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UK Researchers Continue Work on Nanokick Bioreactor, Progressing Toward 3D Printing Living Bone

The University of Glasgow received a £2.8 million grant in late 2016 in order to develop 3D printed bone for survivors of landmine blasts, which kill roughly 4,300 people each…

3D Printing News Briefs: May 2, 2017

In 3D Printing News Briefs today, we’re talking about new 3D software, equipment, and materials, a distribution partnership and a new additive manufacturing facility, and a seaworthy 3D printed prosthetic….

3D Printing Spotlight On: Deirdre MacCormack, CMO, Mcor

We’ve heard a lot from Mcor Technologies over the last several years as the company with its unique paper-based 3D printing system offers an environmentally friendly take on the technology that…

Let’s Cut to the Cheese: Researchers Publish Study on How 3D Printing Affects the Structure and Texture of Processed Cheese

Sometimes, nothing can make a bad day better than a glass of wine at the end of it, paired with a plate of good cheese and crackers, of course; if…

500 More Employees to be Laid off as HP Closes Ireland Factory to Redirect Funds to 3D Printing

The entrance of HP into the 3D printing market has been a source of great excitement for many in the industry. The introduction of their Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing system…

Healthcare Technology Firm axial3D Responds to Surge in Demand for 3D Printed Medical Models and Opens New Facility in Belfast

It’s one thing for surgeons and doctors to prepare for medical procedures by studying up ahead of time by reading books and studies and articles, or maybe watching videos of…

Recreating The Last Great Irish Elk Through 3D Printing

The Great Irish Elk was a majestic creature of heroic proportions that became extinct some 11,000 years ago. In a short movie by Brown Bag Films, created in 1998 and…

Irish Digital Art Student Creates Sea Monster with i.materialise 3D Printing

As members of the human species, we all know that our imagination can sometimes wander to fantastical and frightening places. For every hero we see draw a weapon or save…

Ireland: Researchers Create New Bioprinting Method for Regenerating Bone in Vivo

As you read about 3D printing, 4D printing, bioprinting, and learn about any number of outrageous innovations coming forth at a fairly constant rate, you may wonder what the point…

Mcor Engineers Enhancing ARKe 3D Printer Further Before Shipping: More Software, Strength & Color

While we write about many companies within the 3D space that enter the industry with one quality printer and go on to great success with users, it’s quite fulfilling to…

Beautiful Map of Ireland Is 3D Printed Using Digital Topographic Data

Conor O’Kane (“Cokane”) seems like a bit of a Renaissance man when it comes to the interests he lists on his blog: “game development, graphics, music and shmups” — but he…

3D Printed Candy and the Magic Candy Factory Moves Into the Dublin Airport

While it is expected to be commonplace in the future, food 3D printing is still in many ways in its infancy due to the limitations of current technology. Primarily, food…

Have a 3D Printed St. Patrick’s Day with These Downloadable Designs!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, all! It’s one of my favorite holidays – my giant Irish family always has a giant Irish dinner and to me, it signifies the real start…

Ouro_botics Developing Modular Bioprinting Platform for Students, Biohackers and Researchers

The founder of Ouro_botics, Jemma Redmond, was working on her masters thesis about four years ago – a tome entitled An Investigation into Osteoblast Adhesion — when she discovered bioprinting. In Dublin, around…

Conical Spear Butt of Navan: Archaelogist’s 3D Printed Replica Shows Artifact Was Actually a Horn Mouthpiece

3D printing is transforming a long list of industrial sectors, and far more–but you’d still be amazed where it manages to ‘horn’ in. As the technology is lauded for all…

Soap01 3D Printer – The First 3D Printer That Prints in Soap – Coming Soon to Kickstarter

There is nothing I dislike more than to be wasteful, but I must admit that I hate it so much when a bar of soap becomes so thin that it breaks…

Heart Transplant Surgery Performed With Help of Color Coded 3D Printed Model

There comes a day in everyone’s life when they realize that the human heart bears no resemblance to that double lobed drawing that shows up on Valentine’s Day cards and cheap…

Stratasys Expands Global Manufacturing Network with Irish Partner SCHIVO3D

SCHIVO, from their facilities on Cork Road in Waterford, Ireland, works with companies from around the world on a variety of specialized manufacturing solutions on 3D printing for aerospace, architecture,…

Mcor 3D Prints Incredibly Realistic Rana Plaza Brick Replica From Tragic Building Collapse

Besides the countless ways that 3D printing technology has changed and will continue to alter the landscape of manufacturing, it also has the capacity to improve and even save lives….

Irish Startup GaraGeeks Touting 3D Printed Business Signs

Niccolò Gallarati and Davide Viganò are the co-founders of Dublin startup GaraGeeks–the company behind Kickstarter success ClampHero–and they say some market research revealed a bit of a surprise in a lack of companies making business…

Incredible 3D Printed Batman: Arkham Origins Suit Will Blow You Away, Quite Literally

Back in January of this year, we reported on an incredible 3D printed Batman suit that was created by Gauntlet FX, Crimson Coscrafts and Tundra Design. The creation, which garnered…

Mcor Technologies Hires Kevin Devlin as COO

When it comes to innovative approaches to 3D printing there are few companies that compare to the Ireland-based Mcor Technologies. Mcor produces the first-ever paper-based multi-color 3D printing solution, which utilizes…

These 3D Printed Modular Clothing Embellishments Look Like They Came Straight Out of a Sci-Fi Movie

We’ve already seen 3D printing play a major role in upcoming fashion design, and although we likely won’t see individuals strolling down the street fully clad in 3D printed gear…

Optomec Taps Semitronics to Distribute Their 3D Printed Electronics & Aerosol Jet Systems in the UK & Ireland

New Mexico-based Optomec, among the world’s largest manufacturers of industrial, production-grade additive manufacturing systems for 3D printing metals and 3D printing electronic components, has just signed a distribution deal with Semitronics…