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Chris Halliday Creates 3D Printed Automotive Parts to Spark Students’ Interest
There seems to be no doubt anymore about the benefits of teaching students about advanced technology such as 3D printing. Finding ways to integrate it into the curriculum is getting…
#3DBenchy: A Little 3D Printed Boat Making Big Waves as the Most-Printed Object
#3DBenchy came into our lives in April 2015, with a dual extrusion version released that summer; the design seemed to suddenly proliferate until there were 3D printed boats everywhere. Little…
AstroPrint Mobile 3D Printing App Launches for iOS and Android
In 2014, a product called AstroPrint was launched on Kickstarter. The cloud-based platform offers wireless 3D printing, slicing and more, and since it was introduced, it has undergone several updates…
3D Printing Hoses and the R&D Tax Credit
Innovations that increase productivity and efficiency are readily welcomed across many industries and companies, as well as private homes. These innovations can make mundane aspects of life, such as watering…
Ten 3D Printable Things: Unique Storage Solutions
Welcome to Ten 3D Printable Things. Every week I’ll be showcasing 10 fantastic and FREE 3D printable projects, designs and models from all over the web. While 3D printing cool…
Havenlabs’ Open Source 3D Printed Utility Band Offers Simple Functionality for Amputees
From 3D printed walking sticks to prosthetic arms and robotic braces, 3D printing technology has often offered a helping hand to those who need assistive devices. We first heard about…
The Top 10 Most Significant 3D Printed Things
The definitive, totally unsurpassable Top 10 3D Printed Things, as selected with exceeding unparalleled rigor by me. You could disagree with this list, but then you would be wrong. These…
3D Printing Educator Spotlight On: Jeffry Turnmire, Engineer and Educator, Tennessee
A few weeks ago, the entire United States got excited about the solar eclipse that would appear across the country, with the sun becoming fully blocked by the moon in…
Raspberry UMPC & Nano Pi2 UMPC: French Designer Goes On to Create 3D Printed Bluetooth Switches
Guy Ehretsmann is a maker who possesses not only an enviable talent in 3D printing and electronics, but also a continued direction that is highly inspirational. As an occupational therapist…
Ten 3D Printable Things: More Dragons
Welcome to Ten 3D Printable Things. Every week I’ll be showcasing 10 fantastic and FREE 3D printable projects, designs and models from all over the web. Dragons are big, fearsome…
Just3DPrint Loses Defamation Lawsuit Against 3DPrint.com, But IP Piracy in the 3D Printing Industry Remains
Beleaguered 3D printing startup Just3DPrint (Just Print It Inc.) lost its long shot defamation lawsuit against 3DPrint.com parent company 3DR Holdings this month, the last of three legal battles that…
Engineer Develops 3D Printed Nintendo Switch Adapters So Disabled Friend Can Still Play ‘The Legend of Zelda’
We talk a lot about 3D printed prosthetics here at 3DPrint.com, whether it’s the work of heartwarming volunteer organization e-NABLE, redefining what ‘prosthetic’ really means, or patient-specific prosthetics. By using 3D…
German Researchers Publish Paper That Shows Us Just What’s in a Thingiverse 3D Design Remix
The first time I ever 3D printed something was when 3DPrint.com’s editor-in-chief Sarah Goehrke and I visited Proto BuildBar together in 2015. We each chose designs from popular 3D printing…
3D Printing to Celebrate the Total Solar Eclipse
In case you had somehow missed the reports that have been flooding the news and social media all over the United States, the solar eclipse that’s happening this Monday, August…
Ten 3D Printable Things: Very Hairy 3D Models
Welcome to Ten 3D Printable Things. Every week I’ll be showcasing ten fantastic and FREE 3D printable projects, designs and models from all over the web. This week I’ll be…
Artist Offers a Clever 3D Printed Sign to Designate Gender-Neutral Bathrooms
Bathrooms have been a controversial topic lately, especially in the United States. There’s a sharp and often angry divide between those who believe that a person should be able to…
The R&D Tax Aspects of Ramen Noodles and 3D Printing
Cups of noodles are one of the most popular food items among children and college students. From a quick meal in between play dates to some extra fuel on those…
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 4 the 4th of July
It feels like it was just the New Year, but it’s already almost the Fourth of July, aka Independence Day, aka an excuse to eat and drink a lot and…
The Torlo: Clock Designer Releases New 3D Printed Model With Simple Oscillating Motor
Born in India but now working in Beijing, Ekaggrat Singh Kalsi is an architect and designer who also meets the very definitions of maker and tinkerer—as well as clockmaker. We…
British Designer Loubie Adds 3D Printed Sorceress to Her Portfolio
The 3D Models of Loubie vary to offer everything from grinning pumpkins to knighted pigs to singing serpents, frog dolls and far more. The British 3D artist (also known as…
3D Printing Spotlight On: Poppy Lyttle, Former Education Specialist at MakerBot, Educational Advisor for 3DPrint.com’s Design Courses
If you took our month-long, Formlabs-sponsored Beginner Design for 3D Printing course in March, it’s likely that you remember 3D printing educator Poppy Lyttle, the educational advisor for 3DPrint.com’s design courses. The session…
Italian Maker Giuseppe Finizia Refines PCB Workstation with 3D Printing
One Italian police officer is very no-nonsense about his job—as many are—but he’s even more so as a maker. Searching for greater efficiency while working in the lab, Giuseppe Finizia…
Sound Designer Develops 3D Printed Modular Synthesizer: All Open Source, Open Hardware
Musician and sound designer José Luis González Castro has a lot of experience with video game sound effects and creation, which paved the way for his current project. Castro is working to…
