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Meta Buys Lens 3D Printing Firm Luxexcel for AR Glasses
Facebook owner Meta (Nasdaq: META) has bought Belgian-Dutch optics 3D printing firm Luxexcel. Founded in 2009, the company’s proprietary resin 3D printing processes can make optically clear lenses for eyeglasses,…
3D Printing News Briefs, November 20, 2021: Business, Medical, & More
We’re starting with an unusual story in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as mimiX Biotherapeutics, which launched its first acoustic bioprinter this week, noticed that Facebook’s new Meta logo looked…
Lowering Product Design Timeline With New Meta Viewer Beta App for 3D CAD Visualization
Six years ago at Columbia University, augmented reality company Meta, now headquartered in Silicon Valley, got its start with the introduction of its first AR headset prototype. Following a successful Kickstarter…
Drag and Drop a Motorcycle: Meta Details Immersive AR Integration with SOLIDWORKS
Augmenting the design process, augmented reality (AR) offers another dimension to 3D design. Last month at SOLIDWORKS World 2018, we saw myriad announcements made in advancing design capabilities through partnerships…
Shapeways and Others Partner with Meta for Augmented Reality Hackathon This Weekend in San Francisco
3D printing and its reality ‘cousins,’ both virtual and augmented, run in the same scientific community circles, with paths often intersecting — and products sometimes becoming combined. As innovations in the…
