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3D Printing Changes the Landscape of Jewelry Design
When a couple is ready to make the big commitment, there is a lot of pressure to find just the right symbol of that lasting bond. For some, the ring…
New Zealand Professor Granted Government Funding to Develop Synthetic, Bioprinted Wood
New Zealand: a land renowned for sheep, Middle Earth, stunning scenery — and innovation. While there is certainly a lot to know about this far-flung country, most of which already…
World’s First Autonomous Drone Pizza Delivery Takes Place in New Zealand
New Zealand has a lot going for it. The most obvious perk is that it’s gorgeous – I mean, come on, it’s Middle Earth. From what I’ve heard, the weather…
Classics Students at University of Canterbury Learn More about Ancient Rome through Examining 3D Printed Replicas
3D printing has begun to play a much larger role in education. While a priority nearly since the technology hit the mainstream, we now very commonly see entire labs popping…
Bagpipes the Penguin Gets Fitted for 3D Printed Prosthetic Limb
As 3D printing technology continues to positively disrupt the medical industry, one of its first and still most prominent uses is for manufacturing custom-fitted prosthetics. These 3D printed assistive devices…
Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket Launch System & 3D Printed Rutherford Engine to Blast Off Later This Year
Like many humans—and especially because I spend so much time writing on the subjects—I’m often inclined to float away in daydream mode thinking of the expansiveness of space, our travel…
Optomec Expands into Australia and New Zealand in New Partnership with Emona Instruments
We’re about one-third of the way through 2016, and thus far, it’s been a very good year for Optomec, an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based company specializing in manufacturing different professional-grade 3D…
Set Your Drink On a Nice New 3D Printed Cocktail Tray When You Fly Air New Zealand
I’ve never been in business class on any airplane, but I’m told it’s pretty nice. You’re not wedged between two or more people with little or no elbow room, the…
Massey University Scientists 3D Print Giant Pollen
If you suffer from allergies, the mere mention of pollen is likely enough to make you shudder. Those tiny yellow particles can cause a lot of pain for something so…
3D Printing Helps the Martin Jetpack Launch Its First Sales
Much like a transporter or a flying car, the jetpack has always been a staple in the world of science fiction. Sadly, reality has problems with strapping a rocket to…
Giving Ei Chi the Hand She Needs Through 3D Printing
Most people have a hand that they heavily favor. For about ninety percent of the world, the right hand is dominant. It can sometimes seem that the weaker hand is hardly…
3D Printing a Solution to the Major Waste Disposal Crisis in Samoa
Design student Lionel Taito-Matamua is a problem-solver and an award-winner. The New Zealander who studies design at Wellington’s Victoria University traveled to Samoa recently and made an observation while there…
The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — September 26
In this week’s stories we didn’t cover we have many examples of just how innovative 3D printing can be. For example, the still in-production Bloodhound Super-Sonic car has many 3D printed…
These New 3D Printed Tools Allow for Harmony Between Cyclists & Motorists
The use and ownership of bicycles is at an all-time high due to numerous obvious factors–but one new factor seems to be that the millennial crowd is more and more reluctant to…
Jigsurf – A 3D Printed Functional Surfboard Made of 48 Jigsaw-Like Pieces, Measuring 5’9″ in Length
Surfing is a sport and a hobby that has been around for centuries, with people from all around the world, all walks of life, and of both sexes taking part,…
OpthalmicDocs Releases Open Source Files for Portable Retinal Scanning Technology
We hear enough about how so many third world diseases are preventable, but people just lack the resources; preventable diseases can too easily become severely crippling, or even deadly, due…
Tanya Marriott’s 3D Printed Kakatrope Pays Tribute to Renowned Ecologist
William Horner called it a Daedalum – the Wheel of the Devil – and it was largely forgotten by the time William F. Lincoln brought the concept back and renamed…
Project3DPrint Kits: Make Your Own 3D Printed Gadgets With One-Stop Shopping
Pulling together the necessary materials for a 3D printing project can be time consuming. Often you’re ordering electrical components from multiple sources online, heading to the hardware store, and digging…
Retinal Imaging Made Easier With 3D Printed Adaptor
It all started, as so many good things do, with a box full of fake eyeballs. A curious student doing a diploma in Ophthalmic Science in Auckland, New Zealand, was…
Surfer Looks to Whales, Shark Skin, & 3D Printing to Make Surfing a Smoother Operation
Roy Stuart started surfing when he was just four years old and he built his first surfboard in the garage using his grandfather’s tools when he was nine. Stuart went…
New Zealand Man 3D Prints the World’s Smallest Working Drill — Just 7.5mm Wide
3D printing has shown that it is the perfect technology to use when wishing to create something unique, whether it is a piece of jewelry, a keepsake, or even a…
‘Monomateriality’ — Student Creates Amazing Art With Handheld Lego 3D Printer
In what is truly a statement of raw art, today we’re taking a look at a rather progressive project put together by industrial design student Vimal Patel, a New Zealander who lives…
A Father in New Zealand Creates 3D Printed ‘Smart Splints’ to Help His Son Walk Comfortably
James Wilson, a 14 year old in New Zealand, suffers from Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. It’s a form of epilepsy which left him disabled, and as a result, he needs to wear…
Dental Axess Named Stratasys Channel Partner for Australia and New Zealand
Stratasys is reaching out to expand their influence in the Australia and New Zealand dental 3D printing and manufacturing markets by appointing Dental Axess as a channel partner. The company…
