9 Best Articles in 2021
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
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…
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.
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?
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.
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.
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
Massive, AI-Powered Robots Are 3D-Printing Entire Rockets
WIRED
6 min read · From 2019 · 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.
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Phys.org
Machine-learning system accelerates discovery of new materials for 3D printing
Phys.org
3 min read · Oct 15th · The growing popularity of 3D printing for manufacturing all sorts of items, from customized medical devices to affordable homes, has created more demand for new 3D printing materials designed for very…
TechCrunch
AON3D closes $11.5M Series A, partners with Astrobotic to send 3D printed parts to the moon
TechCrunch
3 min read · Sep 2nd · 3D printing has garnered a lot of hype, much of it for good reason: the technology has unlocked new kinds of object shapes and geometries, and it uses materials that tend to be much lighter weight…
CNN
How 3D printing could help save Hong Kong's coral
CNN
4 min read · Sep 13th · ArchiREEF says 3D-printed terracotta tiles could help rebuild damaged coral reefs and help restore ocean life.
TNW
3D printing is helping Paralympians gain an edge
TNW
3 min read · Sep 9th · Widespread availability of 3D printers — which can now be found in many homes, schools, universities, and maker spaces — is leveling the playing field
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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.
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.
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.
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...
3dprintingmedia.network
Italian hospital saves Covid-19 patients lives by 3D printing valves for reanimation devices
3dprintingmedia.network
3 min read · 2020-03-15 · Many have been asking what the implications of the current Covid-19 pandemic are going to be on additive manufacturing as an industry. The relationship between coronavirus and 3D printing is not entirely clear, mostly because we are very far from understanding what the long, medium and even short terms implications of the pandemic are going to be on global supply chains. Additive manufacturing may be able to play a role in helping to support industrial supply chains that are affected by limitations on traditional production and imports. One thing is for sure though: 3D printing can have an immediate beneficial
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
Singularity Hub
3D Printing Is Going to Reshape Retail in These 4 Ways
Singularity Hub
4 min read · 2019-12-27 · 3D printing can create a product from almost any material at mass scale, generating large quantities while individually tailoring each product to consumers.
NASA
3D Printing and the Future of Aeronautics
NASA
From 2019 · Today is National Aviation Day and progress is ongoing in the next evolution of air mobility – all thanks to emerging 3D printing technology.
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!
