3D Printing News - November 2012

3D printing making inroads Technology is being used in the auto, aviation and … Vancouver Sun 3D printing technology has already begun to disrupt the traditional manufacturing process, and recent innovations have made it possible to quickly and simply produce 3D objects from home. 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) and Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) are … See all stories on this topic »

3D-Printed Rockets Help Propel NASA’s Space Launch System Wired “It’s the latest in direct metal 3D printing — we call it additive manufacturing now,” says Ken Cooper, leader of the Advanced Manufacturing Team at the Marshall Centre. “It takes fine layers of metal powder and welds those together with a laser beam … See all stories on this topic »

3D-Printed Adapter Rescues Threatened iPhone Dock Wired The Elevation Dock for the iPhone is a classic Kickstarter story. An indie designer develops a better mouse trap, raises $1.4 million, and of course, delivers the product to backers, very, very late. These delays created a serious problem when they … See all stories on this topic » Wired

3D printing coming to Brisbane Brisbane Times The state’s first 3D printing lab is to be established at The Edge, at the State Library of Queensland, and in another first the revolutionary technology will be paid-for with cash secured through crowd-funding. So far, the library has raised more than … See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

US military working on backpack-sized, £440 3D printer ZDNet … on backpack-sized, £440 3D printer. Summary: The US Army already uses a 3D printer setup to produce spare parts in Afghanistan, but it has now unveiled a smaller, cheaper version that it says could make its way into people’s homes in the coming years. See all stories on this topic » ZDNet

3D-printed home of the future resembles a cave dwelling TG Daily Sure, 3D printing tech can be used to fabricate familiar everyday objects, and even whole rooms. But why use an infinitely flexible and creative medium to reproduce existing architectural forms? That’s the thinking behind a London design studio named … See all stories on this topic »

In Japan, 3D printing booths launch SmartPlanet.com (blog) In what is considered the world’s first 3D printing booth, the general public can have their 3D photos taken at the exhibition space Eye of Gyre in Harajuku, Japan. Open from November 24 to January 14 next year, if you make a reservation through the … See all stories on this topic »

Can 3D printing benefit resource-challenged communities? SmartPlanet.com (blog) Here at SmartPlanet, we’ve covered 3D printing from a lot of angles, from how it may affect large-scale manufacturing efforts and global supply chains to the many types of objects being made (guns, miniature doppelgängers of ourselves). It’s a topic … See all stories on this topic »

3D Printing Workshopping the future of 3D printing Deutsche Welle Thanks to open source technology, 3D printing is becoming more and more common. If you have never seen a 3D printer in action, imagine an inkjet printer laying ink on a page line by line. A 3D printer does the same thing, except with plastic, ceramics … See all stories on this topic » Deutsche Welle

3D print plan wins Startup Weekend’s cash prize Press & Sun-Bulletin An entrepreneural group known as ProtoME 3D won first prize at the initial Startup Weekend competition at the Riverwalk Hotel & Conference Center. Judges awarded $2,000 cash to the group to pursue its plan for large-scale 3D printing in a manufacturing … See all stories on this topic »

The Hobbit’s World Was Brought To Life With 3D Printers WebProNews Weta Workshop is one of the premier special effect studios on the planet. The studio is responsible for bringing The Lord of the Rings and other high profile films to life. Now they’re working on The Hobbit, and much of the modeling work is being done … See all stories on this topic »

World’s first 3D printing photo booth set for scan Gizmag Now’s your chance, thanks to Omote 3D, which will soon be opening what’s described as the world’s first 3D printing photo booth in Harajuku, Japan. There, visitors will have their bodies scanned into a computer, a process which takes about 15 minutes. See all stories on this topic »

3D Printed Ark of the Covenant: Raiders of the Lost Tech Technabob (blog) Raiders of the Lost Ark is still one of my favorite movies of all time, and at the center of that film was the quest for the mysterious lost Ark of the Covenant. Now, you can own your own miniature version of the Ark, intricately crafted using 3D … See all stories on this topic » Technabob (blog)

3D manufacturing: Printing a new nose Medical Xpress It was already possible to take photographs in 3D, design objects in 3D on a computer and manufacture 3D objects from scratch by printing out layer after layer of powdered material, bonded by a resin. 3D printing – also known as ‘additive manufacturing … See all stories on this topic »

