This week’s selection is an unusual hybrid 3D printed piece, Stuck Together Pieces by Eric Goldemberg and Veronica Zalcberg of Monad Studio.
Site Admin
New BotObjects Video: The Color 3D Printer Revealed
Continuing with their stealthy media campaign, BotObjects have released another video showing their new ProDesk30 in action. What did we learn?
The Tall 3D Printing Pattern Emerges
What’s up with all the tall 3D printers that suddenly have appeared?
The Project That Wouldn’t Exist Without 3D Printing
We ran across a new product that apparently would not have happened were it not for the availability of 3D printing technology.
The MX3D: A Robotic 3D Printer
On the heels of its debut in May 2013, the MX3D-resin printer has already evolved from a machine only capable of building in plastic to one that can print in a variety of metals.
Ultra-Fast 3D Printing?
A surprise announcement from ORNL and Cincinnati Incorporated hopes to revolutionize 3D printed manufacturing. But how?
BigRep’s Big Implications for Industrial 3D Printing
Last week we reported on a rather huge 3D printer. This week we’re shocked by what it could mean.
Buildparts’s 3D Printed Miller Car
We managed to get a very close look at an incredible 3D print. It’s so good you’d never know how it was made.
Uformia’s UFormIt Could Change Everything
We got thinking about Uformia’s new Uformit service and realized something important. Something that could change everything.
Flexible and Functional: 3D Printed Kinetic Shapes
New research from Virginia Tech could lead to 3D printed fabrics, and much more.
Bhold’s Boutique 3D Prints
3D printers may permit the creation of almost any object, but what object? The key to success is now good design, such as we found in Bhold’s collection.
Uformia’s Fascinating Uformit
We received a tour of a breakthrough new 3D modeling service that we’re pretty sure you’ll like.
A Virtual Reality Future For 3D Printing?
A fascinating animated GIF shows what might be the future for for 3D printing.
3D Printshow on CNN
It’s been more than a week, but 3D Printshow’s NYC fashion extravaganza made it onto CNN.
Stick Your Head in that Digiteyezer
Person-scanning devices are suddenly sprouting everywhere, but there’s one that might have an edge on the others.
Design of the Week: Inmotion
This week’s selection is Antonis Kiourktsis’ elegant Inmotion figurine.
Fuel 3D’s New Funding
Fuel3D launched in a very successful manner on Kickstarter some months ago, but now they have a new success story.
Digital Playspace Goes to 3D Systems
At CES this year we were quite impressed with a gigantic dollhouse filled with 3D prints. Little did we know there was more to the story.
Everyone’s 3D Printing George Crowdsourcington
What do you do when you have a rather large 3D print to produce? One that might take weeks to complete? There’s a surprising answer.
Connex3 Tech’s Affect on 3D Printed Fashion
It’s still quite early in its lifecycle, but Stratasys’ new Connex3 color 3D printing technology is beginning to have an affect on one application: fashion.
NASA Research Aims to Print Wood in Space
In a completely new twist for the world of 3D printing, two researchers are working to create a new bioprinting methodology that would see clumps of cells spawn custom engineered, non-living biomaterials.
M3D’s Micro 3D Printer
Many new 3D printers are available, but M3D’s new Micro 3D printer has some very intriguing features we haven’t seen before.
3D Printing Live Seeds
There’s a lot of people around the world trying to 3D print all types of materials, but this venture is a little different. What it prints is alive.
A 3D Printing Mutual Fund?
Don’t want to miss out on the massive growth of 3D printing companies? Not sure where to invest your cash? There could be an answer for you.
The Unfortunate End of a 3D Print
An unfortunate incident occurred at the 3D Printshow last week. While browsing the incredible artistic 3D prints in the gallery, a massive shattering noise was heard.
MakeXYZ and CGTrader Receive Big Cash
The public perception of 3D printing has changed. How do we know this? Just take at look at the cash invested in two growing 3D print companies.
The ECV-One 3D Printer
There’s a new personal 3D printer from French-based e-crew vis: the ECV-One. This printer does offer some unusual features.
