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Smart OWA Speaker with customizable 3D printed casing on Kickstarter

Feb.28, 2018 - A French startup has designed a customizable 3D printed smart speaker. The product, called the OWA Speaker, is currently being featured in a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. More

Jugnoo, India's auto-rickshaw ride sharing app, launches Printo 3D printing store

Feb.28, 2018 - Jugnoo, an Indian app for on-demand transport and logistics that specializes in auto-rickshaw rides, has made inroads into the field of additive manufacturing with a new on-demand 3D printing store: Printo. More

Can't afford the Sony AIBO? 3D print a robotic cat

Feb.27, 2018 - Programming expert Rongzhong Li has designed a complex 3D printable robotic cat equipped with artificial intelligence and numerous cool features. The fake feline, which contains an Arduino Pro Mini and a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, has a 'Super Hard' classification on hackster.io. More

Printin' in the wind: 3D printed harmonica microphone produces great sound

Feb.27, 2018 - US harmonica specialist BlowsMeAway Productions has developed RackIt!, a handsfree 3D printed harmonica microphone that can be plugged directly into an amp. It sound has been described as retro and modern at the same time. More

Carpenter acquires metal 3D printing powder producer CalRAM

Feb.27, 2018 - Carpenter Technology, a Philadelphia-based steel manufacturer and distributor, has acquired MB CalRAM LLC, a California aerospace company specializing in powder bed fusion metal 3D printing services. More

Dolce & Gabbana shocks audiences by sending purse-carrying drones down the runway

Feb.27, 2018 - Italy's Dolce & Gabbana is the latest fashion house to use tech in its runway display. At the recent D&G Fall/Winter 2018/19 Women's Fashion Show in Milan, the models were left a bit empty-handed as drones were tasked with showing off the brand's latest handbags. More

Create it REAL raises $1.3M to improve 5x faster encrypted 3D printing platform

Feb.27, 2018 - Danish 3D printing R&D center Create it REAL has raised $1.3 million in an investment round led by the Danish Growth Fund. The company makes bespoke 3D printers for clients, and its 3D printing platform can print up to 5x faster than standard FDM 3D printers. More

VERASHAPE launches VSHAPER Open Innovation program for 5-axis 3D printing tech

Feb.27, 2018 - Polish 3D printer manufacturer VERASHAPE has launched VSHAPER Open Innovation, a program aimed at involving clients in the development of additive manufacturing solutions. The company released the VSHAPER 5-Axis 3D printer last year. More

Optomec Aerosol Jet HD: new electronics 3D printer capable of 20-micron feature sizes

Feb.27, 2018 - Optomec, an additive manufacturing company based in New Mexico, has unveiled the Aerosol Jet HD System 3D printer, a configurable production platform that can 3D print a wide range of electronics materials with features as small as 20 microns. It has also partnered with HUSUN Technologies. More

Saskatoon's 3D printed camper complete, breaks record for largest indoor 3D print

Feb.26, 2018 - A 3D printing cafe in Saskatoon, Canada has not only completed the first ever 3D printed camper, but has also captured the title for largest indoor 3D print to date. More

Maker 3D prints his dad's childhood drawings and the results are incredible

Feb.26, 2018 - A talented maker named [Ronald] has carried out an incredible 3D modeling and 3D printing project. The maker found childhood sketches of a submarine made by his father in the 1970s, turned them into a detailed 3D printed model, and presented the model to his father. More

SD3D acquires 3D Matter, makes OptiMatter material optimization software free

Feb.26, 2018 - SD3D, a 3D printing automation company based in Dallas, Texas, has acquired New York software company 3D Matter. SD3D was originally a client of 3D Matter, using its material optimization and forecast tools to improve its 3D design and 3D printing production services. More

Indian space agency plans to 3D print igloo-like outposts on the moon

Feb.26, 2018 - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is reportedly exploring the possibility of creating 3D printed lunar habitats on the moon. The space agency joins NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and Russia in the race to settle on the Earth's only permanent natural satellite. More

3D printed Howl's Moving Castle is an epic tribute to Studio Ghibli

Feb.26, 2018 - Maker [Mag-net] has designed a detailed 3D printed replica of the castle from Howl's Moving Castle, the 2004 Studio Ghibli movie. Luckily for those who want to get 'spirited away' by their 3D printer, [Mag-net] has made the design available to download for free. More

Atlas 3D Sunata: new DMLS 3D printing software uses 'Thermal Circuit Network' for optimal orientation & supports

Feb.26, 2018 - Metal 3D printing software company Atlas 3D has released Sunata, its new software for Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) 3D printers. The software provides automatic orientation and support structures. More

