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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….
Japanese Woman Arrested for Selling 3D Printable Files of Her Genitals
With the advent of 3D printing, artists have been given the gift to print literally whatever they want. For the most part, as long as it is created with plastic,…
Japanese Designers Create a Huge Delta 3D Printer – 4 Meters Tall
Recently we have been seeing a lot of innovative 3D printing technology coming out of Asia. The Chinese have been at the forefront of developing all sorts of unique…
Segway to Use 3D Printers in Production of Segway PTs
When most of us think of Segways, we probably get a picture in our heads of security guards moving about the mall, or perhaps we recall the instance when President…
University Official Arrested For Possession of 3D Printed Gun – Claims ‘A gun makes power equal’
It’s just a matter of time before it becomes commonplace to hear of people being arrested for the possession of 3D printed guns. They exist, and the designs to produce…
