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Book of the Week: 3D Bioprinting and Nanotechnology in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

This week’s selection is “3D Bioprinting and Nanotechnology in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” by Lijie Grace Zhang, John P Fisher, and Kam Leong.

It’s Time For Some Changes Here!

This publication is due for some changes.

The Clean Evolution of Netfabb

I took a look at Autodesk’s latest Netfabb offering and reflected on how it’s changed over the years.

Ride The Wave: 3D Print Market Grows Sharply

A spending forecast from IDC indicates very substantial growth in 3D printing over the next four years.

More Industries Adopting 3D Printing Tech

For a long while, it seemed that only a few industries truly made use of 3D printing.

3D Printing In The Dorm? Is This Really A Good Idea?

It’s nearing the start of University sessions for many students, some of whom may be contemplating using a 3D printer – in their dormitory room.

Sketchfab Scales Up

Sketchfab announced – and displayed a new method of displaying massive 3D models, which they call Massive.

Wanhao’s Long List of 3D Printers

Wanhao is a familiar name to those shopping for desktop 3D printers.

On Demand Polymers For 3D Printing?

I’m reading a fascinating paper describing how one could make new polymers on the fly.

Incredible Simplify3D Resource Available

If you are a user of Simplify3D, you want to read this.

Onshape Tightens Licensing For Free Users

It seems that Onshape is making things more challenging for free users of its 3D CAD service.

Melissa Ng – “I Gave Myself A Time Limit Of Three Months To Learn How To 3D Model And 3D Print Something And Whether Or Not It Was Worth Pursuing”

Melissa Ng makes intricate Dreamer Masks and fantasy wearable art for ambitious creatives who want to take people’s breath away.

LulzBot’s New Micro Toolhead

LulzBot unexpectedly announced a new toolhead suitable for very, very tiny 3D prints.

The Lotus EZ LCD SLA 3D Printer

There’s a new resin 3D printer option: The Lotus EZ LCD SLA 3D Printer.

XYZprinting Announces Full Color 3D Printer

There’s a new full color 3D printer option available, just announced by XYZprinting.

Book of the Week: 3D Printing in Medicine

This week’s selection is the detailed “3D Printing In Medicine” by author Deepak M Kalaskar.

The Inexpensive Phrozen Shuffle 3D Printer

Taiwan-based Phrozen has announced a new resin-based desktop 3D printer that has some interesting new features – and an incredible price.

Airwolf 3D Unveils “Stretch” Professional 3D Printer

Airwolf 3D announced a rather large 3D printer, the new EVO 22.

Design of the Week: PeakBoil

This week’s selection is the highly unusual PeakBoil by students at ETH Zurich.

3D Printing “Directly” from Google Earth

Some folks found a way to 3D print full color cityscapes directly from Google Earth.

Hands on with PLAS3D Filament

We finally managed to test a sample of PLAS3D’s filament, and boy, we are impressed!

I Thought These 3D Printing Stories Were Gone

I’m reading a piece on InvestorPlace discussing several “doomed” 3D printer company stocks.

The Need For 3D Printing Joint Ventures

Recent interest in more exotic materials should drive a lot more partnerships in the future.

Could Carbon Become an Automotive Giant?

I had an interesting thought about Carbon and where they might end up.

Stratasys and 3D Systems Release Quarterly Results: Good or Bad?

The two biggest publicly traded 3D printer companies just released their quarterly results.

Venturi 3D Steps Up

I’m looking at a new crowdfunding 3D printer launch.

3D Printed Combustion Engines? Where Could This Lead To?

A student competition saw a demonstration of a 3D printed internal combustion engine.

A New Frontier For 3D Printing: Fishing?

I’m looking at a 3D model and wondering if this could be the start of something interesting.

Several 3D Body Scanners In The Works

There seems to be something interesting happening in the world of 3D body scanners.

Sarah Boisvert – “It is much easier now to work in digital fabrication technology than it was 30 years ago. At least now there ARE other women in additive!”

Sarah Boisvert is the founder of the Fab Lab Hub, an MIT-based Fab Lab Network non-profit.

How Do You Enter 3D Printing WIthout Bias?

There are an enormous number of options for 3D printing these days.

A Home for Unused 3D Printer Materials?

