Budget 3D Printing Tips And tricks

A volunteer prepares to demonstrate the 3D scanning process for FitStation at the HP Global Innovation Summit In today’s virtual world, stepping outside to take a breather and immerse oneself in nature is often a much-needed break from computers and…

Steinunn Thorarinsdottir with a sculpture from her exhibition “ARMORS” at Fort Tryon Park. [Image: Sarah Cascone] Normally, the first thing that pops into my head when someone mentions 3D printed suits of armor is the beautiful work by Melissa Ng…unless,…

The World’s Advanced Saving Project, or WASP, is involved in just about every industry with its wide range of 3D printers. Whether it’s creating theatrical scenery or 3D printing an entire village, WASP constantly has some sort of fascinating project in…

The Goodwood Festival of Speed (FOS) is an annual motoring garden party held at Goodwood House in West Sussex, England, attended by over 200,000 people. The event began in 1993 and has been a notable showcase for emerging technologies combined…

Completed 3D print with differing filament colors indicating sources of the remains. [Image: Dušan Hein, TASR] The Slovak National Uprising Museum (SNP) is located in Banská Bystrica in the middle of a grassy park. The unusual building holds displays and important…

The wonder that is IKEA has brought us many delights over the years – beautifully decorated showrooms, those tasty Swedish meatballs, and mostly easy to build furniture that, if not itself 3D printed, can at least be augmented with the technology. But…

Another business has experienced the benefits of 3D printing with the reproduction of one of its oldest parts. Langhorne Carpet Company (LCC) recently used 3D printing to replace a Jacquard cylinder, a core component of its carpet-manufacturing process. LCC, located in Penndel,…

The Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, Italy is one of the most prestigious public institutes in the field, and it is home to some very old works of art –  some of which aren’t in the greatest of shape.…

3D scanning technology has allowed scientists to begin building databases of 3D models of animal fossils and preserved specimens, leading to some impressive online collections. 3D models created with this technology can be shared openly with the public, so that…

All 50 US states have a state bird and a state flower, but only eight states have an official state dinosaur. Colorado is one of them, which makes it pretty special, and the Stegosaurus that represents the state isn’t just…