Creation and copyright law: The case of 3D printing SmartCompany.com.au 3D printing or additive manufacturing is the process of making three-dimensional physical objects from digital models. The Economist has observed: ‘Tinkerers with machines that turn binary digits into molecules are pioneering a whole new way of making … See all stories on this topic »

NASA Hops on the 3D Printing Bandwagon and Prints Some Rocket Parts Betabeat As much as we love the notion of 3D printing ourselves a pizza and sitting down to a 3D printed game of canasta at a 3D printed dinner table, it sometimes seems this snazzy technology is often used to produce little more than tchotchkes. And then NASA … See all stories on this topic » Betabeat

First International Maker Meetup, on 3D Printing, Nov 15 Boing Boing The main subject of this meetup will be 3D printing and our just-printed Make: Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing. We will be hosting a face-to-face meetup here in Sebastopol and other people are creating their own meetups around the world. We will also be … See all stories on this topic »

Infinite 3D-printed bacon is the answer to everything, almost DVICE This, my friends, is a piece of 3D-printed bacon that goes on forever. It has no beginning, no end, and only one side, so there’s nowhere for the bacon-y flavor to hide. So why is it only "almost" the answer to everything? Just one simple, blasphemous … See all stories on this topic » DVICE

3D print your own punch card reader and relive the good old days Geek If you’ve got a 3D printer and a little patience, you can create your own mechanical punch card reader to relive the origins of computing. Yes, before there were vacuum tubes, there were cards. Thingiverse user Chris has posted the plans for a punch … See all stories on this topic »

Scientists reveal new insights on nano 3D printing R & D Magazine A team of physicists funded by FEI Company and the Australian Research Council have unveiled new physics behind the nanofabrication technique known as electron beam induced deposition (EBID), essentially 3D printing at the molecular level. The UTS … See all stories on this topic » R & D Magazine

World’s first 3D printing photo booth to open 3D Focus Japanese company Omote 3D will be offering the 3D printing ‘mini-me’ service from November 24th to January 13th at the EYE OF GYRE exhibition space in Harajuku, Japan. 3D Printed Couple 228×300 World’s first 3D printing photo booth to open … See all stories on this topic » 3D Focus

3D printers raise concern of parents,students Famuan Download, print and wait. Within hours a firearm that can shoot real bullets can be sitting in your home. There is not even a serial number or receipt attached to it. 3D printers, also called MakerBots, are able to build a gun using free schematics … See all stories on this topic »

Pitch perfect: The quest to create the world’s smallest hearing aid CNN They’ve been gradually shrinking ever since and 3D printing technology has now enabled the slender machines to vanish almost completely into the ear. "The ear canal is actually extremely sensitive, so the tiniest irregularity may be intolerable … See all stories on this topic »

3D Systems (DDD) Thriving in Tough Market Cabot Wealth Advisory 3D Systems (DDD) has thrived in the currently struggling stock market environment, Investors Business Daily reported. 3D Systems is a leader in the emerging 3D printing field. 3D printers allow designers and manufacturers to make prototypes or custom … See all stories on this topic »

3D printing used in a resourceful way 3D TV Watcher Printing in 3D involves layering melted plastic, via a mechanical extruder, in a precise pattern so that the molten material builds up into a three dimensional object. The students are calling their organisation Water for Humans and will enlist local … See all stories on this topic » 3D TV Watcher

NASA is 3D printing rocket engine parts – Hack a Day By Brian Benchoff In case you haven’t heard, NASA is building a new rocket – a replacement for the shuttle – that will eventually take crews again outside low Earth orbit. It’s called the Space Launch System and looks surprisingly similar to the Saturn V that took … Hack a Day

3D printed vegan Kosher Moebius bacon #3dthursday « adafruit … By Matt Duann from Shapeways sez, “Infinite bacon is now possible direct from Shapeways 3D printers. The dream of 3D printing food, infinite possibilities, infinite supply is now possible with the ultimate food to infinity, 3D printed Bacon Mobius Strip. adafruit industries blog

[non-Blender] Repairing Reality with 3D Printing | BlenderNation By Bart Here is an amazing and inspiring little video about a crazy application of 3D printing. BlenderNation

