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Researchers Transform Ordinary Microscope into High-Quality Live Imaging Equipment Using Little More Than a Smartphone and Some 3D Printed Parts
One of the great things about 3D printing is that, in the right hands, it can transform ordinary objects into much more sophisticated tools for a very minimal cost. In…
Bullz-i Hits the Mark, Helping You to Keep Your Smartphone Close at Hand
Have you ever dropped your iPhone and cracked the screen while taking the dog for walk, or done the same to your laptop when your dog trips you? Yup, I’ve done both…
HoloFlex: Canadian Researchers Invent Bendable Phone That Displays 3D Images as Conferencing, Gaming & Design Tool
I was always a fan of photography, but decades past receiving a 35mm camera as I turned fourteen, I now have a child that very age myself. As I’m busy…
Buzz Technology 3D Prints Modular “Drone-In-A-Phone” Prototype
Modular approaches are going to be key in the next generation of consumer electronics and mobile products. Many have tried and faltered in creating the next generation of modular smartphones, even 3D Systems and Google were not able to effectively manufacture the Project Ara concept. Now young British startup Buzz Technologies is taking a stab at it with two 3D printed prototypes: DRONE-IN-A-PHONE and CAM-ON-A-CABLE.
The Chinese Xtouch Smartphone Will Survive a 20 Foot Drop–Thanks to a 3D Printed Shell
To demonstrate the toughness of their new Xtouch smartphone and its 3D printed shell, Chinese phone manufacturer Bluboo did something that would give any smartphone owner severe heart palpitations. The…
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…
3D Printed Smartphone Attachment Acts as Fluorescent Microscope to Isolate & Analyze DNA
The old adage that you can do whatever you set your mind to has certainly skyrocketed to ambitious new levels lately for the collective whole. When you hear the saying…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — April 5
The stories we didn’t cover this week run the gamut, covering announcements of new 3D scanning techniques based on built-in smartphone sensors, Stratasys’ global expansion efforts, 3D printed concrete art…
Neurotechnology Releases SentiSculpt for 3D Modeling of Images Captured by Smartphones
For designers, hobbyists, and those at the desktop level, 3D printing centers around a previously unheard of sense of independence for those who want to produce their own 3D models and prototypes…
Taking Bird Watching to a New Level with 3D Printing
Bird watching can quickly go from casual identification to the kind of hobby you find taking up most of the posts on your social media (#birding?). If you have found…
Arduino + Car = Carduino. 3D Printed RC Car That Can Be Customized, Printed, & Controlled via a Smartphone
Remote controlled (RC) cars hold a place in the hearts of so many. Just as we’ve seen through resurgences of Tang, My Little Pony, and even the Backstreet Boys and New…
Fairphone Partners with 3D Hubs for Phone Case Printing
A complex and fully complete understanding of all aspects of the fairness of a products manufacture and distribution is beyond human capacity. However like the asymptote in analytical geometry, it…
