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Nano-Scale 3D Printing Technology Helps Researchers Print the Smallest Color Picture Ever Printed

Measuring itself at an astoundingly tiny 0.0092 mm, or 80 µm x 115 µm, in size Guinness World Records Limited has just named ETH Zurich and their spin off company…

3D Printed “Rock Print” Seems Like Magic, but it’s Really Science

Architecture is generally a pretty permanent thing. Sure, nothing is truly permanent, but a structure built from concrete, metal and other heavy-duty materials is obviously built to last. So when you hear…

3D Printed “Edge Detector” Can Sort Soundwaves

The concept of sound edge detection is the basis for commonly used technologies like ultrasound or sonars. Essentially, a sound is emitted at a specific frequency and then a machine…

Additively Launches the 3D Printing Material Finder App

Finding the right 3D printing material is critical to the success of a project and now Additively says the process has just become easier with their Material Finder, “an easy-to-use tool…

3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — March 21, 2015

This week’s news we didn’t cover kicks off with a topic that so many printing enthusiasts love: printable figures inspired by artistic characters. We have printable robot files included with a…

Microscopic 3D Printing May Allow Micro-Robots to Deliver Medicine Inside Your Body

I didn’t really see this one coming, and if you did, I am duly impressed. With 3D printing technology, it’s not all about the external. Many medical breakthroughs due to 3D…

ETH Zurich University Spin-off, Additively, Launches to Help Companies in Realizing Their 3D Printing Goals

Additive manufacturing is changing the world, changing business practices, and saving companies millions of dollars each month around the globe. For some larger companies it’s often easy to integrate 3D…