World’s First 3D Printing Photo Booth Opens In Tokyo — The Pop … By Jeroen Beekmans Needless to say, 3D printing is hot-hot-hot. While we’re patiently waiting for the first easy-to-use, mass-consumer 3D printers to hit the department stores of our cities, all kinds of artists, designers and architects try to find out what’s in it for them. The Pop-Up City

Architizer Blog » US Army Developing Faster, Cheaper 3D Printers By Aj Artemel The US Government has begun to invest heavily in 3D printing technologies recently, with several major programs ongoing to investigate the possibilities of making 3D printing capabilities cheaper, faster, and more widely available. Many in … Architizer Blog

Preview to MAKE’s Ultimate 3D Printer Guide – RoboSavvy By mantrid, in 3D Printing for Robotics RoboSavvy Ltd. specializes in sales, distribution and support of advanced robotic products for the hobby and education/research markets worldwide. We host the most popular online technical community support forum for robot builders. RoboSavvy Forum

Objet Launches 3D printer for Acedemia—The Objet30 Scholar By Leslie Langnau Objet Ltd. announced the release of an all-inclusive 3D printer package for schools, colleges, universities and institutes of higher education. Make Parts Fast

Chris Anderson on 3D Printing and the Maker Movement By Jerry Brito Chris Anderson, former Wired magazine editor-in-chief and author of Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, describes what he calls the maker movement. According to Anderson, modern technologies, such as 3D printing and open source … Technology Liberation Front

A New Future With 3D Printers | Technology News By DAVID SHAMAH, Times of Israel Every now and then, a new technology comes along that revolutionizes some, or most, of our daily lives. Israel’s Reut Institute believes that 3D printers present such a revolution and has set up an ambitious program designed to put dozens of … No Camels

Will 3D printing and crowdsourcing bring the industrial revolution … By Ville Miettinen In Europe and the US right now, almost no issue commands more air time than persistently high unemployment rates (other than what Kate Middleton is wearing, of. Microtask

3D Printing Bacon to Infinity (VIDEO) – Shapeways Infinite bacon is now possible direct from Shapeways 3D printers. The dream of 3D printing … www.shapeways.com/…/1730-3D-Printing-Bacon-to-Infinity-…

MAKE | World’s First 3D Printing Photo Booth What’s being called the world’s first 3D printing photo booth will be available Nov. 24 through Jan. 14 at an… blog.makezine.com/…/worlds-first-3d-printing-photo-booth/

The 3D Printing Craze Hits Young Entrepreneurs … Three-dimensional printing technology is helping treps start and run dynamic new businesses. www.youngentrepreneur.com/…/the-3d-printing-craze-hits-yo…

Organovo – The Company Behind The First Commercial Bioprinter … Organovo is a company that specialises in bioprinting – the laboratory engineering of tissue … 3dprintingindustry.com/…/organovo-the-company-behind-the…

Tinkering With Technology – 3D Printing Industry Loughborough University in the UK has launched an initiative aiming primary school children involvement in engineering in the early age through 3d printing. 3dprintingindustry.com/…/tinkering-with-technology-3d-print…

L5: An Attractive New 3D printer on Kickstarter – 3D Printing Industry The L5 is meant to appeal to hobbyists, too. The printer can be ordered in kit form , and if … 3dprintingindustry.com/…/l5-an-attractive-new-3d-printer-on-…

Chris Anderson on 3D Printing and the Maker Movement Chris Anderson, former Wired magazine editor-in-chief and author of Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, describes what he calls the maker movement. surprisinglyfree.com/2012/11/06/chris-anderson/

3D Printing Contributing to Underwater Conservation – 3D Printing … Construction-scale 3D printers have been used experimentally to create artificial reefs, which are essential for conservation work in many parts of the world. 3dprintingindustry.com/…/3d-printing-contributing-to-underw…

MAKE | MAKE’s Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing Did you miss MAKE’S Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing preview on Google+ earlier this week … blog.makezine.com/…/makes-ultimate-guide-to-3d-printing/

The Jewellery Sector and 3D Printing – 3D Printing Industry For the jewellery sector, 3D printing has proved to be particularly disruptive. 3D printing can contribute greatly to the further development of this industry. 3dprintingindustry.com/…/the-jewellery-sector-and-3d-printin…