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    Ultimaker 2+ 3D Printer Demoed @ CES 2016

    CES 2016: 3D Printing is possibly the most exciting technological development in recent years and has the potential to change the world. This is a bold statement, but the option to scan any custom design and create a working 3D model is astonishing. Since 2013, Ultimaker have been a popular choice…

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    Scientists Manage to 3D Print “Live” Blood Vessels

    The 3D printer is considered by some futurologists, such as Jeremy Rifkin, the beginning of the third industrial revolution. 3D printing has come a long way over the last few years, and it can now be used to replicate almost any kind of object, including blood vessels. Replicating blood vessels…

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    Glass 3D Printing Technique Is Stunning

    Recent years have seen the technique of 3D printing evolve from a niche concept to a mainstream phenomenon, which in turn has opened up a whole new horizon for product manufacturing. If you thought this was exciting, then be prepared to be blown away as a new development centres on…

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    Disney Fabric 3D Printer – Creations You’ll Want to Cuddle

    3D printing isn’t known for creating soft toys that you would want to pick up and hug, nor that you would want to put into the hands of young children. They’re often made from hard plastics that can be quite brittle and they’re certainly not suitable for all kinds of…

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    Artists Recreate Animation Frame-by-Frame with 3D Printing Technology

    Have you ever wondered how beautiful an animation can be? Well, now you can view it at its best, frame-by-frame, in the real world. The MOVE ON…! exhibition in Netherlands is apparently hosting a CGI animation which has been converted into a real-life frame-by-frame illustration of it using 3D printing…

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    Create Your Own Fully Working 3D Printed Guitar

    3D printing may not be a technology we all have at our disposal, but there’s no doubt that it’s still an incredible technology, that is becoming more affordable almost every day. YouTuber Solstie has created a fully functional 3D printed guitar that can be created without supports, contains a fully 3D…

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    Amazon Experimenting With Fitting 3D Printers in Delivery Vehicles

    Amazon is pretty much doing everything it can to get goods to you as quickly as possible. From Amazon Prime next day delivery to their conceptual Prime Air drone service. It’s almost like they’re working towards having no time between clicking the buy button and receiving your goods. Well now the company…

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    BS Toy: the Kid-Friendly 3D Printer

    Most 3D printers rely on superheating filaments to over 200oC to print objects, making them unsafe for use by children, but Bonsai Labs of Japan has developed a 3D printer, made with kids in mind, that only heats to 80oC. The printer, called BS Toy, was revealed at the recent…

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    Man Saves Wife’s Sight With 3D Print-Out of Her Tumour

    Back in 2013, Californian 3D graphic artist Michael Balzer took it upon himself to intervene in the treatment of his wife’s brain tumour, and saved her sight in the process. Pamela Shavaun Scott, Balzer’s wife, discovered after an MRI scan in August 2013 that she had a brain tumour, positioned…

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    Man Uses 3D Printer to Make His Own Batman Suit

    Over the last few months we’ve heard some impressive 3D printer-related stories, like NASA e-mailing a wrench into space, the manufacture of bionic eyes, and even a disabled dog getting new legs. All impressive, but Stevie Dee of Crimson Coscrafts has taken 3D printing to the next level by creating…

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    GP3D Introduces The Simple and Affordable Sprout 3D Printer

    GreenProject, or GP3D, will unveil their new Sprout affordable 3D printer at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. GP3D is ready for production but will launch it with a Kickstarter crowd-funding program to get it going. Sprout said that the production will begin immediately after the funding…

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    NASA e-Mail a Wrench into Space

    There are no hardware stores in space. That’s the unfortunate reality that Barry Wilmore, Commander of the International Space Station (ISS), faced when he was left needing a wrench. Once staff at NASA became aware that Wilmore was missing the tool that he needed, they decided to e-mail him one.…

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    Disabled Dog Gets New 3D-Printed Legs

    A disabled dog has been given a new lease of life, thanks to a 3D printer. Derby the dog was born with crippled front legs and abandoned at a shelter. Luckily, Derby found a loving home, and his new owner just happened to be director of a 3D printing company.…

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    3D Printer Helps Create Bionic Eye

    An LED 3D printer at Princeton has integrated quantum dot LEDs with a standard contact lens to create a device capable of projecting beams of coloured light. Essentially, an artificial eye. Though not wearable, it is an important step forward in the creation of 3D printed electronics. Michael McAlpine, Assistant…

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    Royal Mail Embracing 3D Printing Technology, Wants to Custom Print Your Items

    The Royal Mail has partnered with 3D printing specialist iMakr to install 3D printers at its New Cavendish Street delivery office, hoping to entice the public. Customers can purchase custom designs or ready-to-print objects, and the pilot program could be rolled out nationwide based on demand. Here is what Mike…

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