A Musical Week in the 3D Printing World
Three cool musical projects emerged this week in the 3D Printing World, all taking advantage of the best aspects of 3D printing technology. Adafruit’s MIDI Project Being a huge Fab Lab fan, I’ve always loved…
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How Hasbro is Dealing with IP through Partnership with Shapeways
One of the challenging questions in 3D Printing is how to handle IP. Since anyone can ostensibly scan a copyrighted design and then 3D Print it on their home machine, large companies with strong brands…
Beyond the Hype Surrounding Amazon’s New 3D Printing Store
Today was a typical day in the 3D Printing world when a big name does anything remotely related to the cool technology. Once the news was out, headlines were not quite accurate, comparisons to existing…
New Video: How to 3D Print a Guitar by Olaf Diegel
If you’ve seen Olaf Diegel’s cool guitars made by 3D Printing but wondered how exactly it works, the design engineer who has wowed the music world has just released a video that shows all the…
The Story of “LEO the Maker Prince” 3D Printing Book
One of the most creative uses of technology is integrating a user interaction that can be applied to areas such as storytelling and education. Leo the Maker Prince is an excellent example of such innovation. The…
3D Systems Let’s Fans Enter Worlds from Star Wars, The Walking Dead, & Marvel at ComicCon 2014
Let’s face it, masks are hot and never do look realistic. But 3D scanning puts an end to all that. At this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego fans can get scanned complements of 3D Systems…
Summer Food Fun: MIT Students 3D Print Ice Cream
No food says summer more than ice cream and 3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology students have found an innovative way to share the frozen treat through the power of 3D Printing. Kyle Hounsell, Kristine Bunker,…
NASA Helps 3D Printing Enthusiasts with Spacecraft & Planetary Models
While the hype surrounding 3D Printing would lead one to believe that it’s easy to 3D Print anything, the truth is that when we get an original design file life is so much easier. NASA…
UMBC Students 3D Scan Campus for Micro 3D Printed Map
If you’ve ever sat in a plane and looked out your window, you’ll know how interesting it is to try to identify buildings from the air. Students at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County have…
Weekend 3D Printing Fun in New York City at Intrepid Museum
This weekend on Pier 86 in New York City, the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum will present their third annual Space & Science Festival next to the historic WWII aircraft carrier after which the…