Color Alive allows kids to photograph and virtually animate their creations before having them 3D printed. Crayola has unveiled its latest initiative to bring art and crafts in to the 21st century, allowing kids to virtually animate and ...
Tags: 3D Systems, 3D printing technology, Toys
In 2016 a new way of producing parts will be readily available. HP has developed the Multi Jet Fusion 3D printer that will enable mass production of parts with accuracy, finer details and smoother surfaces. It will also be able to ...
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The colours of nature with its infinite vibrations inspire the Summer Collection 2016 by Sensitive Fabrics. From the energy of the early-morning sun as its rays fill the sky to the glittering, lustrous surface of the ocean depths and ...
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Most Americans today still picture Shenzhen as the home of iPhone production, migrant workers, and a huge electronics component bazaar. Well, they’re not wrong. That Shenzhen is still here. However, the way people live, work, and ...
Tags: iPhone production, Huawei, 3D printers
When one think of polygons, one don't typically think of a cutting edge piece of clothing, but MakerBot and Francis Bitonti have changed that equation with the introduction of the Bristle Dress. The Bristle Dress is a fully 3D printed ...
Tags: Apparel, 3D printed dress, dress, Bristle Dress
The technology of 3D 'bioprinting', the medical application of 3D printing to produce living tissue and organs, is advancing so quickly that it will spark a major ethical debate on its use by 2016, according to Gartner. At the same time, ...
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We have heard a variety of 3D printers including food-based 3D printers. Do you still remember the first commercial chocolate 3D printer which arrived back in 2011? Recently, more institutions join the food-based 3D printing. Back in ...
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It’s Fashion Week in New York this week, and for MakerBot, the global leader in desktop 3D printing, that means it’s time to unveil a 3D printed fashion item and talk about an exciting new product in the world of filament. The ...
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David Graas used a 3D printer to create this illuminating high rise inspired Huddle lamp collection. Like a cluster of tall city buildings huddled together, these skyscrapers reach high into the rooms with glory and light. Source: ...
The Institute of Photonics at the University of Eastern Finland is launching cooperation with Dutch company LUXeXceL that offers rapid prototyping of optical components for prototypes, short-run and volume batches. Last year Jyrki ...
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Researchers have found a new application of 3D printing that produces lithium-ion batteries the size of a grain of sand. The batteries could some day enable the development of miniaturized medical implants, compact electronics or tiny bots. ...
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New legislation in New York City aims to regulate the use of 3D printers to make firearms, as the U.S. tries to cope with the possible proliferation online of drawings for making such arms. An organization, Defense Distributed, fired in ...
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Widespread adoption of 3D printing technology may not be that far away, according to a Gartner report predicting that enterprise-class 3D printers will be available for less than $2,000 by 2016. With the technology set to become less ...
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MakerBot, a leader in desktop 3D printing, and Autodesk, a leader in 3D design software, today announced they have signed a definitive agreement to jointly market a combination of 3D design software and 3D printing hardware to engineers, ...
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Sceptics and enthusiasts alike have discussed, agreed on, contested and disputed the various issues surrounding the potential of 3D printing - and it seems the lighting industry could be no less immune to the possibilities created by this ...
Tags: 3D Printing, Future Lighting Design, Still Lighting UK