Leapfrog’s Tall Experiment Becomes a Product: The Creatr XL
While visiting the Leapfrog booth at Euromold, we were struck by a very curious and unannounced 3D printer. Now it’s become a product.
The Latest Trends from 3D Hubs
One of the many reasons to like 3D Hubs, beyond their excellent crowdsourced network of 3D printers is their monthly statistical report. This month shows some interesting trends.
The Beachy Head Lady Reconstructed
The Daily Mail reports on an ancient skull being reconstructed with modern 3D technology.
Design of the Week: Articulated Doll
This week’s selection is an articulated doll by digital sculptor Ryan Kittleson in collaboration with artist Elizabeth Shupe.
From Trash to 3D Printer: WoeLab’s Incredible Machine
At this year’s NYC 3D Printshow we had the great privilege to see a historic 3D printer: the first 3D printer ever made solely from e-waste.
Big Rep One is One Big Rep
While trundling around NYC’s 3D Printshow we happened to bump into what must be the largest commercially available RepRap-style 3D printer in the world.
Project Shapeshifter Improves
Autodesk’s 123D initiative’s subproject, Project Shapeshifter, recently received a very exciting upgrade.
It’s 3D Printed, and It’s Flexible
At NYC’s 3D Printshow this week there are plenty of amazing items to check out. One that caught our eye was very flexible.
3D Printing A Complex Mechanism: Proven
Solidsmack reports on a fascinating attempt to 3D print an entire working clockwork motor in a single print operation. Did it work?
Heat-Resistant PLA Could Expand 3D Printing Capabilities
PLA plastic, a commonly used 3D printing material, could be on the verge of becoming more versatile thanks to research conducted by Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI).
Confirming the Other Half of 3D Printing
The science of 3D printing was conceived some 30 years ago with intentions of becoming a new form of manufacturing. By 2014, that’s clearly happened. But after attending the opening event of NYC’s first 3D Printshow last night, we have another thought.
3D Printed Revolver: It Works!
We’ve written many times about experiments in 3D printed firearms, but never about a fully functional 3D printed revolver.
Is Software The Answer To Reliable 3D Printing?
Like most of you, we like to watch 3D prints happen. There’s something magical about seeing a real object appear out of, apparently, thin air. But while the print takes place, angry thoughts emerge.
Chocolate 3D Printing: Easy to Do?
UK-based Jonathan Keep has been experimenting with chocolate 3D printing, with rather delicious results.
Friction Welding Your 3D Prints
A common technique to successfully 3D print complex objects is to print separate pieces and then glue them together. But are there other techniques for joining pieces together? Apparently yes.
NASA’s 3D Printed Instruments
NASA is experimenting with 3D printing techniques to develop not one, but at least three different solutions to space instrument manufacturing issues.
At NYC’s 3D Printshow This Week
Team Fabbaloo will be roaming the streets of NYC this week looking for stories, machines and more at and around the first NYC 3D Printshow. Will you be there?
BotObjects, Again
You might recall the controversial BotObjects ProDesk3D full color personal 3D printer? It’s controversial because many believe it doesn’t really exist. Or does it?
How To Replicate a Miniature Outboard Motor
The R/C community is always making custom items for remote controlled machines, but sometimes you just can’t do it by yourself.
3D Printing Ad During The Super Bowl?
Everyone knows that purchasing ad space during the Super Bowl is prohibitively expensive. It’s so expensive that no 3D printing company could afford an ad. Or could they?
New York City’s First 3D Printshow: This Week!
We’re busily packing our bags for another visit to the Big Apple this week for the very first 3D Printshow in that metropolis.
Design of the Week: Hatch for Eyewear Kit
This week’s selection is Michiel Cornelissen’s Hatch for Eyewear Kit. It’s a frame for lenses, but unlike any you’ve likely seen before.
MakerBot’s Hiring: What Does This Mean?
From time to time we see MakerBot advertising for new hires, and today there’s another such call. What’s going on behind the scenes?