by David | May 19, 2021 | 3D News, Video
Every day we are continually reminded: non fungible tokens (NFTs) are here. One day, it’s the person from the “Disaster Girl meme” minting a JPG of the image she appeared in nearly 20 years ago. The next, it’s a comedic rapper selling an NFT GIF from his 2010 song...
by David | May 19, 2021 | 3D News, 3D Trends, Medical
Sometimes it takes a child’s question to highlight the obvious. . The question for Dr Matt Dickinson from the University of Central Lancashire was: “Why is there not a special shirt that children can wear that will help them move?” . The query and a rough design...
by David | May 19, 2021 | 3D News, Medical, Pharmaceuticals
Brad Spakowitz has shown us how 3D printing has moved beyond hobbies and is now building homes. It’s also playing a role in health care. Brad says 3D printers could be used to create “customized” pills. . In the video above, he explains how these could be better for...
by David | May 18, 2021 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation, Companies
An artist’s concept of a toroidal space colony that could accommodate 10,000 people. (Credit: NASA) . Little more than a decade ago, NASA estimated that it cost around $10,000 to launch a single pound of payload into space. Today, that price tag has fallen...
by David | May 14, 2021 | 3D News, Companies, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Materials, Metal
Rio Tinto has successfully developed and tested a new water atomized steel powder designed for 3D printing applications at its Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) metallurgical complex in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec. . The water atomized steel powder delivers mechanical...
by David | May 14, 2021 | 3D News, Architecture, Construction
A Dutch couple recently became the first people in Europe to move into a 3D-printed home, so we have rounded up seven examples of 3D-printed houses from around the world. . 3D printing has long been hailed as a potential solution for quickly and efficiently building...
by David | May 14, 2021 | 3D News, Education and Research, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Materials
3D-printable gels with improved and highly controlled properties can be created by merging micro- and nano-sized networks of the same materials harnessed from seaweed, according to new research from North Carolina State University. T . he findings could have...
by David | May 10, 2021 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
An X-ray telescope designed to search for supermassive black holes could be built using a novel 3D-printing technique called plasma metal deposition. The ESA space telescope – which would also be used to map hot gas structures and determine their physical properties –...
by David | May 10, 2021 | 3D News, People
Platitudes and hyperbole are pretty much the norm around any disruptive technology. Usually, these bold declarations are little more than something to sift through in order to get to the how and the why, but every now and then, a company comes through with a...
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