The 10 best 3D printed porgs inspired by Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Feb.26, 2018 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi might be wrapping up its long tenure in movie theaters, but its impact is still being felt around the cinematic world. Some of the movie's more lighthearted moments involve porgs, prompting the inevitable deluge of 3D printed porgs. Here are 10 of the best. More

New SMARTTECH 3D scanning software promises one-click triangle meshes

Feb.26, 2018 - Polish metrology and 3D scanning company SMARTTECH has released the latest version of its 3D data editing software: SMARTTECH3Dmeasure v. 2018. The company will make a live presentation of the software at TCT Asia 2018. More

Shocking news! 3D bioprinted 'electric eel' hits 110 volts, could power your pacemaker

Feb.25, 2018 - Researchers from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), University of Michigan, and UC San Diego have 3D bioprinted an electric eel-inspired device that produces 110 volts from hydrogels. They are presenting their findings this week in California. More

Johnson & Johnson to research 3D bioprinted organs in Ireland

Feb.25, 2018 - Medical and pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is opening a dedicated 3D bioprinting lab at Ireland's Trinity College Dublin. The lab will occupy a 100-square-meter space at the university's Biomedical Sciences Institute building. More

3D printed robotic flowers could save bee populations

Feb.25, 2018 - An Australian artist has come up with a novel idea for saving declining bee populations. The conceptual project, called 'Synthetic Polleniser,' relies on 3D printed robotic flowers and artificial pollination to encourage bees to breed. More

Samsung Galaxy S9 (available in lilac) to be unveiled in AR

Feb.24, 2018 - Attendees of Samsung's forthcoming Unpacked 2018 launch event will get a chance to see the Samsung Galaxy S9 via a special augmented reality presentation. The new smartphone will be available in a new lilac color. More

Top 3D printing stories of the week: Made In Space, Voodoo Manufacturing, Star Trek Online, more

Feb.24, 2018 - This week in 3D printing saw records broken, new leadership appointments, and lots of new additive manufacturing equipment for the dental industry. Check out some of the week's top 3D printing stories. More

Gucci's latest fashion accessory: 3D printed heads?

Feb.24, 2018 - Fashion house Gucci sure turned heads at its Fall 2018 runway show in Milan this week...but not in the way you'd expect. More

Dyze Design to launch fast & durable tungsten carbide 3D printer nozzle on Kickstarter

Feb.23, 2018 - Montreal-based Dyze Design is preparing a Kickstarter campaign for its newest product: the Tungsten Carbide Nozzle. The 3D printer nozzle, which promises high flow and abrasion resistance, is compatible with a range of popular 3D printer brands including Ultimaker, Prusa, and Lulzbot. More

Fathers and sons are 3D printing arms for each other

Feb.23, 2018 - In Missouri, a teenager has 3D printed a custom prosthetic arm for his veteran amputee father, while across the pond in the UK, a father has 3D printed a prosthesis for his 10-year-old son, born without a left hand. It's a lovely snapshot of 3D printing in 2018. More

FATHOM releases Crystallon, lattice 3D printing plugin for Rhino & Grasshopper

Feb.23, 2018 - FATHOM, a rapid prototyping company based in Oakland, CA and Seattle, has developed Crystallon, an open source 3D printing plugin for creating lattice structures in Rhino and Grasshopper. More

3D Systems' high-speed NextDent 5100 3D printer will cost under $10K

Feb.23, 2018 - 3D Systems has unveiled its new NextDent 5100 3D printer and 18 new NextDent resins for dental 3D printing. The news caps a busy week for 3D printing in dentistry, with several manufacturers launching products at LMT Lab Day Chicago 2018. More

Another giant leap for Made In Space: Guinness World Record for longest 3D printed object

Feb.23, 2018 - Made In Space, the Silicon Valley company that sent the first 3D printer into space, has announced its latest additive manufacturing feat: it has received the Guinness World Record for the world's longest 3D printed object. More

TU Eindhoven's 3D printed Noah car showcases future of sustainable automotive design

Feb.23, 2018 - A team of students from the Eindhoven University of Technology's TU/ecomotive group has designed a 3D printed concept car called Noah. The car showcases the potential of automotive evolution and, importantly, sustainable mobility. More

Stratasys presents multi-material Objet260 Dental 3D printer & more at Chicago dentistry event

Feb.23, 2018 - Stratasys has announced that it is further solidifying its position within the digital dentistry market with the release of new and integrated 3D printing products, including a multi-material 3D printer. More

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