One of the most fascinating companies that we have covered over the past year has been a company called WASP, which stands for “World’s Advanced Saving Project”. WASP has some new developments in the progress of the project. Continue reading “WASP to 3D Print Houses with Plant Seeds Inside that can Grow Into Full Root Systems for Support”
Create Flexible 3D Prints by Embedding Steel Rods for Modular 3D Models (VIDEO)
As soon as you think one engineer, designer, or scientist has blown your mind surely at the final edge of this new frontier, someone new comes along with something like Filimprimante3D’s modular 3D prints which make use of the new flexible 3D filament popular in the 3D printing marketplace. Continue reading “Create Flexible 3D Prints by Embedding Steel Rods for Modular 3D Models (VIDEO)”
A Comparison of Transparent AM Materials
Creating perfectly transparent products is rather difficult with 3D printing. Several materials and technologies are available on the market. But what are the differences between these technologies and what does your product look like after printing? Continue reading “A Comparison of Transparent AM Materials”
How 3D Printer Filament Is Made (VIDEO)
If you have ever wondered how 3D printer filament is made for 3D printers you are sure to the interested in a new video that has been created by MAKE in an interview with filament maker at Maker Geeks, Joshua Smith. Continue reading “How 3D Printer Filament Is Made (VIDEO)”
i.materialise Now Offers 18K Gold 3D Printing and Faster Production Times
If you’re a jewelry designer, or you simply have a lust for gold and 3D printing, i.materialise is now offering you a choice which will make you drool and begin searching for places to hoard your goodies. In addition to an existing option to print in 14K gold, you can now output your creations in three colors and you can do it in both 14K and now 18K gold. Continue reading “i.materialise Now Offers 18K Gold 3D Printing and Faster Production Times”
Bringing Industrial Manufacturing to the Desktop with New MoldLay 3D Printing Filament (VIDEO)
One of the main limitations to desktop FFF 3D printing’s use is often a filament’s material properties. Kai Parthy has been a powerhouse when it comes to inventing new fused-filament deposition materials, inventing LayWoo-d3, BendLay, and more. Now, Parthy has come up with a revolutionary new material called: MoldLay. Continue reading “Bringing Industrial Manufacturing to the Desktop with New MoldLay 3D Printing Filament (VIDEO)”
Ultrastiff Material Is Light As A Feather (VIDEO)
They may look flimsy, but the materials printed with 3-D printing technology are one-of-a-kind, light-weight and super-strong. Materials engineers at LLNL have created a material with a special 3-D printer that mixes hard metal, tough ceramics and flexible plastics. Continue reading “Ultrastiff Material Is Light As A Feather (VIDEO)”
Pop-Up Printing Technique Creates Complex 3D Nano and Microstructures
Researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Illinois have developed a new fabrication technique which generates complex and attractive 3D nano and microstructures. The technique imitates the way a children’s pop-up book works and provides a number of benefits when compared to traditional 3D printing technology. Continue reading “Pop-Up Printing Technique Creates Complex 3D Nano and Microstructures”
The 3D Printing Filament Spool Standard: Light-weight, stackable, standard spool design could take hold soon
3D printer filament is to FFF/FDM 3D printing, as blood is to every living human being. Without it, you simply just have a dead, useless machine that can’t do anything. Equally important, however, yet not always looked at as so, is the spool (or lack thereof) that the filament is wound around. Continue reading “The 3D Printing Filament Spool Standard: Light-weight, stackable, standard spool design could take hold soon”
Singapore Researchers Print Flexible Circuits
Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) has successfully printed complex electronic circuits using a common t-shirt printer. The electronic circuits are printed using unique materials in layers on top of everyday flexible materials such as plastic, aluminium foil and even paper. Continue reading “Singapore Researchers Print Flexible Circuits”