by David | Sep 1, 2020 | 3D Growth, 3D News, Companies
Desktop Metal is the latest company to go public in a deal with a blank check company. It will list on the New York Stock Exchange in a merger with Trine Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company led by former cable exec Leo Hindery Jr. and HPS...
by David | Sep 1, 2020 | 3D News, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
I wrote my first post on designing for the Bottom of the Pyramid with 3D Printing in 2009. Not a lot has changed since then. . For the developing world, a dearth of capital and infrastructure can lead to a lack of development or development at a slower pace. In some...
by David | Sep 1, 2020 | Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Metal
Damascus steel is a material of almost mythical fame, used to forge legendary swords such as Excalibur and Mimung. The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen and the Max-Planck-Institute for Iron Research (MPIE) in Düsseldorf have been investigating a...
by David | Sep 1, 2020 | 3D News, Education and Research, Environment
Aa Aa Marine scientists at the University of Hong Kong have developed a new method of saving coral reefs off the coast of the city. Specially designed terracotta tiles are being 3D printed to create artificial reefs in Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park. . The 2.6 square...
by David | Sep 1, 2020 | Companies, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
The businesspeople of big city corporates and the students at public universities often start their day in the same way, passing through a revolving door, a polite hello to those in reception, touching an ID card to an electronic reader and walking on through the...
by David | Sep 1, 2020 | Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Software
It’s very difficult times ahead for human-kind for we are fighting two pandemics simultaneously. Health & Economy. Salute to all healthcare professionals across the globe, who have dived headfirst selflessly into this tough battle to keep us breathing. . We at...
by David | Sep 1, 2020 | Food
As we’ve seen previously in this series, 3D printing could have a significant impact on the burgeoning meatless meat industry. Moreover, everything is surimi is everything, and everything is surimi. . These two claims of mine could have a substantial effect on 3D...
by David | Sep 1, 2020 | 3D Models, 3D News, Bioprinting, Companies, Education and Research, Medical
Researchers from the University of Minnesota, with support from Medtronic, have developed a groundbreaking process for multi-material 3D printing of lifelike models of the heart’s aortic valve and the surrounding structures that mimic the exact look and feel of...
by David | Sep 1, 2020 | 3D 101, 3D Hobbyists, Maker Movement
3D-printing has revolutionized the kind of parts that can be easily made at home, but once you move from printing a “benchy” or decorative model to more useful implements, there’s a very good chance that you’ll need a way to stick two or more parts together. . In...
by David | Aug 27, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Printing Services, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
At first glance, most 3D printing projects look easy. To most of you, 3D printing is not complicated at all, but to customers, it can be quite complex. . I can hear something that Calvin, in that old comic strip, Calvin and Hobbes , might say, “We just need to...
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