Tag: 3D Printing
3D Printed Star Trek Figures Personalized With Your Head
A month ago we wrote about a service that lets you 3D print your head on a stormtrooper figure. It was a great way to feel the force. Star Trek fans don't need to feel left out though because there is also a way trekkies can get their own heads 3D printed on top of a Star Trek figure. To make this f ...
Microscopic Bugs 3D Printed In Titanium So They Become Giant Bugs
People are 3D printing everything these days, and I do mean everything. This includes body parts, food, incredible replicas, machine parts and even guns. What you see in the pictures below are 3D printed giant bugs. They look like fantastic art pieces, and although they were first created for an art ...
3B Printing Project: 80,000 Bees Make Whiskey Bottle Out Of Honeycomb
The combination of nature and technology is interesting, yet sometimes bizarre. A few weeks ago we featured a Silkworm 3D Printer which used the thread of silkworms in the production of '3D printed' creations. It was an impressive innovation. Today I'd like to share another printing project that use ...
The Most Realistic 3D Printed Action Figures (Of You And Your Pet)
Ever since 3D printing became popular, people have had fun body scanning themselves to create 3D replicas. There was a company several months ago that created Pez dispenser heads of each employee, which is the best adaptation I've seen. There was also the first 3D printing photo booth which opened l ...
Technology For Kids: Play-Doh 3D Printer (This One Is Real)
I remember on April Fool's Day this year when ThinkGeek came out with their Play-Doh 3D printer. It was a great prank, and a lot of people fell for it. Shockingly, for once, I figured it out before writing about it. I can assure you though, this particular Play-Doh 3D printer is for real. What a bri ...
Brain Interface Headset: 3D Printed Object Created With Brain Waves
Brain computer interfaces are becoming more popular, and it seems like lately I've written about all kinds of techie stuff people are doing by just utilizing their brain waves. The human brain is fascinating, and we are just starting to scratch the surface when it comes to what's possible when using ...
Squishy Flexible Plastic 3D Printing Material Allows More Creativity
It's inspiring to see all the progress when it comes to 3D printing, but the whole process jumps even further when the 3D printing materials themselves evolve. Just in the past week, two companies have introduced their new soft, rubbery, squishy, flexible plastic 3D printing material. The one I'm fe ...
Burritobot Makes Delicious 3D Printed Burritos With Fresh Salsa
The way we currently eat in first world countries won't be sustained indefinitely. Experts say that we'll have to make major changes because of land mass, pollution and population. Basically if we want to maintain a healthy lifestyle yet have enough food, we'll have to start eating other things, lik ...
Sugar Lab’s Sweet 3D Printed Sculptures Made Entirely From Sugar
I read an article last week that said the materials used in 3D printing aren't quite keeping up with the pace at which 3D printing technology itself is progressing. Innovators will most likely have to balance that equation if things are going to keep progressing as fast as they have over the past ye ...
View 3D Designs As They Print In Real Time With Augmented Reality
With the innovative technology available today, all you need is some time, some knowledge and a big imagination to become a mad scientist. These days, we're seeing the most odd things combined. Sometimes they are a big hit like the UDOO, which is a combination of the Raspberry Pi and Arduino technol ...
Innovative 10-Pound Track Bike With 3D Printed Lugs Is Rideable
There has been a lot of advancement lately when it comes to bike helmets, but today I'd like to feature an innovative bike. If you are a fan of track bikes, you are going to love this. This gorgeous track bike only weights 10-pounds, and it is a work of art that is actually rideable. The frame has 3 ...
Geek Love: 3D Printed Red Rose For Your High Tech Romance
Geek love is the best kind of love in the world. Since I'm a geek, I can't imagine it any other way. Geek usually come up with unique ways to express their love, and we've written about several geeky marriage proposals that would make your heart melt. If you are enjoying a geek romance right now, yo ...
Custom 3D Printed Speakers Give You An Audioreactive LED Light Show
Here we go again with another brilliant 3D printed creation that will make you drool with anticipation for your own 3D printer. These gorgeous speakers, which put on an LED light show, were 3D printed on an Object Connex 500 3D printer. The inexpensive 3D printers on the market don't typically print ...
3D Printed Animal Skeleton Has Huge Implications For Human Medicine
Although there are so many goofy ways 3D printed things entertain us, there are also many ways it can change the lives of people and animals for the better. By now, you've probably read many examples of this. From the animal kingdom, my favorite story was the bald eagle who got shot in the face, but ...
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3D Printing 101: How It Works & Potential Applications [Infographic]
It used to be that a Star Trek replicator was just a far away fantasy that we all wished was true but never really expected to become a reality. As it turns out, researchers are now saying a food replicator could exist around year 2050. Of course, people can 3D print food now, but I'm talking about ...