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Singapore to invest $500 million in 3D printing 

Mar.25, 2013 -  Singapore Government will invest $500 million over five years to boost country's skills in advanced manufacturing. More 

Acetone vapour bath smoothing experiment and safety test

Mar.24, 2013 -   Bracken and James from the Southackton hackerspace test acetone vapour smoothing of ABS 3D printed parts, including safety testing. More

Cartier & Forbes' Entrepreneur Voice features Makerbot CEO (video) 

Mar.24, 2013 -  Interviewed by co-founder of Thrillist Media Group, Ben Lerer, Pettis shares his story and knowledge that he has gained in the process of setting up and developing his business. More 

Synthesizing DNA 10,000 times cheaper with a DNA laser printer 

Mar.24, 2013 -  It sounds like science fiction but is real: San Francisco-based startup Cambrian Genomics is creating the world's first DNA laser 3D printer. More 

Mcor CEO on paper 3D printing, the Staples deal and the future of Mcor 

Mar.24, 2013 -  While the limitation and high cost of materials become the biggest obstacles for the development of 3D printing, Dr. Conor MacCormack, the CEO of Mcor believes their paper based 3D color printer is a solution.  More 

Open source V-Slot linear framing system fully funded on Kickstarter 

Mar.23, 2013 -  V-Slot is a smart linear framing system, it is a high quality extruded aluminum profile building block that has an extremely smooth linear v groove rail on all 4 sides. More 

450 Fab Labs in US and 100 innovation houses in Shanghai 

Mar.23, 2013 -  It shows how some governments have realized the importance of non-academic sectors to provide places and tools for improving people's skills in engineering and manufacturing. More 

LulzBot is giving away 8 3D printers to hackerspaces

Mar.23, 2013 -   Aleph Objects, Inc., makers of the LulzBot desktop 3D printer is giving away eight of their AO-100 printers to eight lucky hackerspaces around the world. More

RepRap 3D printer Therminator 5 Hot End 

Mar.22, 2013 -  So he came up with an alternative to existing hot ends: RepRap 3D printing Therminator 5 hot end for printing bigger and faster prints. More 

3D scanner helps artist create life-sized racehorse sculpture 

Mar.22, 2013 -  Turner prize-winning artist Mark Wallinger unveiled his new sculpture 'The White Horse' outside the British Council's London headquarters on the Mall.  More 

Customize your own parts through a single model on Parametric Parts

Mar.22, 2013 -   Parametric Parts is a web-based platform that allows consumers to customize, download, and print models. More

3D-printable GlaDOS robotic arm ceiling lamp

Mar.21, 2013 -   The 3D-printable GLaDOS lamp by Instructables user dragonator is an interesting concept: it is a 3D printable model of GlaDOS that functions as a ceiling lamp and can be converted into a robotic arm. More

DIY VirtuZoom Microscope 3D-Scanner for miniature objects 

Mar.21, 2013 -  Bernhard Mayrhofer from virtumake just released the VirtuZoom Microscope 3D-Scanner for scanning tiny objects.More 

NAMII awarded 7 projects $4.5 million funding

Mar.21, 2013 -   The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) announced Wednesday that they have awarded seven entities $4.5 million in funding for first round of projects. More

Ride 3D printed snowboard in the steep and deep of Colorado

Mar.21, 2013 -  The Signal Snowboard's factory crew, partnered with Growit, built a snowboard on a 3D printer. More 

5 ways a 3D printer will save your life 

Mar.21, 2013 -  Currently 3D printing is also revolutionizing the medical world and soon 3D printers will be able to save your life. More 

Customize and 3D print your iPhone and iPad stand

Mar.20, 2013 -   KioròdesiGn and Archipelis.com have partnered to bring you iOS Stand App, an app that allows you to make customized stands for your iOS devices (Apple iPhone and iPad). More

Update: Alex Jones interviews Cody Wilson -- "printable gun ready within a month" 

Mar.20, 2013 -  Defense Distributed, the team behind the 3D printedable gun project, announced on Saturday that they has obtained a federal license to manufacture and sell firearms. More 

BodyAvatar: Kinect app lets you create 3D avatars with your body 

Mar.20, 2013 -  The Microsoft Research team Asia has unveiled a new program BodyAvator at the company's TechFest 2013 that would allow users to create 3D Avatars with their bodies and imagination.  More 

A 3D-printed AR jigsaw puzzle

Mar.20, 2013 -   Patrik Johansson has created a 3D-printed augmented reality jigsaw puzzle, an innovative concept that brings together Entertainment, 3D Printing and Augmented Reality. More

Robot Factory develops new high resolution 3DLPrinter 

Mar.20, 2013 -  A new 3D printing option is 3DLPrinter, developed by Robot Factory in Italy. As a complement and extension of the 3D-ONE printer the 3DLPrinter is designed to meet the future demands for precision and miniaturization. More 

IBM recognises the importance of 3D printing 

Mar.20, 2013 -  In a new IBM's research about 3D printing, Paul Brody emphasizes that "3D printing is more than a manufacturing technology, it is a software-enabled ecosystem." More 

Finding the strongest shapes with 3D printing

Mar.19, 2013 -   Professor Heinrich Jaeger and Marc Z. Miskin use 3D printed objects to study "jamming" and the structural properties of shapes. More

Super cool 3D printed speakers lit with LED (video) 

Mar.19, 2013 -  These beautiful 3D printed LED speakers are printed on an Objet 3D printer. LumiGeek is working on a board that will let you make you're own.  More 

3D printing brings a new dimension to business gifts 

Mar.19, 2013 -  Once the idea is defined by customer, 3DWergen creates a 3D concept which is then discussed by both parties. The right material is also chosen at this stage.  More 

Companies plan to build next-generation 3D metal printer

Mar.19, 2013 -   Sigma Labs, Inc and Interactive Machines, Inc. intent to form a joint venture developing and commercializing next-generation 3D metal printing machines. More

Lantos' 3D Ear Scanning System Receives FDA Clearance  

Mar.19, 2013 -  Lantos Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received clearance from the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market the Lantos 3D Ear Scanning System.  More 

EFF partnered with Ask Patents to fight for Open 3D printing 

Mar.19, 2013 -  EFF has decided to partnered with Ask Patents, to help find the best prior art to fight against patent applications that could threaten to stifle innovation in the 3D printing community. More 

WaElice : 3D printed interactive modular lamp 

Mar.18, 2013 -  At the 8th biennale internationale design saint-etienne event French studio NoDesign showcased WaElice, a 3D printed wall-lamp. More 

Affordable Moedls Mobile 3D scanner goes live on Kickstarter 

Mar.18, 2013 -  Moedls is currently live on Kickstarter for crowdfunding the production of Moedls laser scanners. Fehr has specially designed a rotating platform. More 

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