting so many different facets of nearly every field these days — or at least garnering an interest — it’s no surprise that we humans are using…
Pasadena’s Art Center College of Design’s New Mcor IRIS 3D Printer Excels in Case Study of Affordability & Quality
The future of technology just keeps arriving in waves, one after the other, continually improving and offering different benefits — layer after layer — just like the magic of 3D printing itself….
