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Tinkercad reopens, Autodesk agrees to acquire Tinkercad

May.19, 2013 - Design software maker Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) Saturday revealed that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tinkercad, an easy-to-use browser-based 3D design tool. More

An 11-year-old inventor and his 3D printer (video)

May.18, 2013 - Andrew Man-Hudspith is 11 years old but he has used his 3D printer to make plastic objects and repair things that breaks. More

H3Dpro - 3D body scan and 3D figurine printing on Indiegogo

May.18, 2013 - Belgium natives Philippe Letellier and Fred Paulus, Founders of H3Dpro, LLC, have launched a campaign on Indiegogo to provide HD, full-body or face 3D scanning services. More

Make a longbow out of a pair of skis... with help of 3D printer

May.18, 2013 - James Hobson made a longbow out of an old pair of skis and some plastic parts printed solid out of ABS. The draw weight is around 25lbs. More

IC3D printers launches crowd funding campaign to make better 3D printing material

May.18, 2013 - Dublin, Ohio-based IC3D Printers has launched a crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo to manufacture high-quality, more affordable and locally made 3D printing material. More

Mataerial 3D printer allows you to create objects in the air

May.17, 2013 - Mataerial 3D printer prints Object on any given working surface independently of its inclination and smoothness, and without a need of additional support structures. More

3D printed robot bird can dive, spiral, flip - and fool a hawk

May.17, 2013 - The flying 3D printed robot bird: it can dive and roll and looks so realistic that other birds have attacked it in flight. More

A food bowl which gives a hand … to disabled hands!

May.17, 2013 - Shelly and Gaïa will spend May and June 3-D printing bowls and using those to cast ceramic, food-safe versions. More

Formlabs announcing new print material: clear resin

May.17, 2013 - The Formlabs team, David Cranor, Maxim Lobovsky, and Natan Linder, has launched their first print material: clear resin. More

Pirate3D reveals tech specs for Buccaneer 3D printer

May.17, 2013 - Pirate3D reveals a comparison chart of the Buccaneer 3D printer to the MakerBot Replicator 2. More

Introducing Tumaker Voladora Desktop 3D printer

May.16, 2013 - Tumaker Voladora is a new 3D printer designed and built by the Basque Country based Tumaker. More

3D-printed growing wearable accessories inspired by cordyceps, Insect-eating Fungus

May.16, 2013 - Fascinated by cordyceps and images of patterns in nature on a macro and micro level, architect and designer Xuedi Chen wants to turns them into fashion using 3D printing. More

3D scanning reveals caterpillars turning into butterflies

May.16, 2013 - How does a caterpillar turn into a butterfly? Scientists from the University of Manchester have taken 3D images of a caterpillar and watched the whole process using micro-CT scanning technology. More

Prince Harry and David Cameron meet the 3D printed Makie dolls - of themselves

May.16, 2013 - As part of the GREAT Britain / Innovation is GREAT campaign, London-based MakieLab was invited to present its Makies toys to attendees at yesterday's showcase. More

SkinPrint: 3D Bio-printed human skin can help burn victims

May.16, 2013 - Four students from Leiden University in the Netherlands have come up a striking concept: SkinPrint. "SkinPrint will solve this major issue by producing human skin with a 3D Bioprinter." Notes the team. More

3D-printed gun lasts only one shot in Finnish test

May.16, 2013 - The Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle has also successfully printed a replica of "Liberator". Journalist Ville Vaarne downloaded the blueprints and went to Aalto University in Espoo to get it printed out. More

PP3DP releases UP Plus 2 3D printer

May.15, 2013 - Beijing based Delta Micro Factory Corp. (PP3DP) announced today the release of its UP Plus 2 3D printer, an upgraded version based on its flagship product UP! Plus. More

3D printed Smart Watch band for your iPod Nano on Indiegogo

May.15, 2013 - Brooklyn based designer Dominic Prescod has launched VIR/The 6th Relic, a 3D printed Smart Watch band on Indiegogo. More

