Researchers from the Lincoln Laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are showing the world that there are still plenty of new innovations to come in the world of 3D printing. We've reviewed really fun 3D printers like the Cocoa Press that 3D prints chocolate, but this is the first time we've seen anyone 3D print with glass .
When making things out of glass the usual way (sans 3D printer
3D printing has plenty of fun use cases and just as many practical ones, but it's projects like this that remind us how imperative technology like this is as a whole to mankind. According to the BBC, Dave Richards became the first patient at the Bristol 3D Medical Centre in the UK after encountering a terrible accident while riding a bicycle, receiving a new 3D printed face in the process.
The Bristol 3D Medical Centre is among the first, and is possibly
The scope of 3D printing has gotten much bigger over the years, so much so that 3D-printed buildings are on track to become less of a novelty. A team of scientists from the UK, more specifically professors from the University of Bristol, have thankfully been hard at work developing a giant simulator capable of testing these 3D printed buildings for safety in the event of natural disasters like earthquakes by shaking them.
The simulator is essentially a huge table with mounting
Etsy has redefined its Creativity Standards to exclude a vast majority of 3D printed goods sold on its website. Now, anything 3D printed must be “ produced based on a seller’s original design .” This would seem to eliminate the wildly popular flexi dragon prints - and many other 3D printed items - that can be found by the thousands on Etsy’s virtual shelves.
The move took 3
Threat Status, a podcast hosted by the Washington Times , recently interviewed Lieutenant General Chris Mohan, Deputy Commanding General and Acting Commander of US Army Materiel Command. It was in this conversation that we got a neat inside look at how the US Army is looking to implement both 3D printing and drones into their modernization strategies.
When it comes to 3D printing, sourcing files to print is half the fun or a daunting challenge, depending on who you ask. But if you want to take matters into your own hands, it can be worth investigating how to create 3D objects yourself. The learning curve for this sort of endeavor can be intimidating and takes a lot of time to master. Thankfully, we have geniuses like the team behind PartCrafter who are making the job of creating 3D objects from scratch
“To make something so complicated, 3D printing really saves a lot of trouble compared to traditional production methods,” Deng told his
The art of 3D printing is much more than just choosing a file and sending it to the printer. You have to take the time to understand the nuances of your machine and how to optimize settings both on the device and in your files to get the best prints possible. This results in a lot of time spent doing test runs and subsequently losing more filament. What if you could eliminate this issue entirely? That seems to be what developer 5minlab has done with their creation
A big part of the 3D printing world includes the frequent adoption of open source tools, reinforced by community-driven support. Whether its files for printing or software for processing them, there are plenty of resources online available to enhance your 3D printing experience. Manufacturer Bambu Labs has created obstructions to this trend, however, by banning third party apps from being installed for its P and A series 3D printers.
The change comes from new firmware releases for the P1P