Researchers Design Fully Articulated 3D Printed Finger Prosthesis
Despite the wide range of prosthetics available today, those with partial hand loss are often left out in the cold—and with a disability that often …
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Shanghai-based WinSun 3D Prints 6-Story Apartment Building and an Incredible Home
The 3D printed home is an accomplishment which many architects and designers have at least been contemplating for a few years now. We have seen …
Truth in 3D Printed Construction? “Nobody 3D Printed an Entire Building”
At 3DPrint.com, we’ve always been very skeptical about the goings-on in 3D printed construction. A lot of houses have been 3D printed in 24 hours, …
Taiwan’s ITRI Rolls Out Handheld and Wireless Mobile 3D Scanner
The Industrial Technology Research Institute, or ITRI, is the major government-funded institute for Taiwanese technology, and the group just debuted a state-of-the-art, handheld 3D scanner …
3D Designers Submit Some Incredible T-Rex Remix Designs for MakerBot Competition
A few weeks ago, we reported on a design competition that was being held by MakerBot. They requested that designers download their T-Rex skull model, …
AFPALM: A New 3D Printing Technology Combines 3D Printing with Automated Fiber Placement
Several methods have been developed for the creation of lightweight composite structures. Two of the most commonly used are automated fiber placement (AFP) and automated …