9 Best Articles in 2021
Backchannel
The 3D Printing Revolution That Wasn’t
Backchannel
20+ min read · From 2016 · MakerBot made a bold bet that 3D printers would become as common as microwaves. Just one problem: no one else shared that dream.
New Atlas
100x faster, 10x cheaper: 3D metal printing is about to go mainstream
New Atlas
6 min read · From 2017 · Desktop Metal - remember the name. This Massachussetts company is preparing to turn manufacturing on its head, with a 3D metal printing system that's so much faster, safer and cheaper than existing…
Guardian Tech
Dutch couple move into Europe’s first fully 3D-printed house
Guardian Tech
4 min read · Apr 30th · New home in shape of boulder is first legally habitable property with load-bearing walls made using 3D-printing technology
shapeways.com
Shapeways - 3D Printing Service and Marketplace
shapeways.com
1 min read · From 2013 · Design, Prototype, Buy and Sell custom products at Shapeways; The world's largest online 3D Printing Service, Community and Marketplace.
makerbot.com
3D Printing Resources and Tools
makerbot.com
2 min read · From 2013 · MakerBot is leading the next industrial revolution in desktop 3D printing for professional, educational, and home use.
Singularity Hub
5 Big Breakthroughs to Anticipate in 3D Printing
Singularity Hub
3 min read · From 2019 · Recently, groundbreaking stereolithography methods have succeeded in producing complex shapes at up to 100 times the speed of traditional 3D printers.
WIRED
3D Printing Can Keep Aging Air Force Aircraft Flying
WIRED
4 min read · 2019-12-07 · And the military wants you—to help it make spare parts for decades-old B-52 bombers and other planes.
protocol.com
3D printing finally found its market, and all it took was a pandemic
protocol.com
6 min read · 2020-05-05 · When COVID-19 disrupted supply chains, 3D printing stepped in to fill the gap. Will it stick around once the dust has settled?
MIT Technology Review
Is 3D printing the future of battery design?
MIT Technology Review
3 min read · 2019-12-22 · The technology promises smaller, more capable batteries that can be integrated into products—and, perhaps, designed with recycling in mind.
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BBC Future
Why transplant organs might be printed in space
BBC Future
10 min read · Jun 2nd · With a global shortage of organs suitable for transplant, some researchers are looking at 3D printing of living tissue as a solution – but to do it they might need to go to space.
hackaday
3D Printing A Centrifugal Water Pump
hackaday
1 min read · May 28th · Once upon a time, 3D printing was about churning out tiny Yodas and Pikachus, but these days, useful things are regularly 3D printed too. A great example is this centrifugal water pump that can rea…
medgadget.com
Reverse 3D Printing to Make Tiny Medical Implants
medgadget.com
2 min read · May 27th · Researchers at RMIT University in Australia have developed a new 3D printing technique that allows them to create incredibly small and complex biomedical implants. The approach involves printing glue…
Engadget
Wake Forest teams win a NASA prize for 3D printing human liver tissue
Engadget
2 min read · Jun 9th · A pair of research teams from Wake Forest University's Institute for Regenerative Medicine topped NASA's long-running Vascular Tissue Challenge by 3D printing a biologically viable chunk of human…
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WIRED
Massive, AI-Powered Robots Are 3D-Printing Entire Rockets
WIRED
6 min read · 2019-10-14 · Relativity Space may have the biggest metal 3D printers in the world, and they're cranking out parts to reinvent the rocket industry here—and on Mars.
NASA
3D Printing and the Future of Aeronautics
NASA
2019-08-19 · Today is National Aviation Day and progress is ongoing in the next evolution of air mobility – all thanks to emerging 3D printing technology.
Entrepreneur
Real-time 3D holograms generated by artificial intelligence
Entrepreneur
4 min read · Apr 14th · A new method called tensor holography allows you to create holograms for virtual reality, 3D printing, medical imaging, and more.
Quartz
3D printing will explode in 2014, thanks to the expiration of key patents
Quartz
4 min read · From 2017 · Here's what's holding back 3D printing, the technology that's supposed to revolutionize manufacturing and countless other industries: patents. In February 2014, key patents that currently prevent competition in the market for the most advanced and functional 3D printers will expire, says Duann Scott, design evangelist at 3D printing company Shapeways. These patents cover a technology...
Forbes
We Broke Into A Bunch Of Android Phones With A 3D-Printed Head
Forbes
6 min read · From 2018 · We 3D printed a head and used it to unlock four Android devices. Apple and Microsoft devices weren't fooled, though.
3dhubs.com
2015 Best 3D Printers Guide
3dhubs.com
20+ min read · From 2015 · Looking for the best 3D Printers? The 2016 3D Printer Guide is the most comprehensive resource today, based on 5350 reviews from verified 3D printer owners.
Kickstarter
3Doodler: The World's First 3D Printing Pen
Kickstarter
20+ min read · From 2013 · It's a pen that can draw in the air! 3Doodler is the 3D printing pen you can hold in your hand. Lift your imagination off the page!
The Guardian
Netherlands to build world's first habitable 3D printed houses
The Guardian
6 min read · From 2018 · Developers say project will cut costs and environmental damage and offer solution to shortage of bricklayers
Futurism
Watch a super-fast 3D printer scientists call the "replicator"
Futurism
1 min read · From 2019 · It works more like a CT scan than a conventional 3D printer.
