3D Printed Toy Fossil. This was printed in different parts. Watch it move!

Wired magazine talks about Desktop Manufacturing (another term for 3D Printing.) His focus is schools and getting the breed of makers into the mix. Desktop, Personal and easy to use makes it a vector for ideas.

Kentucky bio-engineers claim that they’ll be able to produce a fully-functional artificial human heart using 3D printing one decade from now. So if you’re struck with a bout of heart disease, consider the option of a bioficial heart transplant by 2023! Scientists at the University of Louisville plan to create the heart, made out of […]

Kickstarter’s amazing toy pen that can ‘draw’ or 3D print physical objects in thin air is finally being shipped out to pre-orderers. Costing only 99$ per pen, this could be a gift for someone of any age. High school students can doodle in 3D, parents can draw their youngsters small action figures, and teachers can […]

This week, Congress voted to renew a ban on plastic firearms. It’s called the Undetectable Firearms Act and it makes it illegal to manufacture, possess, or receive any firearm that would evade a metal detector or X-ray machine. But with the advent of 3D printing and the ability for individuals to now craft a gun […]

Researchers in China are taking revolutionary steps in 3D bioprinting. It’s a move that has raised some ethical questions…

This is an actual working wrench, done in a single print. It can work on bicycles, bolts, toys, and even cars. Imagine if you were on a boat somewhere in the ocean and needed a wrench. You could 3D Print one in an hour

Here our reporter Dane is on the scene asking about 3D Printing applications. See what everyday people think of 3D Printing uses

Material properties are now allowing for an added dimension in 3D printing – time. Thanks to “programmed action of the shape memory fibers,” a 3D-printed object can change shape after being printed. This is called 4D printing. Below, a 3D-printed noodle-like strand distinctly changes shape over time, after having been printed already. First proposed by […]

3DaVinci wants to make 3D printing accessible to the average person! 3D printers are absolutely amazing. But if you don’t spend hours learning a CAD-based software package or spend extra money on a 3D scanner, you can’t really get what you want. Enter 3DaVinci. There is a real need for a simple-to-use, affordable 3D modeling […]

Here the CEO of 3D Systems give us a few minutes and a few thoughts as to where the 3D Printing Industry will go. Look for more with Avi coming soon on our Podcast

Here is the solidoodle 3D Printer, giving a demonstration as to how 3D Printers really work. The host is printing an object before your eyes!

The people at Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) are “global leaders in providing technology-enabled business solutions and services” in order to aid clients with solutions to their biggest challenges. They held a discussion with experts in the 3D printing industry touching upon the effects the technology could have on manufacturing and their supply chains moving forward. […]

Despite the growing popularity of 3D printers, being limited to purchase through specialist stores and online shops means they still occupy a niche market of hobbyists and professional designers. Soon, though, you will be able to just dance into your local office supply store and pick one up along with a your pens, pencils and […]

This heart shaped box was printed in an hour and worked immediately. It’s not only a box, but also a puzzle!

Will people be patient enough to use a 3D printer to print what they need? Here is the one minute Podcast. Find out what Josh says. 3D Printing Podcast – Radio show on 3d printing. One minute sound bites.

This 3D Scanner can scan and print 3D Objects. It was revealed at the 3D Printing Conference and the crowd enjoyed it.

“Made in Space” tags aren’t too far off – NASA is planning to send a zero-gravity 3D printer to the International Space Station in 2014. Here comes “a future where space missions can be virtually self-sufficient.” That life-or-death missing washer can be printed at any astronaut’s whim. “Consumables” are also in store – astronauts can […]

Here are dressed from the Paris Fashion Show. 3D Printed Dresses will change everything!

We already know this, but with a 3D printer we can print all kinds of fun toys! In the video below, we’re shown just how strong a 3D-printed object can be! A man stands on a 3D-printed object ‘infiltrated,’ or soaked in powerful oil, to make it withstand his weight!

A Dog 3D Printed? Well, not yet anyway. But this working toy dog with moving arms and legs came right out of the 3D Printer. It’s an example of what can be done when real arms and legs are needed also.

This isn’t the first time the fashion industry has used 3D printing, but it may be the first time an ‘angel’ has. At the 2013 Victoria’s Secret Fashion show, one of the models wore 3D-printed angel wings. Victoria’s Secret hired Shapeways to print the wings, designed by architect Bradley Rothenberg. But to add to the […]

Urbee is embracing Digital Manufacturing as essential to the design of an environmental car. Engineered to safely mingle with traffic, the two passenger vehicle will have its entire exterior and interior 3D printed. “A future where 3D printers build cars may not be far off after all.”

It’s no surprise that the 3D printing market is growing – to people who have never heard of it before, it sounds like magic! But where is it growing? It turns out that the cheaper, made-for-consumer end of the spectrum only accounts for 5% of this growing market. The rest is a mix of business-to-business […]