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Aug 3, 2017
NASA picks Firmamentum to build a 3D printer/recycler for use in space
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: 3D printing, space
Firmamentum, a division of Tethers Unlimited Inc. in Bothell. Wash… says it has won $750.000 in NASA funding to build a combination 3D printer and plastic recycler for the International Space Station.
The device, known as the Refabricator, is due to be delivered to NASA next year, said Rob Hoyt, president of TUI/Firmamentum.
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Jul 31, 2017
This incredible 3D printer can print living human tissue
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: 3D printing
Jul 31, 2017
The Next Pharmaceutical Revolution Could Be 3D Bioprinted
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical
Body organs such as kidneys, livers and hearts are incredibly complex tissues. Each is made up of many different cell types, plus other components that give the organs their structure and allow them to function as we need them to.
For 3D printed organs to work, they must mimic what happens naturally – both in terms of arrangement and serving a biological need. For example, a kidney must process and excrete waste in the form of urine.
Our latest paper shows a new technique for 3D printing of cells and other biological materials as part of a single production process. It’s another step towards being able to print complex, living structures.
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Jul 28, 2017
Harvard Medical School scientists are close to 3D-printing a kidney
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: 3D printing
Jul 21, 2017
3D-Printed Gun Designs Are Selling for $12 on the Dark Web
Posted by John Gallagher in categories: 3D printing, computing, internet, security
A new report shows just how easy it is becoming to download designs for difficult-to-trace arms.
In the darker corners of the Internet where search engines cannot go, black markets offer pistols, machine guns, even explosives — and most worrisome to security researchers, computer aided design, or CAD, files for 3D-printed guns.
A new report from RAND looked at 811 weapons listings on a dozen dark-web markets, which continue to thrive despite the shuttering of sites like the Silk Road and, just this month, AlphaBay. Firearms were the top-selling category, with was 339 active listings, roughly 42 percent of the market. But the next-largest share, with 222 listings, was a variety of digital products, from build-it-yourself explosives manuals to CAD files.
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Jul 20, 2017
Made In Space Begins 3D Printing PEI/PC on the ISS
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: 3D printing, engineering, space
Jul 17, 2017
Lab-grown capillaries are here, 3D-printed organs are just around the corner
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical
Jul 10, 2017
NASA announces winners for latest round of 3D Printed Habitat challenge, over $200k prize money awarded
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: 3D printing, economics, habitats, space
Phase 1, which was the Design part of the competition, was completed back in 2015. Phase 2 is the Structural Member Competition, and the most recent level challenged competitors to 3D print a beam for bend testing. Scores were calculated based on the final material composition of the 3D printed beam and the maximum load that could be held before it failed.
Seoul-based Moon X Construction were not eligible for prize money, but $67,465 was awarded to Form Forge of Oregon State University for the second place entry. Foster and Partners with Branch Technology of Chattanooga, Tennessee came in third, earning $63,783, after getting $85,930 for getting first place in the first round of Phase 2. Fairbanks University of Alaska and CTL Group Mars of Illinois came in fourth and fifth respectively, with Singaporean team ROBOCON finishing in sixth place.
Jul 6, 2017
3D printers start to build factories of the future
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: 3D printing, futurism, robotics/AI
As this example shows, 3D printing has come a long way, quickly. In February 2011, when The Economist ran a story called “Print me a Stradivarius”, the idea of printing objects still seemed extraordinary. Now, it is well established. Additive manufacturing, as it is known technically, is speeding up prototyping designs and is also being used to make customised and complex items for actual sale.
SLOWLY but surely the sole of a shoe emerges from a bowl of liquid resin, as Excalibur rose from the enchanted lake. And, just as Excalibur was no ordinary sword, this is no ordinary sole. It is light and flexible, with an intricate internal structure, the better to help it support the wearer’s foot. Paired with its solemate it will underpin a set of trainers from a new range planned by Adidas, a German sportswear firm.
Adidas intends to use the 3D-printed soles to make trainers at two new, highly automated factories in Germany and America, instead of producing them in the low-cost Asian countries to which most trainer production has been outsourced in recent years. The firm will thus be able to bring its shoes to market faster and keep up with fashion trends. At the moment, getting a design to the shops can take months. The new factories, each of which is intended to turn out up to 500,000 pairs of trainers a year, should cut that to a week or less.
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