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Apr 12, 2016

DARPA Project to Seek Lightyear-Like Leap in Design, Manufacturing

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, computing, engineering, government

With 3D printers; many small mom-and-pop manufacturers are easy to set up anywhere. Which brings in some interesting challenges when thinking about regulatory compliance and safety. Imaging a neighbor who was laid off gets a 3D printer and begins building and shipping things from their home. Plus they’re stock piling chemicals and other things in their basement or garage as “bi-products” in the production of the goods that they are building with their $15K 3D printer. Question for many is — how safe is it? how can this be monitored and controlled?


Manufacturers haven’t been able to fully exploit advancements in new materials, because computer-aided design and engineering tools haven’t kept pace, says a program manager for the government agency.

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Apr 12, 2016

RedWorks Wants To Build Your First Home On Mars

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, space

NASA projects we’ll be on Mars by the 2030s. RedWorks has created a 3D printing system to build your first home on the red planet.

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Apr 11, 2016

Watch a live surgery take place in virtual reality on April 14th

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, augmented reality, biotech/medical, cyborgs, virtual reality

Hmmm; not sure if I can watch given my tolerance level of seeing blood.


Cutting-edge technology has a way of snaking itself into the medical field. Over the past few years, for example, we’ve seen 3D printers used to create prescription medication, prosthetic limbs, casts, replacement bones, homemade cosmetic braces and even cartilage implants.

Now, we’re beginning to see some of the ways that virtual reality will impact modern medicine with a company by the name of Medical Realities leading the way.

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Apr 10, 2016

New 3D Printed Ovaries Allow Infertile Mice to Give Birth

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical, health

It might be time to rethink fertility treatment.

Here’s the scoop: scientists at Northwestern University 3D printed a functional ovary out of Jello-like material and living cells. When implanted into mice that had their ovaries removed, the moms regained their monthly cycle and gave birth to healthy pups.

The scientists presented their results last week at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Boston.

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Apr 10, 2016

Researchers 3D-Printed A Fully-Assembled Robot

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, robotics/AI

MIT printed this fully functional robot right out of a 3D printer.


MIT printed this robot this fully functional robot right out of a 3D printer. http://voc.tv/14JQHoo

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Apr 9, 2016

Why Carbon’s M1 3D Printer Subscription-Pricing Model Is a Brilliant Move

Posted by in category: 3D printing

Here’s everything you should know about the much-anticipated launch of Carbon’s (formerly Carbon3D’s) M1 3D printer, powered by its speedy CLIP technology.

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Apr 9, 2016

Team MASS is developing a 3D printed Martian habitat using laser sintered regolith

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, habitats, space

HAB’s, HAB’s, HAB’s!

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Apr 8, 2016

Venture Capitalist 3D Prints a Rocket Faster Than the Speed of Sound for Under $2

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, computing, space travel

Steve Jurvetson is a man of many facets – and he can 3D print a rocket that achieves Mach 1.8 (that’s 1,363 mph) in 2.6 seconds and reach an altitude of nearly 9,500 feet.

The Mach number is named after the Austrian physicist and philosopher, Ernst Mach. The terms “subsonic” and “supersonic” basically refer to speeds below and above the local speed of sound, so you should have some idea how fast these tiny rockets are traveling.

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Apr 7, 2016

MIT researchers develop 3D printing process that creates fully functional robots as soon as they come off printer

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, computing, robotics/AI

Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a new 3D printing process that creates fully functional robots from the moment they come out of the printer.

MIT process of robot making is quite streamlined, as the robot’s solid and hydraulic parts are created in one step. CSAIL Director Daniela Rus, who oversaw the project, said that their approach of printable hydraulics is a step ahead in the rapid fabrication of functional machines.

The single-step process involves printing a small six-legged robot that crawls with the help of 12-hydraulic pumps embedded in its body. Working of the printer includes inkjet printer deposits drops of material quite small in size. The object is printed layer wise from bottom to the top. High-intensity UV light solidifies the materials that were used to create the object.

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Apr 7, 2016

‘The Next Rembrandt’ is a 3D-printed take on the painter’s style

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, information science, media & arts

A new Rembrandt painting has been unveiled in Amsterdam on Tuesday, and we’re not talking about a newly discovered work. No, this one called The Next Rembrandt is truly brand new, created using data, algorithms and a 3D printer within the span of 18 months. A team of data scientists, engineers and scientists from various institutions, including Microsoft and the Rembrandt House Museum, joined forces to create this homage to the great painter. The team examined all the Dutch master’s known paintings to come up with the perfect project: a portrait of a 30 to 40-year-old Caucasian male with facial hair, wearing dark clothes with a collar and a hat on his head, facing to the right.

They then developed algorithms to extract what features make a painting a Rembrandt, such as the face’s shape and proportions. Ron Augustus, Microsoft’s SMB Markets Director, said: “You could say that we used technology and data like Rembrandt used his paints and his brushes to create something new.” To give their work a real painting’s texture, they used 3D printing techniques to print oil paint in layers. As a result, the portrait feels like it was actually painted by a human artist.

The project, which the Netherlands’ ING Bank commissioned ad agency J Walter Thompson to develop, most likely began as a promotional undertaking. As you can see, though, the final product turned out so good that the same technique could be used to make more affordable replicas (maybe even forgeries) of masterpieces.

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