3D Models Articles

Materialise shows 3D printed door opener for coronavirus containment efforts

One of the biggest dangers in the current Covid-19 pandemic is that the coronavirus that causes it can live for long periods of time on metal and plastic surfaces. This means that anything you touch with your hand – including handles – can bring the virus...

Your 3D printed body

Pia Winberg is a marine biologist turned passionate seaweed entrepreneur and researcher. She could never have anticipated how shockingly personal her science was become last year. . 3D printing has taken the world by storm – from backyard hobbyists to engineers,...

You Can Download and 3D Print NASA’s Multi-Tool, and Other Space-Related Stuff, for Free

Special thanks to Core77 reader Richard Chritz: After reading " Smithsonian Makes Images, 3D Scans and CAD Files from Archive Free to Download ," he tipped us off that NASA has done the same. The NASA 3D Resources website has posted hundreds of 3D models, images,...

This man can breathe again through the use of 3D printing technology and a good surgeon

Every time Donald Putzia drew in a haggard breath, the left side of his chest wall sagged under the weight of the action, causing him excruciating pain. . The 62-year-old couldn’t talk for longer than a sentence. And even then, he’d cough, sending him through another...