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Customized 3D Printed Cat Water Dish Delights Designer’s Daughters and Cats
Pets, as any cat or dog owner knows, are part of the family. They can also be as needy and demanding as children, and often require creative solutions to keep…
College Student Designs & 3D Prints a Working Semi-Automatic Revolver
A lot has been made about the 3D printing of firearms. Whether you are for or against the rights to own and operate a gun, there is no denying that…
3D Printing for the Whole Family with Parent/Child Workshops & Tutorials from 3D Roundhouse
Technology has often been seen as a barrier to parent-child interaction with the imagined scenario of a child glued to a tablet or a parent unable to put down their…
A Hot Cup of Tea Served with a 3D Printed Robotic Steeper
As Rube Goldberg knew all too well, the point of a wonderful machine isn’t that it saves you effort but lies in the very satisfaction of having created it. Not…
PVC Pipe Construction Gets Boost with 3D Printed Corner Connectors
PVC might not be the construction material of choice for the next Hollywood luxury hotspot, but it’s great for those looking to create an aesthetic, ranging anywhere from industrial chic to low-rent…
Open Some Wormholes in Space With This Working 3D Printed Stargate Mechanism
Okay, this device won’t actually open any wormholes, that title may have been a little but misleading, sorry about that. But this moving, light-up Stargate device is still a pretty…
3D Printed Cell Phone Lets Makers Get Hands On
Many people already think of 3D printing as the closest thing to real life magic, something is imagined and presto it can be printed! Obviously, the process is somewhat more…
Middle Schoolers Create 3D Printed Rainwater Catcher & Filter in Edu-Tech 3D Printer Challenge
Upland Country Day School in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, teaches students from Pre-Kindergarten through the 9th grade, and clearly has a focus on STEM education. The school recently acquired a MakerBot…
CEL Robox 3D Prints Political Pledge Tablets for UK Candidates
It is frequently stated that some politicians think they are God, but what about Moses? The UK Labour Party leader, Ed Miliband, has recently raised some eyebrows in an interesting,…
5th Graders Utilize 3D Printing to Create Their Own Custom Cities
One of the most inspirational aspects of covering the 3D printing space is the fact that we constantly have the opportunity to promote the use of the technology in schools…
Snowboarder Creates a 3D Printed Jet Propulsion System for His Board
It’s no secret that snowboarders are an adventuresome lot, driven by speed and also, sometimes, by the element of danger. We recently followed the story of Jude Gomila, who out…
i3D Creatives and John Bokla Want to Teach Kids 3D Printing Technology
John Bokla says it was during the time he was studying architectural engineering – and struggling with the design courses – that he came up with the idea for i3D…
Autodesk Launches Tinkerplay App, Making 3D Modeling & Printing Easy & Fun
We all know how important 3D modeling and printing will be in the years to come. If I had children, I would be teaching them at the earliest age possible…
Calling Creative Gamers: Create & 3D Print Cuppy for ‘Cupcakes and Critters’ — Be Featured as Game Character on Release
Ignoring that battle of the bulge still reminiscent of the holidays, it’s important to feel good about yourself, and in our world sometimes quite simply that means complete immersion in…
DIY AQUAPROS Create 3D Printed CO2 Diffuser for Simple Aquarium
The world of the aquarium is soothing and tranquil. It presents an atmosphere of complete calm and allows the hobbyist to nurture an easygoing collection of animal and plant life. But that…
4th Graders in New Jersey Design and 3D Print Boats That Float in Order to Learn Geometry
I am often approached by teachers and school administrators who want to provide the best possible technology to their students. One of the first things they ask me is, “How…
Autodesk Teams with Anaheim Ducks & Tinkercad to Allow Students to Design a Better Hockey Puck
He shoots! He scores!! Those words resonate in my head, and they bring back memories of my days growing up in the Philadelphia area, watching the city’s beloved NHL hockey…
Chesterland, Ohio 8th Graders Take on 3D Printing Projects and Topics in New Quarterly Class
When it comes to anything of value, we all know it’s important to start ’em young. And that’s exactly what one teacher is doing with a completely ‘from scratch’ 3D printing curriculum…
Swiss Maker and Teacher 3D Prints Scale Model of the Eiffel Tower in 100 Pieces
It took Gustave Eiffel and company a little over two years to complete the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris. During the fundraising that preceded the construction of the then very…
CGTrader Hails the New Year with Two 3D Design Competitions: Valentine’s Day Gifts & Educational Models
The new year has arrived and Lithuania-based CGTrader is stealing the spotlight in 3D printing with two different competitions. The first has to do with the romance department, and they are putting the…
Mathematics/Physics Student Creates 3D Printed Puzzle of Trefoil Knot, Catches Mathematical Community’s Interest
Senior year of high school, I made room for drama in my class schedule by dropping from the track of honors math courses (Calculus? no, thanks!) I’d been taking since…
