X-Box One Prototyped with 3D Printer

Kyle Maxey posted on May 23, 2013

At its Redmond, Washington, headquarters, Microsoft unveiled its next generation video game console the X-Box One. The console, which will feature 15 ...

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3D Systems to Acquire Arcam?

Fabbaloo posted on May 23, 2013

Last week 3D Systems did something unusual: they sold off 7,500,000 shares of their stock at a price of USD$40 each. Around 17.5% of these shares were...

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NASA Funds Food 3D Printer - Could it Catch on Here on Earth?

Kyle Maxey posted on May 22, 2013

In a forward-looking venture, NASA has given a six month, $125,000 grant to Systems and Materials Research Corporation (SMRC) to develop a fully funct...

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Emerging Objects 3D Prints Architectural Materials

Kyle Maxey posted on May 21, 2013

Oakland-based Emerging Objects isn’t your normal design firm. Rather than designing homes, interiors, furniture or products from common material...

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A Boy and His 3D Printer

Kyle Maxey posted on May 20, 2013

A new short documentary by Nathan Fitch tells the story of Andrew Man-Hudspith, an 11 year old with an incredibly inventive mind. For the past...

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Autodesk to Acquire Tinkercad

Kyle Maxey posted on May 20, 2013

In an announcement made over the weekend, Autodesk revealed that it will acquire the browser-based design application Tinkercad. The deal, which is s...

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3D Printed, Transplantable Skin in 5 Years?

Kyle Maxey posted on May 17, 2013

For burn victims and those suffering diseases that require extensive skin grafts, treatment can mean a long, painful process that yields imperfect res...

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Generative Art and 3D Printing

Kyle Maxey posted on May 16, 2013

Generative Design is one of the most fascinating practices being explored by Makers today. Architects, industrial designers and artists alike are usin...

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More 3D Printing Investment Possibilities

Kyle Maxey posted on May 16, 2013

When you're interested in investing in 3D printing, there doesn't seem to be a lot of options at first glance. The publicly traded 3D printer manufact...

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U.S. Losing its Edge in Additive Manufacturing?

Kyle Maxey posted on May 15, 2013

For the last few decades, American companies have dominated and advanced the field of additive manufacturing to its current state. However, in a recen...

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E-Waste 3D Printer to Mars?

Kyle Maxey posted on May 14, 2013

In an ambitious plan, a Togolese designer who created a 3D printer from e-waste dreams that one day his machines might help colonize Mars. The West ...

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Harvard Robots are 3D Printed, Self-Assembling

Kyle Maxey posted on May 13, 2013

Recently at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Germany, Harvard and MIT robotics students unveiled their newest creation,...

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RoboKeg is a 3D-Printed Bar Keep

Kyle Maxey posted on May 10, 2013

A team of four engineers may have just solved one of the world’s most grave problems: the long lines people have to wait in to get a beer at a c...

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3D Printing to Showcase at Leading International Art Fair

Kyle Maxey posted on May 09, 2013

From May 10th through the 13th, COLLECT, a leading international fair for contemporary art, will be showcasing the designs of artists Daniel Widrig at...

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GE's Making 3D Printed Jets

Kyle Maxey posted on May 09, 2013

The prestigious MIT Technology Review has named General Electric's work on 3D printing as one of its "10 Breakthrough Technologies 2013". Specifical...

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Top 5 Products Being 3D Printed That You Need To Know About

Aryn Bourk posted on May 08, 2013

Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is a highly publicized production technology that involves the layering technique of certain material to form ...

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3D Print an Invisibility Cloak?

Kyle Maxey posted on May 08, 2013

Back in 2006, Duke scientists at the Pratt School of Engineering made headlines by showing the world that they had created the world’s first &ld...

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US Senator Wants Legislation to Make 3D Printed Guns Illegal

Kyle Maxey posted on May 07, 2013

Fresh on the heels of Defense Distributed’s announcement and release of their fullyfunctional 3D printed handgun, “The Liberator,&rdq...

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German Survey Points to a Bright Future for 3D Printing

Kyle Maxey posted on May 07, 2013

BitKom, a German Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media, has recently published the results of a survey asking wheth...

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Defense Distributed Announces 3D Printed Gun

Kyle Maxey posted on May 06, 2013

Nearly a year ago the founder of Defense Distributed, Cody Wilson, announced his plans to create the world’s first 3D printed gun. In the ...

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