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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….

‘Weaponized’ Exhibit Features 3D Printed Machine Guns, Grenades & More — Opens Issue of Guns and Violence

Often the artist expresses his thoughts and questions through his work—and while it may not be his job to answer the prevalent questions plaguing our era, he can put them to…

3D Printed Lighting Installation Evokes the Ocean in California Home

A new, ultra-contemporary home in Bolinas, California proudly showcases the extraordinary capacity of 3D printing to quite literally transform the way we live. In an ambitious 3D design and printing…

“TechShop Inside! — Powered by Fujitsu” — TechShop & Fujitsu Team to Launch a Mobile Makerspace

It’s incredible how much the education system has changed within the last decade or so. The resources available to many students today, grades K-12 and beyond, are creating a learning…

Intel Capital Funds 3D Braille Printer Created by 13-year-old Boy

Nothing makes a person feel old faster than hearing about the latest child prodigy in technology. Here we have the story of a 13-year-old named Shubham Banerjee who managed to…

Earthquake! Man 3D Prints USGS Earthquake Data for Last Month’s Napa Quake & it’s Quite Earth Shattering

There is nothing scarier than waking up in the middle of the night to your house shaking, and objects falling off of your shelves. Each year, there are literally hundreds…

Portola High School in California Takes to Kickstarter to Fund a 3D Printer – They need your help!

3D printing in schools has only recently become a reality. While there are many schools around the world that have already had the opportunity to bring 3D printers into their…