I’m reading a fundraising campaign for a school’s 3D printer and had an idea.

Is the FormBox a Required 3D Print Accessory?

The FormBox is an inexpensive table-top vacuum former, and they say it’s good for 3D printing.

Book of the Week: Visualizing Mathematics with 3D Printing

This week’s selection is the fascinating “Visualizing Mathematics with 3D Printing” by Henry Segerman.

Six Good 3D Printing Troubleshooting Guides

Everyone who has operated a 3D printer knows something important: they don’t always work.

More on the MELD Process

Some months ago we wrote on the new 3D printing process by MELD Manufacturing.

Design of the Week: Dr. Brain Breaker

This week’s selection is the fun Dr. Brain Breaker by MyMiniFactory contributor Thomas Buseyne.

New Approach to 3D Printed Batteries

Researchers at CMU have developed an interesting technique for micro-printing electrodes for batteries.

NASA Awards FIve Teams in the 3D Printed Habitat Challenge

NASA’s 3D printed challenge awarded prizes for phase 3.

Could a “Medically Clean” 3D Printer Be Coming Soon?

I’m looking at a new German startup company that hopes to develop a kind of medically-focused 3D printer.

Formlabs Achieves Formidable Milestone

Formlabs announced a new round of investment, but the implications of it are quite significant.

The UBOT P440 3D Printer

UBOT 3D is now ready to release their new huge P440 3D printer to the world.

ADDITIVE INTERNATIONAL 2018: NIIAMC, An Additive Manufacturing City

There was one presentation that did stand out perhaps more than any other.

ADDITIVE INTERNATIONAL 2018: A Review

After the pre-conference conference at Additive International, the actual 13th conference in this series got underway

Behind the Design: Mathematical Artist Henry Segerman

For many of us, math wasn’t exactly our strongest subject back in school

It’s A New Category of 3D Printed Applications!

I’m having trouble getting my head around a new concept discovered by researchers.

3DCompare Expands Offering

3DCompare launched new features to address the needs of manufacturers.

Ultimaker Explores The Value of Manufacturing

Ultimaker published some interesting statistics today, leading to some interesting questions.

Dominique Mueller – “3D printing today is a very powerful tool but using it in the right way is still difficult”

Dominique Mueller is a Principal Research Engineer at Autodesk with a focus on large-scale additive manufacturing applications.

Finally: Functional Generative Design for 3D Printed Buildings, Almost

I’m reading a fascinating report by Joel Simon on his work to “generate” the design of a school.

The Wunder360 S1 3D Scanning Camera

An interesting 3D camera is being launched, the Wunder360 S1.

3D Printing Can Solve Any Problem! Even Pizza!

3D printing technology has solved one of the oldest challenges.

Book of the Week: Digital Craft: 3D Printing for Architectural Design

This week’s selection is the informative “Digital Craft: 3D Printing for Architectural Design” by author Bryan Ratzlaff.

Has Essentium Solved the Flexible 3D Printing Problem?

Essentium announced a highly unusual flexible filament material for 3D printing, called “TPU 80A”

Anarkik3D’s Mac Odyssey

Anarkik3D announced a Mac version of their popular 3D design tool, but why won’t other vendors do the same?

Design of the Week: Exoskeleton Hands

This week’s selection is the fun Exoskeleton Hands by Melbourne-based 3D designer Alex Czech.

BMW’s Inflatable 3D Prints

A story on designboom talks about some very intriguing ideas from automaker BMW.

An Update on NewPro3D’s Fast 3D Printer

We hadn’t heard much from NewPro3D until an interesting chat recently.

A Linear Induction Motion System for 3D Printers?

There could be more mysteries to the already mysterious Essentium HSE 3D printer.

SLM Solutions Making Things Easier

SLM Solutions has been slowly adding ease of use features on their 3D metal printing systems.

Branch Technology Creates “Largest 3D-Printed Structure”

(Image courtesy of Branch Technology.)Branch Technology has erected what it claims is the world’s largest 3D-printed structure for Nashville, Tenn.’s OneC1TY neighborhood. Unveiled at the 2018 International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures this week, the structure strands at 20 feet tall and stretches 42 feet wide. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based firm is known for its unique… Continue reading Branch Technology Creates “Largest 3D-Printed Structure”