Adidas has created the 3D-printed running shoe of the future
Adidas has seen the future of running shoes — and it involves 3D-printing.A new Adidas concept shoe called Futurecraft 3D incorporates a 3D-printed midsole that's completely customizable to the needs...
View ArticleThe company that was supposed to take 3D printing to the masses has laid off...
3D printing company MakerBot is laying off 20% of its staff for the second time in six months, CEO Jonathan Jaglom announced in a blog post. The company let 80 staff go back in April, and now the team...
View ArticleNIKE: 3D-printed shoes are coming
One of the biggest winners in the stock market over the past generation, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), shows no signs of fading anytime soon. The sneaker king surged 9% following its first-quarter earnings...
View ArticleYou can now use a 3-D printer to create artificial hair
As prices for 3D printers drop, there have been a number of interesting DIY projects that have come about. And now there’s one more thing you can print at home: hair.The artificial locks were invented...
View ArticleHere's what cities will look like in 30 years
Ian Pearson, a futurologist with an 85% accuracy track record, helped put together a report on what we can expect in the year 2045.Pearson compiled the report with Hewden, a plant and crane hire and...
View ArticleThe largest US government lab just 3D printed a home and car that power each...
The future of smart energy-efficient homes may be all about sharing. This is the concept behind AMIE, the Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy concept by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the...
View ArticleYou will soon be able to buy the first driveable 3D-printed car
Earlier this year, Local Motors hosted a challenge to create the first 3D-printed car that can drive on the highway.For the competition, contestants were asked to "create the first highway-ready...
View ArticleCheck out Audi's 3D printed miniature race car
Automakers are increasingly using 3D printing to bring their cars to life. Ford and General Motors both use the technology to build prototypes and to make testing more efficient. And the auto startup...
View ArticleWe're inching toward being able to print a whole human — here's proof
Advancements in 3-D printing – a machine that can layer materials to create three-dimensional objects – have skyrocketed in recent years. But while many associate the technology with pointless, plastic...
View ArticleThe world's first 3D-printed drone reaches 150 miles per hour
Aurora Flight Sciences, an aerospace company, teamed up with 3D printing company Stratasys to create the first 3D-printed, jet-powered aircraft for the Dubai Airshow.The drone is believed to be the...
View ArticleScientists discovered a surprising way to create ‘living’ blood vessels from...
Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have created a way to print 'living' blood cells. This could change the way researchers look at diseases in the lab and open the door to new...
View ArticleThis couple invented a groundbreaking method to change the lives of kids who...
London-based company Andiamo thinks it might have found a solution to making braces and supports that could help children with disabilities stand and walk. And it's a much quicker solution than we've...
View Article9 things 'Starship Troopers' totally nailed about today's technology
"Starship Troopers" has pretty much everything you could want from a satirical science-fiction action flick.There's the over-the-top action and the cheesy dialogue with gems like, "The only good bug is...
View ArticleSomeone created a way for blind people to see art
Writer and podcast host Romeo Edmead is using his fingers to unlock a world he has never experienced before. Edmead lost his sight when he was just two-years-old, so he has always had a complicated...
View ArticleThis 3D printed hand could be the future of prosthetics
Students in Prof. Ted Triplett's engineering classes at Mountwest Community and Technical College are used to creating objects with the different 3D printers at their disposal. When the chance came to...
View ArticleThe US Army wants to 3d-print 'customized' food for soldiers
The military wants to "customize nutrition" for each soldier in the next few decades, and it's betting on 3-d printers to do it."Food could be printed with the exact requirement a warfighter needs,"...
View ArticleThis 3D-printed automatic gun is semi-automatic, untraceable, and totally legal
For most people, a run-of-the-mill DIY project might involve constructing that backyard shed they’ve always wanted or painting the bathroom.In the case of a YouTube user known simply as Derwood, he’d...
View ArticleHarvard researchers printed a brain to solve one of its biggest mysteries
One of the biggest difficulties tht comes with studying the brain is that we're still learning how it works. Researchers at Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences may have...
View ArticleThe Ancient Greeks wish they could've used this 'digital' 3D-printed sundial
Quit glancing at your Apple Watch and go back to the original timekeeper: our faithful sun.YouTuber and designer Mojoptix has unveiled a cleverly designed 3D-printed sundial that uses no batteries, no...
View ArticleA team of researchers developed a way to 3D print bone and muscle that...
A new method of 3D printing can produce human-sized bone, muscle, and cartilage templates that survive when implanted into animals, researchers report.“It has been challenging to produce human scale...
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