Shape-It-Up lets designers manipulate 3D shapes using hand gestures

May.15, 2013 - A new design tool that specialised computer algorithms and a depth-sensing camera could enable designers and artists to create and modify 3D shapes using hand gestures instead of keyboard and mouse. More

Amsterdam college banned teachers and students from 3D-printing a gun

May.15, 2013 - The Executive Council of Amsterdam's hbo college has banned students and lecturers from making a gun with the college's 3D printer. More

Entrepreneur 3D-printed Google Glass and shared the design

May.15, 2013 - No need to worry about that you don't have US$1,500 to be a Google Glass early adopter. Someone in China has 3D-printed out his own Google glass and share the design for free. More

The Smithsonian is 3D-scanning the past for future generations

May.14, 2013 - What can you do to bring some of the Smithsonian's 137 million objects to life? The Smithsonian decided to use laser arm scanners to preserve its collection. More

World's first fully 3D-printed mobiles

May.14, 2013 - Marco Mahler, a kinetic sculptor specializing in mobiles, and Henry Segerman, have released a collection of fully 3D-printed mobiles today. More

Quentin Harley released SCARA based "RepRap Morgan" 3D printer and its design

May.14, 2013 - Reprap Morgan is a concentric dual arm SCARA FDM 3D printer, designed and built by Quentin Harley. The SCARA stands for Selective Compliant Assembly Robot Arm or Selective Compliant Articulated Robot Arm. More

Terry Wohlers fears U.S. losing its edge in additive manufacturing

May.14, 2013 - Terry Wohlers, an industry consultant, analyst, and speaker, president of independent consulting firm Wohlers Associates, provided some impressive insights into the market of Additive Manufacturing. More

Aleph Objects introducing new Lulzbot TAZ 3D printer

May.14, 2013 - Aleph Objects, Inc. announces a bigger and better 3D printer today: Lulzbot TAZ. "It is LulzBot's top-of-the-line, highest quality printer to date." claims the company. More

Pirate3D's Buccaneer 3D printer is priced at US$347

May.13, 2013 - Pirate3D has officially announced the price of the fully-assembled Buccaneer 3D printer for mass market. More

Ultimarker: When augmented reality meets 3D printing

May.13, 2013 - Augmented reality and 3D printing are the hottest emerging technologies and two most impactful and radical innovations of our time. More

Sharing your designs with anyone using Teleport It 3D

May.13, 2013 - Layer By Layer has announced the launch of "Teleport It 3D", a new online file-sharing platform that lets users "teleport" ready-to-print 3D designs to anyone with a personal 3D printer. More

Sand moulds from a 3D printer used for building race car seat

May.13, 2013 - The Elefant Racing team of the University of Bayreuth proves that sand moulds from a 3D printer are not just used as metal casts but are also ideally suited for laminate templates. More

Stratasys announces record financial results for Q1 2013

May.13, 2013 - Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS) today announced record financial results for the first quarter of 2013. More

W.Afate: a 3D printer made from recycled e-waste wants to go to Mars

May.13, 2013 - Located in Lome, Capital of Togo, WoeLab is the first hackerpace in west Africa. A young Togolese maker at WoeLab wants to bring 3D printing technology to the land. More

UK reporters built a 3D-printed gun and took it on board Eurostar without being stopped

May.12, 2013 - Two journalists from the British newspaper The Mail downloaded the blueprints, built the gun which is capable of firing a live round, and then smuggled it on to an Eurostar train on last Friday. More

Fan 3D printed out all items from the original the Legend of Zelda

May.11, 2013 - A die-hard Legend of Zelda fan has used 3D printing to produce all items from the original Zelda in full color. He calls his project Hyrule Foundry. More

DNA 3D printed shoe (concept) built for the way you move

May.10, 2013 - Seattle based designer Pensar believes that footwear will be crafted with form, materials and colors fully mapped to our individual style and activity. More

This 3D Printed Inchworm Robot can Self-Assemble by Folding

May.10, 2013 - The little robot can self-assemble based on the "shape memory" characteristics of the polymers in its construction. And, it was 3D printed. More

