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Japanese Man 3D Prints Multiple Remote Control MicroShips
As a child I was obsessed with remote control cars. I would run the batteries low faster than a drag racer burns through fuel. If there was one toy that could…
Japanese Breakthrough & 3D Printing Could Make Wireless Transmission of Solar Energy a Reality
Scientists at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) say they were able to transmit 1.8 kilowatts of solar-generated power using microwaves sent to a receiver more than 180 feet from the…
PLEN2: An Open Source, 3D Printable Robot on Kickstarter
The PLEN2 can carry small items, dance around, or play a game of soccer on your desktop and you can make it all happen via a smartphone or PC or…
ARTSAT 3D Printed Satellite Sends ‘Poetry’ Back from Space
The last pair of signals to reach Earth from the ARTSAT came from the lonely void some 4.7 million kilometers away in space during January. The first 3D printed satellite…
Japan’s Fasotec Creates Realistic 3D Printed ‘Biotexture Wet Models’ for Surgical Training
Not too many years ago if you’d told a surgeon that soon he would be able to help to make a 3D printed model of a lung and then practice operating…
GE Oil & Gas Now 3D Printing End-Use Control Valve Parts in Japan
Although it goes relatively unnoticed, many of today’s top manufacturers are using 3D printing to both prototype and produce end-use parts. One such company is General Electric, which has been…
Flexible, 3D Printed, Solar Powered Thermal Alarm for Patient Monitoring
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have built what they call a “fever alarm armband” capable of monitoring the vital signs of hospital patients using 3D inkjet printing. It’s a flexible,…
Rinkak’s 3D Printed Product Marketplace Expands to the US
The ability to 3D print opens up so many doors to traditional product designers. No longer are their ideas limited to the availability of molds for a particular new product, and…
Soon You’ll Roll Up Your 3D Printed, LE-OFET, Flexible Computer And Put It in Your Shirt Pocket
Organic Field-Effect Transistors (OFETs) were originally developed to produce extremely low-cost, large-area electronics aimed at producing printable and flexible electronic devices. Researchers at Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science say…
Japanese Researchers Propose a “Bone Bank” to Stockpile 3D Printed Bones
We’ve all heard of blood banks, and other similar stockpiles of necessary supplies for those who might need bodily fluids, like platelets. One of my fondest memories from my youth…
Olympus Open Camera Platform Includes 3D Printing Support and Files
They call it the OPC Hack & Make Project, and it’s basically the keys to the design kingdom for the latest in Olympus digital camera technology. The Open Platform Camera…
Japanese Company Proposes ‘Ocean Spiral,’ Underwater Cities to be 3D Printed
It sounds like something that would be the setting for an epic Kevin Costner-type film, but instead the idea of an underwater city is being proposed by a Japanese company…
Japanese Artist Combines Modern Technology with Traditional Ukiyo-e for Huge 45 Piece 3D Printed Masterpiece
Over the course of the past couple years, we have seen 3D printing used by many artists to create incredible works that would not have been possible without this modern-day…
3D Printing Your Vagina is Not Legal in Japan – Artist Megumi Igarashi is Finally Indicted
Back in July, we reported on a female Japanese artist, named Megumi Igarashi, who had been arrested and then released for creating 3D scans and 3D prints of her own…
Japanese Company 3D Prints Amazingly Unique Working Car Models from Children’s Sketches
The future of 3D printing lies in the hands of our youth. It will be today’s school-aged children who grow up understanding the concepts behind 3D modeling and 3D printing…
3D Printed Replica of 4,500-Year-Old Jōmon Venus Draws Visitors to Japanese Museum
Yamagata Prefecture in the southwest corner of Tōhoku faces the East Sea/Sea of Japan in an area bounded by magnificent mountain vistas. It’s home to the Yamagata Prefectural Museum, which holds…
Tanaka to Exhibit World’s First Successful Platinum-Based Metallic Glass Powder for 3D Printers
Tokyo-based Tanaka Holding announced on November 18 that, through Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo, they have become the world’s first company to succeed in the development and formation of platinum-based metallic glass powder for…
Japanese Design Studio YOY Creates Embroidered Signage Using 3D Printing
The walls appeared to be covered in embroidery at one display at Tokyo Designer’s Week 2014. But why? It’s a story that takes some history to understand. Embroidery is a…
3D Printing Allows Japan’s Blind Football Team to ‘Visualize’ the Championship Venue for Next Week’s Games
Thanks to the increasing advancements in technology, which include 3D printing, many of the world’s visually impaired have been experiencing quite incredible improvements within their lives. We have seen 3D printing…
3D Printing Combines Historic Japanese Samurai Sword Craftsmanship with Modern Technology
Sword making in Japan is more common than most people believe. In fact, they refer to the process as “swordsmithing”, and it has been passed down from generation to generation for…
Tokyo Computer Scientist Creates 3D Printed Urban Gardens
Imagine a garden springing from your 3D printer, herbs and flowers flourishing in a matter of weeks, creating a lush, green space on your balcony or your rooftop. Yuichiro Takeuchi,…
Kabuku Partners Up With US Factory To Bring Rinkak’s Products to North America Better, Faster
Tokyo-based Kabuku is a Japanese company that manages Rinkak, a 3D printing service we have reported on previously as they were gaining steam earlier this year with a large grant. Rinkak is a progressive 3D…
Japan Prepares to Make 3D Printed Topographic Maps Available for the Blind
3D printing has made navigating a world of vague light forms or, oftentimes, complete darkness more manageable. 3D printed Braille books, some of which include raised imagery as with story…
3D Printing Plays Major Role in Latest Japanese Mini 4WD Race Cup Championship
Depending on where in the world you reside, you typically grow up playing with different types of toys and games that correlate to the culture in which you live in….
