3D printing

Urbee 3D Printed Car Unveiled in Canada

Stratasys 3D printers built Urbee, the first prototype car to have its entire body created with an additive process. The environmentally-friendly car was unveiled last week for the first ...Full Article

3D Printing Promises Lighter, Stronger Building Material

New technique takes cue from nature to create lighter and stronger structures than conventional casting methods.Full Article

3D Printing Process Creates Artificial Blood Cells

Researchers at Fraunhofer are developing artificial blood vessels using 3D printing.Full Article

Solar Sintering in the Sahara Desert

Novel 3D printer capitalizes on the Sahara's two most abundant resources: sun and sand.Full Article

3D Printed Plane Soars

Unmanned aircraft goes from design to takeoff in less than a week using 3D printing.Full Article

Lost in Space: RedEye Brings Direct Digital Manufacturing Down to Earth

RedEye, a specialist in direct digital manufacturing techniques, helped NASA develop a prototype for the dexterous humanoid robot known as Robonaut 2, or R2 to his friends. R2 was ...Full Article

Additive Manufacturing Shakes Up Industry

Additive-manufacturing processes like 3D printing are paving the way for new business models and new ways of thinking about the design process.Full Article

Chocolate Craving? Press Print

As cool as 3D printing is, it's about to get even cooler. UK scientists have announced a new medium for the 3D printer: chocolate.Full Article

Hybrid Manufacturing Technique Holds Revolutionary Appeal

Software-based "Design for Manufacturing" solution promises faster, cheaper product development.Full Article

Make Your Own Stuff: RepRap and the Home 3D Printer

Low cost, desktop 3D printers that use plastics and other materials to print just about anything you want are making their way into the home.Full Article