Michigan Tech Launches 3D Printers for Peace Contest

May.10, 2013 - Michigan Technological University is inviting anyone who thinks they might know the answer to enter the first 3D Printers for Peace Contest. More

Disney turns you into a 7-inch 3D-printed Stormtrooper for $99.95

May.10, 2013 - Disney is offering you the chance to put your face on a 3D-printed Stormtrooper figurine. More

White House Launches $200M Competition for three new manufacturing innovation institutes

May.10, 2013 - The Obama Administration is launching competitions to create three new manufacturing innovation institutes with a Federal commitment of $200 million across five Federal agencies. More

Raspberry Pi powered RoboKeg is a 3D printed hand-free beer dispenser

May.9, 2013 - A team of self-described "lazy hackers" has come up an automated beer dispensing system named RoboKeg, a Raspberry Pi powered, NFC (Near Field Communications) triggered beer tap. More

State Department ordered to take down 3D printable gun files

May.9, 2013 - Cody Wilson says he has received a letter from the State Department Office requesting him taking down immediately all data supposedly in violation of the Arms Export Control Act from public access. More

Artifact: 'technology can fail to capture real life'

May.9, 2013 - Exploring the ways technology can fail to capture real life using 3D printing. Artifact, a solo exhibition by Sophie Kahn, opens today, May 9, at the Student Union Galleries. More

Could 3D scanner detect mist, ice or humidity? Here are the remarkable results!

May.9, 2013 - Two British architects, Matthew Shaw and William Trossell have been expanding the representational range of the laser scanner over the past few years. More

Experts warns that 3D-printed guns may cause a danger to their users

May.9, 2013 - However experts warn that firing a gun in which any part has been created in a 3D printer could pose a potential threat to their users. More

Seattle Film Festival created classic moments in movies using 3D printing

May.8, 2013 - Each scene was beautifully recreated with 3D miniatures. Some of them are designed in the computer and then made into physical models using a Makerbot 3D printer. More

Why designer Alan Nguyen made a 3D printed 'iPhone Shoe'

May.8, 2013 - Designer Alan Nguyen of Freedom of Creation in Amsterdam created a 3D printed iPhone shoe in 2012, commissioned by Freedom Of Creation for FreshFiber. More

Robohand on Indiegogo: 3D printing collaboration creates helping hands

May.8, 2013 - Robohand is a story of collaboration from 10,000 miles apart between Richard Van As and Ivan Owen, a theatrical prop designer from Seattle, Washington, and made possible using 3D printing technology. More

Mecube: easy-to-learn 3D design app for iPhone and iPad

May.7, 2013 - Mecube is an easy-to-learn 3D design mobile app to design and 3D print your own stuff. It is a voxel based 3D modeling tool that lets users create their own 3D model. More

VEEMEE 3D Printer in PlayStation®Home

May.7, 2013 - This week VEEMEE is introducing the latest trendy and awesome new addition to Home users: A 3D Laser Printer. More

Creaform to introduce robot-mounted 3D scanners

May.7, 2013 - Creaform has launched on Monday a robot-mounted laser 3D scanner for automated inspection on and off the production line. More

3D Systems can turn you into a Star Trek figure for $70

May.7, 2013 - 3D Systems launched today the first 3D printing-based Star Trek app to create customized 3D printed products and collectibles based on the iconic Star Trek series through Cubify. More

Lexus' 3D printed giant puppet finds love in Daniel Kleinman's eye-opening spot

May.7, 2013 - On May 1, Lexus launched a global advertising campaign with the theme "Amazing in Motion." 'Steps' is the first in a series of Amazing in Motion projects and features a larger-than-life human figures. More

The CAD files of first fully 3D printable gun are released

May.6, 2013 - This weekend the world's first gun made with 3D printing technology has been successfully tested in the Texas, US. More

Daniel Widrig to show off 3D printed design this week in London

May.6, 2013 - It was inevitable that 3D printing would make an appearance at this year's COLLECT. Artist Daniel Widrig brings his crazy 3D printed work to the show. More

