The 3D printed rifle caused quite a ruckus. What are the legal ramifications of the ability to create firearms with 3D printers? What does the future hold for gun laws?
An interview with 3D printing artist Bathsheba Grossman
Bathsheba Grossman is one of the most renowned artists in the world of 3D printing today; her sculptures have changed the way we look at art, geometry, and symmetry.
More action for 3D-printed action figures
Harvard researchers have developed software that analyzes 3D models and then determines and places the best types, positions, and sizes of joints in the model, bringing 3D prints more to life.
A 3D printed phonograph record?
Someone has 3D printed a record that will play on a phonograph. Will it play, how will it sound? It's all in the video.
Mothers to be can now see their soon to be’s In 3D
Sonogram images of your soon-to-me born baby are yesterday's technology. Moms-to-be now can instead have a 3D printed sculpture of the fetus!
Makerbot Replicator saves harpsichord owner $3,076.52
Owning a Makerbot Replicator 3D printer saved Malcolm Messiter a bundle of cash when he had to replace 183 parts on his 1970 Robert Goble harpsichord.
3D printed “Exoskeleton” lets girl hug her mom
Emma Lavelle was born with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC). Thanks to 3D printing, she can now wear a lightweight WREX device that enables her to move her arms. And hug mom.
CNET’s Always On’s Sharon Vaknin 3D Prints herself an iPhone case
CNET's Always On's Sharon Vaknin shows readers how she designed and printed a personalized iPhone case on a Makerbot Replicator.
Taking apart a Makerbot Replicator, to see what’s inside
Curious about what's in a Makerbot Replicator? You're in luck--Dave Jones at EEVBlog does a “teardown” of The Replicator for you to watch in this video.
Copy is a four letter word
Ronald Yu continues with his series on how 3D printing fits into the world of Intellectual Property Rights. In this piece, he delves into copyrights.
3D printing will help build unimaginable shapes
Architect Michael Hansmeyer uses an algorithm to design outrageously unique, complex shapes, which will soon be 3D printed into architectural forms.
Fun Friday Video: New Zealand TV show discovers 3D printing
This is a funny video. Zealand TV show TV One Breakfast's host Toni Bawdon gets her herself scanned by a Xbox Kinect/ReconstructMe software and 3D printed.
Will 3D printing usher in the post-scarcity economy?
Will 3D printing herald a post-scarcity economy? Watch this video by the Idea Channel for some food for thought.
The PopFab: 3D printer, CNC, milling, cutting and drawing tool–in a traveling suitcase.
What? another portable 3D printer? This time, it's more than a 3D printer: it's also a CNC, vinyl cutter, and a drawing tool, and maybe more in the future.
Gunsmith makes a rifle with a 3D printer
No way! Someone used an old Stratasys 3D printer from the 90's to create a pistol and a rifle. And they work.