My buddy Jeremy and his wife Heather in a photo booth.
One of the highlights of our wedding was a photo booth we had setup where guests could use props and make some funny memories of the day. There’s another type of photo booth coming on the scene, a 3D photo booth. 3D Systems now offers the 3DMe PhotoBooth to quickly and easily capture faces. Continue reading
Moving from prototypes to finished goods?
It appears 3D printing is finally making a big push from prototype to finished consumer good. 3D Hubs has a ton of excellent data showing things like the most common color for prints to the most common brand of printer, but what I found most interesting was the trend chart above. Continue reading
NASA’s 2012 Z-1 Spacesuit
NASA is developing a new Z-2 spacesuit and needs your help. Already using 3D human laser scanning and 3D printing to speed development, they have narrowed it down to 3 options for the public to vote on
So this marks our 100th post and one year anniversary. We’ve had interviews, polls, contests and more over the last year. We’ve also gained 1,000+ Twitter followers and made some good friends along the way. Thank you so much for your support and we look forward to an even better 2nd year!
The 3D printing revolution has begun. Who will make it?
There’s a new documentary about 3D printing called “Print the Legend” that tells the story of cutthroat 3D printing start-ups. The movie centers on the question, “The 3D printing revolution has begun. Who will make it?” The story isn’t about 3D printing technology explicitly, but rather groups of entrepreneurs in an exploding industry. The movie was screened and won an award at this year’s SXSW and it was also announced it would soon be available exclusively on Netflix. You can watch the trailer here.
Is there something “secret” hiding in your 3D print? (Image courtesy of “Idea go” at FreeDigitalPhotos.net)
You don’t have to read much of a newspaper today to run into an article about privacy concerns and how they intersect with the digital world. From Bitcoin to the NSA, it seems nothing is beyond the reach of hackers. This may soon apply to your 3D prints too
Nora Freeman Engstrom wrote a spectacular article in SSRN called, “3-D Printing and Product Liability: Identifying the Obstacles.” The article describes how current product liability law could apply/change with widespread adoption of 3D printing. Continue reading
I hope you won’t be allergic to your 3D print! Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have developed a way to make a bioplastic from shrimp shells. The shells contain chitin, which is the 2nd most abundant organic material on earth, Continue reading
My trip to the Great Barrier Reef
On my trip to the Great Barrier Reef in 2012 you quickly and constantly hear about the disappearance of the reef and its environmental impact, some estimates put the coral loss at 50%. You may have heard of groups intentionally sinking old ships to create artificial reefs and often cast concrete is used, but both these struggle to produce the complexity and diversity of a natural reef. Enter 3D printing Continue reading
The bills H.R. 1289 and S. 1705 are currently before their respective branches of congress. Known as “The National Fab Lab Network (NFLN)”, Continue reading
Printing DDD 