New disk-like invisibility cloak is 3D-printed 'Frisbee'

May.6, 2013 - Now it appears creating a simple cloak has become a lot simpler and inexpensive with 3D printing. More

French office supplies retailer launches 3D printing service to public

May.6, 2013 - French office supplies retailer Top Office, a branch of the Mulliez Family's retailing empire in France, has launches its first 3D printing service to the public. More

3D printed guitar now available with 76 pickup tones

May.5, 2013 - AweSome Musical Instruments, the manufacturer of high performance pickup switch upgrade products, has released their first 3D printed guitar. More

US Senator Schumer calls for legislation to make 3D printed guns illegal

May.5, 2013 - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer called for legislation to make building a gun using a 3D printer to be illegal this morning at a news conference in his Manhattan office. More

German ICT firms believe 3D printing will have significant impact on many industries

May.5, 2013 - In a survey conducted by Bitkom among 320 companies in the ICT sector four out of five companies expect that 3D printers will affect large sectors of the economy. More

Say I Love You with a 3D printed red rose

May.4, 2013 - JustPaperRoses created "The I Love You Rose™" on a 3D printer at Shapeways in a process called selective laser sintering (SLS). More

Forme It UK launches high resolution 3D models library

May.4, 2013 - K-based Forme It has created a digital design library to give 3D modellers an easy and affordable access to high resolution 3D models. More

PrismX open source 3D printer launched on Kickstarter

May.4, 2013 - U.S. Company Terawatt Industries launched an open-source 3D printer PrismX on Kickstarter. More

Australian researchers develop body parts using 3D printing

May.3, 2013 - Researchers at Melbourne's St Vincent's Hospital is working on developing human organs by building body cells layer by layer using a 3D printer. More

Artist Kevin Mack's latest 3D printed sculptures

May.3, 2013 - Artist Kevin Mack will be showing his new 3D printed sculptures in the "Imagined Realities - New Media" Group Exhibit at the PS Zask Gallery in Palos Verdes. More

The world's first entirely 3D-printed gun is here

May.3, 2013 - 25-year-old University of Texas law student Cody Wilson, founder of Defense Distributed, has provided Forbes.com images of the first 3D-printed handgun. More

Staples starts selling Cube 3D printers for $1299.99

May.3, 2013 - Staples, the world's largest office products company and second largest e-commerce company, has become the the first major U.S. retailer to sell 3D printers. More

Low-cost DARPA robot hand can pick up 50-pound weights

May.3, 2013 - The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and iRobot, have released a three-finger robotic hand that is able to pick up keys and 50-pound (22.7kg) weight, using tweezers. More

Printrbot launches $299 Printrbot Simple 3D printer

May.2, 2013 - If you just get started and have a thought of building a 3D printer, The Printrbot Simple might be the right product for you. More

£220 3D printing filament extruder launched on Kickstarter

May.2, 2013 - UK maker Edward Clifford have been developing a low cost plastic extrusion system for many months now, and now he is in his final stages before completing a production unit. More

Library raising funds for life-size Hulk statue and 3D printer

May.2, 2013 - The Northlake Public Library in Illinois launches an IndieGoGo campaign hoping to raise fund for getting a 9-foot-tall Incredible Hulk statue and a 3D printer. More

American Graphite announces further details of Graphene 3D printing material development

May.2, 2013 - Today American Graphite reveals that the Company has reached an agreement in principle with its collaboration partner, Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology. More

Exploring digital fabrication at DesignX @ ICFF 2013 New York

May.2, 2013 - This month North America's premier showcase for contemporary design, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) will add 3D printing and digital fabrication. More

Hot Pop Factory launches one-of-a-kind 3D printed wooden jewelry

May.2, 2013 - Hot Pop Factory has just unveiled two new collections: 3D printed wooden necklaces and 3D printed nylon jewelry on April 30. More

ICTP scientists publish free book: Low-Cost 3D Printing

May.1, 2013 - For preparing the First International Workshop held in Trieste, Italy in 2013, the ICTP has released a free e-book which collects all the contributions of the scientists and 3D printing ethusiasts that will take part in the workshop. More

