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Educators know how valuable experiences that are “hands-on” or “in the field” can be for children or students of any age. Reading about a topic is one thing, but learning about…

3D printing has been the impetus for forging many an international partnership of late. As sectors and entities merge, coordinating to manufacture components and prototypes with 3D printing, efficiency rises…

Very shortly after his coronation in December of 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned and then distributed eagles, which were based on the aquila of the Roman Legions, to his army. The…

Sculpteo, the web-based 3D printing service and network of 3Ders, has launched another fun campaign to raise awareness of the accessibility and versatility of 3D printing. They’ve teamed up with…

3D printing and architecture are two fields that are slowly but surely converging together. We have begun to see many architects and engineers all over the globe really move forward…

Igus offers us a new twist in 3D printing filament, and it’s all about being quiet and smooth. With their new iglidur filament, not only are you able to produce…

Optomec not only offers new dimensions in 3D printing to their customers, but soon they will be doing so overseas, due to a new agreement just signed with Ceradrop, which…

Prodways has taken the ball and run with expansion plans for parent company Groupe Gorgé, running a full year ahead of projected goals for its role in “managing the company’s…

French digital artist and sculptor Claire Sauvaget takes us along with her on her daily commute. We trail behind her down stairs, around corners, onto crowded train platforms, and through narrow corridors….

Three French companies have joined together to introduce Prismadd, an ambitious effort to integrate all aspects of metals and plastics additive manufacturing into a single production line. Their primary target…

Once serving as the center of the French court, the Palace of Versailles is a wondrous work of French architecture now left to tourists, scattered political functions, and the history…

We love how the maker spirit has inspired a sense of global community, particularly when it involves improving quality of life in some pretty dramatic ways. One remarkable story about…

It’s no secret that the French know how to take their time and produce a quality product, without ever settling for less. Not only is that an enviable trait to…

We live in a world full of information and data. Economics. Analysis. Numbers. Problems to be solved. It can get a little dry, to say the least. Adding visual punch…

Those familiar with 3D printing are well aware that we pretty much live in the future, where this technology can create almost anything we can imagine. Sometimes, admittedly, the human…

While 3D printing is making monumental impacts in very serious sectors like manufacturing, medicine, and space, my favorite headlines to write are for these types of stories, where people’s lives…

A loved one asked me just the other day, “What should I get you for Christmas?” I view that as a silly question because I certainly don’t feel entitled to…

When French 3D design company Le FabShop set up its booth near the Shapify space at the Autodesk Pop-Up Gallery in Paris last October, one young designer with Le FabShop, Samuel N. Bernier,…

We cover 3D printing concepts, entrepreneurs, and companies every day that are very inspiring, but this 3D printed product takes likability to a new level in a genius, lighthearted, very socially necessary…

Looking to the stars is a pastime as old as humanity. While most of us no longer look to the movements of the planets and stars for answers about the…

Since the birth of the first ‘test tube baby’ in 1978, it is estimated that approximately 5 million babies have been born as a result of in vitro fertilization (IVF)….

When most people think of consumer level 3D printers, they think of companies such as MakerBot, Cubify, Ultimaker, etc. Every single day, it seems as though we are hearing about…