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Defying the Wind: This 3D Printed Wind-Propelled Car Astonishingly Drives Straight into the Source

MakerBot has come up with some brilliant ideas for their lineup of Thingiverse Summer S.T.E.A.M. Challenges, all of which have enticed some really incredible creations on behalf of makers, designers,…

3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week– August 22

This week’s 3D printing news includes some late summer fun ideas, like flying a 3D printed kite or rigging your bike up with an awesome 3D printed wind-driven bubble machine….

German Student 3D Prints an Entire Triforce Kite

It is rumored that Benjamin Franklin proved that lightning was caused by electricity simply by flying a kite during a thunderstorm, when a pointed wire on his kite drew the…

Designer 3D Prints His Own Wind-Powered USB Device Charger

Anthony Dorsa is a sophomore mechanical engineering student at Binghamton University, and he’s come up with a 3D printed device which is ingenious – and simple – in every way….

Thingiverse Catch The Wind Challenge Inspires 3D Printed DaVinci Flying Machine

There’s a first time for everything and for Croatian Thingiverse contributor Matija Sedak, that first time was the contribution of a DaVinci-inspired 3D printed flying machine. There’s nothing like standing…