3D printed bionic ear can hear radio frequencies

May.1, 2013 - Scientists at Princeton University used off-the-shelf printing tools to create a functional ear that can "hear" radio frequencies far beyond the range of normal human capability. More

Update: Pirate 3D Buccaneer 3D printer giveaway

May.1, 2013 - Pirate 3D revealed some photos of their Buccaneer 3D printer which is scheduled to be launched in May. More

3D printing service to be integrated in game Space Qube

May.1, 2013 - The Independent game development team Qubit Games in Taiwan said that they would integrate 3D printing service into its upcoming iOS game "Space Qube" in the future. More

3D Systems Buys RPDG

May.1, 2013 - 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) announced today that it has acquired Rapid Product Development Group, Inc. ("RPDG"), a provider of on-demand additive and traditional manufacturing services. More

Solidscape Announces Winners of 2013 BASELWORLD Design Competition

May.1, 2013 - Solidscape, Inc., the provider of high precision 3D wax printers for the jewelry industry, announced the winners of the 2013 BASELWORLD Design Competition. More

ExOne Opens Materials R&D Laboratory in Ohio

May.1, 2013 - The ExOne Company (XONE) , provider of 3D printing machines and printed products to industrial customers, announced that it established a new material characterization and testing facility in St. Clairsville, Ohio. More

3DLT partners with makexyz for 3D printing services

Apr.30, 2013 - 3DLT, a 3D printing template marketplace announced its partnership with makexyz to enable its customers to 3D print the designs they purchase. More

Conrad store now sells 3D printer for less than 700 Euro

Apr.30, 2013 - A Velleman 3D printer kit K8200 is now displayed on Conrad's webshop in Holland and Germany. More

3D Systems revenue jumps 31 percent as it sold 81 percent more printers

Apr.30, 2013 - Reuters reports today that 3D printer maker 3D Systems Corp had a 31 percent jump in quarterly revenue as 3D Systems sold 81 percent more printers and gross margin expanded 250 basis points. More

Super-sized giant is now 3D printed Nendoroid giant bust

Apr.30, 2013 - During the recent Nico Nico Chokaigi event in Japan, a 3D printed Nendoroid figures were demonstrated and revealed. More

Pirate 3D Buccaneer 3D printer giveaway

Apr.29, 2013 - Pirate 3D revealed some photos of their Buccaneer 3D printer which is scheduled to be launched in May. More

Ascent: revealing the evolution of analog man to digital man using 3D printing

Apr.29, 2013 - Westheimer's newest project, called Ascent, explores this evolution from today's analog man to tomorrow's digital man, revealing who we are about to become. More

Propul~Surf: 3D printed screw-propelled snowboard that pushes you around

Apr.29, 2013 - Here is a very cool project that a group of French students are working on: the Propul~Surf, a 3D printed screw propelled snowboard designed to operate in all type of snows More

3D printing used for creating space helmet for US Blockbuster Hit 'Prometheus'

Apr.29, 2013 - Leading film industry model-maker, FBFX Ltd, uses Stratasys' Objet30 Desktop 3D Printer to design key components for lead actress Noomi Rapace's space helmet. More

Infographic: Navigating the Future of Industry

Apr.28, 2013 - Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) released recently a new infographic to help students, business leaders, and entrepreneurs prepare for the next decade of America's economic evolution. More

Blender 2.67 RC1 and DVD Training Blender for 3D Printing Released

Apr.28, 2013 - Open-source 3D creation suite Blender has released the first Release Candidate of Blender 2.67. Major improvements are the inclusion of FreeStyle and the new 3D printing toolkit. More

Printcraft latest version released, teaming up with Makerbot

Apr.28, 2013 - Printcraft is the world's first 3D printing multi-player Minecraft server that lets Minecraft players convert their Minecraft creations into stl for 3D printing. More

botObjects introducing full-color desktop 3D printer ProDesk3D

Apr.27, 2013 - The New York based software development company botObjects has just announced the ProDesk3D, a full-color desktop 3D printer. More

