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This company can print new bones if yours break
What seems like a concept straight out of science fiction may become reality soon — bones could be coming to a 3D printer near you.Back in March, a Chinese company called Xi’an Particle Cloud Advanced...
View ArticleBioengineer reveals the biggest challenge to 3D printing organs
Researchers at Bighamton University are working on a 3D printing process that will allow them to build tissues and organs in a lab. This could save lives as people who need an organ transplant would no...
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'Star Trek' reveals an important truth about the robot takeover
When discussing my upcoming book on the economics of "Star Trek" with people who have only a passing interest in the show, I have noticed that the issue of work keeps coming back. More specifically,...
View ArticleScientists have built a 3D-printed car that will be highway-ready in 2016
This 3D-printed vehicle by Local Motors is being developed by scientists to be highway-ready by 2016. The machine uses carbon fiber-infused plastic to create its vehicles. The car will cost between...
View ArticleA company is giving out free prosthetic hands to kids who need them — and...
A young boy born without fingers gets an affordable, 3D-printed hand with the help of an online global community.Video courtesy of ReutersFollow BI Video: On FacebookJoin the conversation about this...
View ArticleWhy copper could be the answer to bringing 3D printing to the next level
At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VT), Christopher Williams heads the effort to further advance 3-D printing with copper.Video courtesy of the National Science Foundation Follow...
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3D printing has expanded much faster than expected
Most people still don't own a 3D printer in their home, but the technology has come pretty far in terms of consumer awareness during the last few years.Gartner published its annual Hype Cycle for...
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A 3D printing company that wants to change how products are made forever just...
3D printing company Carbon3D has closed a $100 million Series C investment round led by Google Ventures. The company intends to use this capital to further develop its technology with the goal of...
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3-D printing is revolutionizing the pharmaceutical industry
Over the past decade, 3-D printers have been hailed as changing everything from fashion to firearms.Now, they’re coming to the pharmaceutical business — or, at least, they seem to be.Earlier this...
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3D printing helped solve an ancient musical mystery
Modern digital technology has increasingly allowed scientists and musicians to play music that has not been heard for thousands of years.These recreations range from the pre-Celtic British liturgical...
View ArticleREVEALED: The TSA has a master key for your locked luggage and now people are...
The TSA is in damage control mode after plans for its master keys for luggage locks leaked online.Using the leaked information and a 3D printer, a security researcher put the plans to the test.Produced...
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A cancer patient was just implanted with the first 3D-printed ribcage
From organs to prosthetic body parts, 3D-printing has become a powerful tool for medicine.And now, for the first time ever, doctors have implanted a 3D-printed titanium sternum and ribs inside a...
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This cube could change the way the blind navigate
During a recent Yale theater performance, audience members were asked to help uncover the plot by navigating the set. A simple enough premise, except for the fact that the participants were completely...
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An Italian company built a 40-foot tall 3D printer to help solve the global...
An Italian engineering company is taking 3D-printing to new heights, literally.World’s Advanced Saving Project (WASP), which is a company that builds 3D printers, has created a 40 foot tall, 20 foot...
View ArticleHow doctors implanted a 3D printed titanium ribcage in a cancer patient
A man who suffered from a chest wall sarcoma has just become the first patient ever implanted with a 3D printed sternum. The artificial ribcage is 100% titanium and created through a collaboration of...
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MIT researchers created software that could change the way doctors perform...
MIT researchers have created a software that not only speeds up a critical preparatory step for heart surgery but also can be used to print physical models of a patient’s heart in just three...
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A German retailer has figured out how to 3D print food
A German candy maker is hoping to tempt the taste-buds of Berliners with customized fruit gum sweets made with a 3D printer.German company Katjes (pronounced CUT-yes) say they have developed a way to...
View ArticleNASA challenged designers to make a Martian home — one company created...
In response to a NASA challenge, 3D design firm Fabulous designed the Sfero – a burrowing robot that 3D prints homes on Mars. The Sfero will access the iron in the Martian soil and the permafrost that...
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A new gel-based 3-D printer might help print organs
Three-D printing is proving to be a potential game-changer for a wide variety of fields.One group in particular that could benefit is the medical community, thanks to a recent development by scientists...
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Nike executive describes how you could make running shoes at home in the future
3D printers might be the future of Nike running shoes.At the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Nike COO Erik Sprunk tossed around the idea of Nike giving consumers the option to create a computer file that...
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