How much it would cost to 3D print the Death Star and other real and...
British printing retailer TonerGiant decided to look into how much it would cost, and how long it would take, to recreate some famous landmarks using just a 3D printer. Needless to say, this is no...
View ArticleWatch the government create the world's largest 3D-printed object in under...
This is the world's largest 3D-printed object. It was printed at Oak Ridge National Lab, and took 30 hours to make. It's a tool that will help Boeing build aircraft wings. Preliminary tests show it's...
View ArticleThis house was 3D printed in just 24 hours
This house was 3D printed in 24 hours. It was constructed by Apis Cor, a company that specializes in mobile 3D printing at the cost of only $10,000. Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleThis soft octopus robot could change the robotics industry
A team of scientists and engineers at Harvard University have built the first entirely soft, autonomous robot. The aptly named Octobot was built using 3D printing, molding, and soft lithography...
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Adidas is finally bringing 3D-printed shoes into the mainstream
Adidas just revealed its blueprint for the future, and it looks like that'll include being the first to bring 3D-printed shoes to the masses.3D-printed shoes have been relegated to special one-offs or...
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This tiny mint box is actually a gaming console
Watch out, Nintendo: Raspberry Pi enthusiasts are building their own gaming consoles and this latest one is actually pretty awesome.Using a Raspberry Pi computer and an Altoids mint box, recreational...
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A Belgium chocolate shop makes these stunning sculptures with a robot
Layer by layer, 0.2 millimeters at a time, a specialized printing machine at Belgian chocolate shop Miam Factory applies melted chocolate to shape a three-dimensional object.Miam Factory — French for...
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This guy fixed his teeth by 3D printing his own plastic braces for $60
An undergraduate at New Jersey Institute of Technology made his own plastic braces using a 3D printer, $60 of materials, and a healthy dose of ingenuity — and they actually worked.Amos Dudley had...
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If you haven't been to a Maker Faire yet, you're missing out
Make Magazine hosted the 12th annual Bay Area Maker Faire this past weekend, drawing in more than one hundred thousand visitors.The event is a celebration of "makers" of all sorts and kinds. Visitors...
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This company is taking its cues from Amazon as it works to reinvent...
3D printing was supposed to reinvent the world — giving common people the simple tools they needed to create any object they needed, right when they needed it, provided it was made out of certain...
View ArticleThe US Navy is now 3D printing submarines
The US Navy has 3D printed a prototype submersible hull at the Oak Ridge National Lab in Tennessee. It could be in service by 2019. The departments of Defense and Energy collaborated on the...
View ArticleA Ukrainian pastry chef is making geometric desserts using a 3D printer
Dinara Kasko is an architect turned pastry chef.She uses a computer modelling software to make intricate moulds which she then 3D prints and uses for her cakes.Dinara started using the 3D technique two...
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The 5 most amazing things that were 3D printed in 2017
Additive manufacturing has been hyped for years. But in 2017 much of its promise materialized: 3-D printing took a series of big steps out of the realm of niche prototyping and into the world of mass...
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The top 10 breakthrough technologies and the key players leading the charge,...
Every fall, MIT Technology Review's editors get together to begin the months-long process of reviewing their coverage. The goal? To create a list of the top ten technological advances from the last...
View ArticleThese bionic arms make kids feel like superheroes
This company is changing the way we see prostheses. Open Bionics is a UK-based start-up tech company. Its mission is to create affordable 3D printed prostheses. They are about 30 times cheaper than...
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A robot can build this $10,000 house within 12 hours — take a look inside
Building a house by hand can be both time-consuming and costly, so some homebuilders are now automating part of the construction process.The homebuilding startup ICON uses a 3D-printing robot that can...
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The Marine Corps is relying on 3D printing for new parts as it scrambles to...
The Marine Corps is reorienting itself for operations in extreme cold, after years of operations in the Middle East.This shift has required new training deployments and put new strains on their...
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The world's oldest standing army is 3D printing its new helmets
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The world's oldest standing army is getting some new headgear.The Swiss Guards plan to replace their metal helmets with plastic PVC ones made with a 3-D printer, giving the pope's...
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