Designer Ron Arad discusses his 3D-printed sunglasses

Apr.27, 2013 - Using 3D printing as tool London designer Ron Arad has created a serie of 3D-printed sunglasses for eyewear brand pq. More

Kühling&Kühling 3D printer kit available for pre-order

Apr.27, 2013 - The Kühling&Kühling RepRap Industrial 3D printer kit is now available for pre-order. More

Ilios HD SLA 3D Printer

Apr.26, 2013 - After the successful campaign on IndieGoGo to raise funds for his affordable HD SLA 3D printer, Cyrus based maker Demetris Ruslan Zavorotnitsienko has finally got the machine ready. More

Largest survey finds UK 3D design jobs taking off

Apr.26, 2013 - Freelancer.co.uk Fast 50, the world's largest online jobs survey, released its survey result today. More

GE to mass-produce critical jet engine part use 3D printing

Apr.26, 2013 - GE's aviation division, the world's largest supplier of jet engines, is to use 3D printing technology to produce a fuel nozzle for use in jet engines. More

Staples opens first 3D Experience Centre in Netherlands

Apr.26, 2013 - Staples, the office chain megastore has just opened its first 3D Experience Centre in the Netherlands. More

Chinese government announces $6.5M for 3D printing research

Apr.26, 2013 - The Chinese government is to offer $6.5M for research aimed at developing technologies for additive manufacturing. More

Additer: a new marketplace for digital manufacturing services

Apr.25, 2013 - Melbourne, Australia based family owned start-up Additer has just announced the launch of their website additer.com, a marketplace for digital manufacturing services. More

Eyelet: 3D printed Bracelet / Sunglasses on Indiegogo

Apr.25, 2013 - Product designer Travis Marshall-Walsch is raising funds on the crowd-funding website Indiegogo for his first product, 3D printed Eyelet Bracelet Sunglasses. More

Try glasses online using 3D Modeling and an iPad

Apr.25, 2013 - Instead of just seeing the glasses online, you can now find a right glass using a 3D model of your face. More

A new turbine wheel with 3D printing

Apr.25, 2013 - A defective turbine wheel meant that a small hospital in Ethiopia was no longer able to warrant the supply of its electricity.Thanks to 3D printing, the problem was solved quickly and without much bureaucracy. More

WillyBot 3D printer from Korea

Apr.25, 2013 - Created by William SH JOO in Korea, the WillyBot 1.3 is an open source, box-type FDM 3D printer kit. More

Artist Shane Hope creates molecular realities using 3D printing

Apr.24, 2013 - To foreshadow an age of hacking matter, New York-based visual artist Shane Hope is showing a collection of incredibly intricate paintings, each containing thousands of 2D rendered and 3D printed models. More

BeagleBone Black offers credit card-sized Linux PC for $45

Apr.24, 2013 - Open-source hardware outfit BeagleBoard announced new BeagleBone Black, an open-source Linux computer for developers and hobbyists. More

BotQueue v0.3 released, now with Webcams support and more

Apr.24, 2013 - Zach Hoeken Smith has just launched the latest version of BotQueue, v0.3, that adds some new features to make it much nicer to use. More

American Graphite to develop 3D printing material

Apr.24, 2013 - American Graphite Technologies Inc. announces Letter of Intent with a European institute for research and develpoment collaboration for 3D printing. More

3D printing spinal discs to combat back pain

Apr.24, 2013 - Imagine during the surgery, a 3D printer is used to print strings of stem cells onto highly specific portions of a patient's spinal disc.More

On the menu: insect eating served by 3D printing!

Apr.24, 2013 - With the launch of "Insects au Gratin" exhibition in London, consumers will, at least, be able to psychologically prepare for the next food generation to land in their plates! More

3D Systems unveils ProJet x60 series of full color 3D printers

Apr.23, 2013 - 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) just launched its new ProJet x60 series of full color 3D printers with an ability to print 90% of the colors available in Adobe Photoshop. More

3D printed kinetic charger let you power your smart phone with movement