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Burritob0t: a 3D printer prints edible Mexican food

May.17, 2012 - Marko Manriquez developed his thesis project as a graduate for the Interactive Telecommunications Program at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU: the Burritob0t, a 3D printer that produce burritos, yes, ingredients for Mexican food. More

The first 3D-printed sex toy is there

May.16, 2012 - You could expect it, human creativity always follow certain patterns. Here comes "Grand Old Party", a set of sex toys made on a 3D printer. More

Time to save your failed prints for recycling

May.16, 2012 - Check out this awesome shredder in the video below. It is developed by Marcus Thymark of Germany who won a crowd design challenge at GrabCAD for LifeTrac IV - Quick Connect Wheels early this year. The shredder can be used to recycle all your failed prints or any other plastic scrap. More

Tantillus portable opensource 3D printer now on Indiegogo

May.16, 2012 - Brad is starting his crowd-funding campaign on Indiegogo and releasing a limited number of Tantillus units. The Tantillus 3D printer has two versions: laser cut acrylic edition and printed versions. More

3D printed ear adapter turns your earbuds into headphones

May.16, 2012 - Nowadays most of us choose to use earbuds because they are small and portable, very easy to take around. But Chilean-born, Paris-based designer JC Karich reflects that to some people the feeling of in-ear plugs is never comforable. More

DreamVendor - an interactive 3D printing station in Virginia Tech

May.15, 2012 - This is an 3D printing vending machine in Department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. Students can use it to 3D-print prototypes for their projects. It works like any vending machines in the streets. More

Stop-motion Movie 'Paranorman' used 3D printers to create 31,000 individual facial parts

May.15, 2012 - The Portland based animation studio Laika, the producers of animated adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Coraline, utilized 3D printers in their last stop-motion animation film "ParaNorman". In the old days film makers had to hand sculpt and paint every facial appliance. More

Edible Chocolate Brain created from MRI scan and 3D printer

May.15, 2012 - The Edible Chocolate Brain is a brain-shaped chocolate candy created by 3D technology and production company Inition in UK. A team member and also co-founder Andy Millins had his brain MRI scanned. More

Which company in 3D printing world has better link profile quality?

May.14, 2012 - Today Majestic SEO introduces 'Flow Metrics', a brand new metrics based on trust and citations showing a visual representation of link profile quality. More

Jay Leno uses 3D scanner and 3D Printer to replace old car parts

May.14, 2012 - Jay Leno's biggest hobby is car collection, he has a lot of old cars, the only problem is he can nowhere find a spare replacement part. But Jay and all the guys at Jay's Big Dog Garage have their solution: they have a NextEngine 3D scanner and Dimension 3D printer. More

3D-Print a battery adapter for Canon Powershot SX200

May.13, 2012 - If you want to capture some time lapse in your digital video camera you need at least a compact device with long battery life. Unfortunately the Canon PowerShot SX200 Alexander Weber bought on ebay has very short battery life and even no power jack to attach a power supply. More

3D printed Tanorexic Doll inspired by Tanning Mom

May.13, 2012 - While just a week ago the whole world is shocked by the Tanorexic mum Patricia Krentcil who allowed her five-year-old daughter to suffer burns at one, now this deeply-bronzed Krentcil has already got an own action figure. More

One piece 3D printed hand glider that flies

May.12, 2012 - Diego Porqueras of Pasadena, CA, USA wants to show us how cool the 3D printing is. It comes from an idea in the middle of the night - Using the Bukobot, which is currently on Kickstarter, he 3D printed a hand glider that flies! More

3D printed Atlas co-op bot from portal 2

May.12, 2012 - If you are looking for some spectacular work made on 3D printer, then you have to take a look at PsychoBob's ambitious project: Atlas co-op bot (Portal 2). More

3D printed milk jug tells if you have milk at home

May.12, 2012 - For exploring the connection between the physical world and the digital world, Design agency Teehan+Lax has designed a milk jug to monitor the amount of the remaining milk. This research group 3D-printed the jug on a Makerbot 3D printer and attached a weight sensor in the bottom. More

3D printed smart bandage that stimulates and directs blood vessel growth

May.11, 2012 - Recently, researchers at University of Illinois have developed a bandage that can promote angiogenesis and direct blood vessel growth on the surface of a wound. The bandage, called a "smart bandage". More

Disney World hosts "Carbon-Freeze Me" Experience using 3D printing technology

May.11, 2012 - Every year, Disney World hosts 'Star Wars' weekend for one month long for millions of 'Star Wars' fans. This year, starting May 18, 2012, visitors to the Star Wars Weekends will have a chance to try the coolest use for 3D printing technology ever. More

Resin-based 3D printer B9Creator for high-quality prints currently on Kickstarter

May.11, 2012 - A high resolution 3D printer named B9Creator from Michael Joyce is now on Kickstarter. This B9Creator is another resin-based 3D printer using DLP projector to make quick solid cure layer by layer. More

US government has high expectation from 3D Printing

May.10, 2012 - U.S. government is planing something big - reshape American manufacturing by launch a $60 million 3D printing research and educational program - a new 3D printing institute. More

Qumarion 3D modeling mannequin offers real-time 3D manipulation

May.10, 2012 - Japan's SoftEther from University of Tsukuba, and ViVienne from The University of Electro-Communications come up with a new solution. They developed Qumarion, a tiny 30-centimeter posable mannequin that can simplify the manipulation and posing of human-like 3D CG models on the screen. More

How to design and 3D-print your own Tilt-Shift Lens Adapter

May.10, 2012 - While professional tilt-shift lens and adaptors cost around $1000- 3000, Instructable user JoeMurphy has provided a much cheaper solution. On instructables he shows step-by-step how to make your own 3D printed Tilt-Shift Lens Adapter. More

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