Just in time for Christmas, Simon Fraser University computing science professor Richard Zhang reveals how to print a 3D Christmas tree efficiently and with zero material waste, using the world’s first algorithm for automatically decomposing a 3D object into what are called pyramidal parts. Continue reading “New Algorithm Developed for 3D Printing”
Netflix to exclusively release 3D printing film ‘Print The Legend’ (VIDEO)
“Everybody thought home computers were a really really cool thing that only nerdy people were ever going to be into. 3D printers are on that same kind of arc.” So starts the film trailor for the new Print The Legend documentary film, to be released exclusively through US-based streaming service Netflix this month. Continue reading “Netflix to exclusively release 3D printing film ‘Print The Legend’ (VIDEO)”
Welcome Aboard: The First 3D Printer in Space Docks at the ISS (VIDEO)
It’s official! A 3D printer has made it into space! Last weekend, the uncrewed Dragon spacecraft from Space X was loaded up with 5,000 pounds of cargo, including one piece of baggage precious to those in the 3D printing community: the Made In Space Zero G Printer, a 3D printer specifically designed to operate in the absence of gravity. Continue reading “Welcome Aboard: The First 3D Printer in Space Docks at the ISS (VIDEO)”
Insuring 3D Printing, An Industry About to Expand?
Insurance companies are beginning to realize that there is something to additive manufacturing. It’s all tied up in something that insurers call “risk,” meaning the potential for the loss of something of value as weighed against the value gained. Continue reading “Insuring 3D Printing, An Industry About to Expand?”
3-D printing: cool new tool or total game-changer?
It wouldn’t be an understatement to say the Internet has changed everything. But what’s next? Some — economists, journalists, human scientists and others — say our future lies 3-D printers, a technology that’s been described as “the biggest upheaval in manufacturing since the industrial revolution.” Continue reading “3-D printing: cool new tool or total game-changer?”
Large Enough to 3D Print a Boat or SUV, New Full Color Chinese 3D Printer is Unveiled
China seems to be one of the nations who are establishing themselves at the forefront of 3D printing innovation. Last month, it was reported that China has begun 3D printing full sized homes, and now there is news of something that may be even more incredible. Continue reading “Large Enough to 3D Print a Boat or SUV, New Full Color Chinese 3D Printer is Unveiled”
Startupbootcamp HighTechXL 2014 Now Open For Applications
Startupbootcamp HighTechXL has just opened its global search for the world’s best young tech companies. Full details of the 2014 program, to start in November 2014, are now online. Continue reading “Startupbootcamp HighTechXL 2014 Now Open For Applications”
Ultimaker Co-Founder at TEDxUTRECHT
Siert Wijnia, one of the co-founders of Ultimaker attended TEDxUTRECHT to talk about the impact of 3D Printers. Check the video below to learn how Siert got into 3D Printing, and what a ladybird has got to do with all this: Continue reading “Ultimaker Co-Founder at TEDxUTRECHT”
3D printing: Seven weird and wonderful uses
An EU project to “print” smooth, blended food for the elderly is making headlines. But it is not the only 3D printing project to catch the eye… Continue reading “3D printing: Seven weird and wonderful uses”
How Long till the 3D Printing Revolution? (INFOGRAPHIC)
This infographic, although it is designed more like a stream of individual slides than a story built around highly symbolic visual metaphors, does offer a view of an exciting trajectory of adoption for 3D printing, with supporting charts, graphics and statistical data presented visually. Continue reading “How Long till the 3D Printing Revolution? (INFOGRAPHIC)”