3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is the process of turning a 2D digital image into a 3D object through printing successive layers of materials until an entire item is created. Initial... Read more
This method saves between 30 and 60 percent of construction waste, cuts down on time by 50-70 percent, and cuts labor costs from 50-80 percent At this rate, could a giant 3D printer one day... Read more
Researchers at the University of Guadalajara, in Mexico, in collaboration with the University of the Republic in Uruguay designed a program of digital processing of 3D image from the project... Read more
With the portable HeatWave device, data is acquired while in motion, providing multiple points of view, even in hard to reach locations. Introducing HeatWave, our next generation handheld te... Read more
Irish company Mcor’s unique paper-based 3D printers make some very compelling arguments. For starters, instead of expensive plastics, they build objects out of cut-and-glued sheets of... Read more
Australian researchers have created the first ever interior 3D map of Italy’s iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa by using a breakthrough mobile laser mapping system. Developed by the CSIRO, Austra... Read more
Do you ever say to yourself: “Gosh, I really need to 3-D print this thing right now?” Well, now that 3D hubs is bringing the sharing economy to the technology, you can probably g... Read more
Scanning and 3D printing an object could become much simpler if 3D printing company Volumental is successful in crowdfunding the development of a web app which would allow users to scan and... Read more
Architect Alastair Parvin and his team based in London have come up with an open-source construction kit that anyone can get off the net and use to build a home. Wikihouse includes a shared... Read more
Matterform’s Photon 3D scanner is the latest and most affordable example to be launched via a successful crowdfunding campaign. While 3D printers are gradually becoming more popular, t... Read more
Until now, physicians have largely been skeptical of the advantages of 3D technology. But this may be about to change: the findings of a new study show that even experienced surgeons stand t... Read more
Ever wanted a life-like miniature of yourself or loved ones? Now’s your chance, thanks to Omote 3D, which will soon be opening what’s described as the world’s first 3D prin... Read more
iModela can create a 3D product from common crafting materials like plastic, balsa wood, wax, or foam 3D printers are certainly hot technology these days, with machines like the Print... Read more
Plans are in the works to create an online version that anyone can use For more than twenty years, the software program Photoshop has been the industry standard for seamlessly manipul... Read more
