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Win Free PLA From Industrial 3D in Our Latest 3D Printing Giveaway!
It’s that time again – time for a new giveaway! This year we’ve given away Amazon gift cards and lasers to turn your 3D printer into a laser cutter, and…
3D Printed Mouthguards Designed for Use as Customized Drug Delivery Devices
The field of pharmaceuticals has welcomed many new innovations since 3D printing entered the picture, and one important application to take note of is drug delivery. We’ve seen capsules, micro-rockets, and…
Guide to Selecting and Buying 3D Printing Filament in 2018
Your priority was likely finding the right 3D printer to match your requirements and budget. But what often gets less attention is the filament you feed through it. After all,…
Strategic Partnership Agreement Leads to Nanodiamond-Enhanced 3D Printing Filaments
Nanomaterials, according to the National Institutes of Health, are characterized by their very small size, which is measured in nanometers, naturally; one nanometer is about 100,000 times smaller than the diameter…
3D Printer Review: Dremel Grows Up as DigiLab 3D45 Offers New Options for More Complex 3D Printing
A little over a year ago, I had the opportunity to review the Dremel Idea Builder 3D40 3D printer, and so unpacking the review unit of the Dremel DigiLab 3D45…
MatterHackers Rebrands Signature 3D Printing Filament and Lowers Prices
If you’re looking for a lot of options when shopping for 3D printer filament, it’s hard to find a retailer with more to offer than MatterHackers. The company is experienced…
BCN3D Technologies Releases New 3D Printing Materials Portfolio
In September, BCN3D Technologies made a slew of announcements. The Barcelona-based company is best-known for its Sigma 3D printer, and recently it decided to go big with the release of the…
Designer Uses Sustainable 3D Printing in Recent Exhibition Blurring the Lines Between Fashion and Art
My wedding dress was so beautiful, I was almost afraid to touch it, much less wear it. Have you ever seen a piece of clothing, or jewelry, and thought that…
Flexible 3D Printing Filaments
Flexible 3D printed materials have a lot to offer us. Rather than just make rigid things, flexible materials can let us make wearables, shoe soles, clothing and other things such…
3D Printed Vertebrae Models that Simulate Human Bone Used to Train Spinal Surgeons
Bone grafts have long been used to help patients suffering from broken or damaged bones heal, and implants, or scaffolds, are used to surgically hold all of the damaged fragments…
WASP’s 3D Printed Scenic Design Work Complete for Teatro dell’Opera in Rome
I volunteer with a few local theatres in Dayton, mostly as a sound technician and a stage manager, and occasionally as a member of the stage crew. But I generally…
Plumen Shows Off Bright Ideas with Sustainable, 3D Printed Lampshades
We first heard about Plumen, a designer low energy lighting company, two years ago, when it worked with designers at Formaliz3d to develop the 3D printed Kayan lampshade for its ecological…
Researchers Create 3D Printed Model to Better Understand a Binary Star System Explosion
A team of researchers from the Palermo Astronomical Observatory, the University of Palermo, and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics wanted to get a better understanding of what happens between two stars in…
Soft Robotics: 3D Printable Synthetic Soft Muscle is 3X Stronger Than Natural Muscle
According to 3D printing guru Hod Lipson, who’s founded four companies, developed an innovative food 3D printer, co-authored two books and over 200 papers, and spoken at multiple industry events, robots…
3D Printing on Kickstarter: A Fast Filament Extruder for Less than $1,000 and 3D Printed Houses to Match Your Own
With deep roots in maker culture, 3D printing endeavors often find themselves turning to crowdfunding, and Kickstarter has been a mainstay in funding new companies, technologies, and projects. We often…
What If 3D Printing Plastics Were Superheroes?
Plastic is the most popular material used for 3D printing and the cheapest one. We decided to make this ordinary topic a bit funnier than it really is and compared…
Making, Learning, Collaborating, and 3D Printing in the Community: Dayton Mini Maker Faire
Back in March, when I visited Dayton, Ohio’s resident 3D printing bar, Proto BuildBar, I was told that its employees would be exhibiting at a local school’s STEMfest later that…
3D Printing News Briefs: August 1, 2017
We’ve got a lot of 3D printing business news to cover in the first August edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, and then we’ll move on to 3D printing materials…
Fourth Grade School Project Takes on Another Dimension as Dad Helps with 3D Printing Historic California Mission
In elementary school, we all had to make a diorama in a shoebox that depicted a scene from one of our favorite books; for the life of me I can’t…
3D Printing News Briefs: June 20, 2017
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, we’re covering 3D printers and 3D printing pens, materials, software, business, and…the nuclear future of the Philippines? Mosaic Manufacturing launches the multi-material Palette+, while Ilios…
Print+ Releases New DIY Headphone Kits: 3D Print the Parts at Home or Order Through 3D Hubs
I hate earbuds, as I don’t relish the idea of having to jam a tiny piece of plastic into my ear in order to talk on the phone or listen…
What’s the Strongest 3D Printer Filament? MatterHackers Attempts to Find Out
There is an overwhelming amount of material to choose from in 3D printing – even just when it comes to desktop FDM printers. For the casual maker, printability and appearance…
Pinshape Releases “3D Printer Materials Guide” for Desktop 3D Printing
In the increasingly expansive 3D printing industry, new printers and materials seem to be flooding the market on a daily basis. While the creation of new and enhanced materials are…
MakerBot Tough PLA and MakeShaper Filament Widen 3D Printing Material Options on MakerBot 3D Printers
MakerBot has really been focusing on 3D printing materials recently, as it now makes up one of the largest segments of the desktop 3D printer market. We first heard about MakerBot’s new…
