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Adidas and Carbon Announce 3D Printed AlphaEDGE 4D LTD Footwear

After the successful release of the Futurecraft 4D footwear, adidas and Carbon are collaborating once again on the newly announced AlphaEDGE 4D LTD shoe. This high-performance footwear is partially 3D printed with Carbon's groundbreaking Digital Light Synthesis technology. 

by Tyler Koslow Feb 13, 2018
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US Luge Team Hunting Olympic Gold With 3D Printing

For this year's Winter Olympics in South Korea, the US Luge team worked with Stratasys to create custom sleds using additive manufacturing technologies.

by Anne Freier Feb 13, 2018
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Moonwalker
Prototyping Tools for Space Walks with Zortrax 3D Printers

3D printing with a Zortrax M200 has made it easier for NASA engineers to create vital tools for space walks to repair the International Space Station.

by Anne Freier Feb 13, 2018
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Create Your Own!
How MUN MED Set Up a Low-Cost 3D Printing Medical Unit

MUN MED 3D is the first 3D printing biomedical laboratory housed at the Health Science Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Its founders have some tips for how others can create their own.

by Hanna Watkin Feb 13, 2018
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Zero Shrinkage
Kwambio Releases Opaque Glass-Based 3D Printing Material

Kwambio, the on-demand manufacturing platform, is releasing its new opaque glass-based material called GS One. The material has an interesting range of features including shorter turnover times and durability. 

by Hanna Watkin Feb 12, 2018
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Grafter Software Remixes and Improves 3D Printing Models into New Forms

Grafter can remix 3D printing models into new, functional machines, without the need for extensive tweaking or testing.

by Anne Freier Feb 12, 2018
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KUKA Uses MakerBot 3D Printers to Build Robotic Arms

KUKA, the Chinese-German industrial manufacturing company, creates specialist robotics by using 3D printing technologies. In collaboration with MakerBot 3D printers, KUKA develops robotic arms which are used across a variety of industries.

by Anne Freier Feb 12, 2018
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Design is Now Your Forté
Forté Lets you Draw in 2D, Creates 3D Generative Designs Automatically

Forté is a real-time, 2D design tool which automatically takes your idea and optimizes the properties based on simple parameters that you intuitively map out.

by Hanna Watkin Feb 11, 2018
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A Matter of Concern
New Matter is Another 3D Printing Company Closing Down

For the second time this month, a 3D printer company is shuttering their doors. New Matter will cease operations at the end of Febuary; providing limited support to owners of the MOD-t 3D printer.

by Bulent Yusuf Feb 9, 2018
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Ultimaker Becomes Sponsor and Supplier for GE’s Additive Education Program

Open source 3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker has announced that it is now a sponsor and supplier to the GE Additive Education Program (AEP). Schools can now apply for subsidies from General Electric towards 3D printing.

by Hanna Watkin Feb 9, 2018
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3D Printed Earphones
Audio Goes 3D With Brainwavz New Line Of 3D Printed Headphones

by Anne Freier Feb 9, 2018
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Hear, Hear
Scientists in India are Growing Ears in the Lab using Cartilage and a 3D Printed Scaffold

Doctors in Chennai, India are working on 3D printing transplantable ears. They've recently been successful in growing ear cartilage in a culture flask and proving it continues to grow once implanted in rabbits.

by Hanna Watkin Feb 9, 2018
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MasterSpool Could Help Reduce Waste When Buying 3D Printing Filament

3D printing expert Richard Horne is proposing a new way to receive filament which involves one MasterSpool and minimally packaged refills. Already manufacturers such as Das Filament are onboard with this idea.

by Hanna Watkin Feb 8, 2018
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Immortalize Your Pooch: New Start-up Offers 3D Printed Pet Figurines

The Calgary-based company GravityB 3D is using a 60-camera 3D scanning system to create life-like 3D printed figurines of pets and people.

by Anne Freier Feb 8, 2018
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Foam Alone
3D Printable Syntactic Foams Could Help Submarines Reach Deeper Depths

A team of researchers from New York University School of Engineering have developed 3D printable syntactic foam materials. These foams are lightweight composites that offer exceptional buoyancy and strength, and are commonly used for submarine components. 

by Anne Freier Feb 8, 2018
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Ultimaker Cura 3.2 Adds Experimental Supports and Layer Features, Improves UI

Ultimaker is now releasing its stable version of the Cura 3.2 after a few weeks of beta testing. You can now download the optimized software from the company's website.

by Hanna Watkin Feb 8, 2018
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Partnering for Prosthetics
Stratasys & Dassault Systèmes Partner to Develop Low-Cost 3D Printed Prosthetics

Stratasys is partnering with Dassault Systèmes to supply Unlimited Tomorrow with 3D printing and CAD software dedicated to producing affordable, patient-specific prosthetic devices.  

by Anne Freier Feb 7, 2018
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Generative Design Time
Desktop Metal Unveils Live Parts Generative Design Tool for Solidworks

Desktop Metal is partnering with Dassault Systèmes to develop Live Parts, a new generative design tool. This new experimental technology is exclusive to SOLIDWORKS users, and aims to simplify generative design for 3D printing. 

by Tyler Koslow Feb 6, 2018
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Useful Add-Ins
Solidworks Add-In for DragonFly2020 Pro Makes Creating 3D Printed Electronics Easier

Nano Dimension, known for their circuit boards 3D printers, partnered up with software company Dassault Systèmes and implemented a Solidworks add-in for its DragonFly 2020 Pro 3D printer.

by Hanna Watkin Feb 6, 2018
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Educational, Inspirational
Massachusetts Man Develops Braille Toy for Daughter with Usher Syndrome

After learning that his daughter suffers from Usher Syndrome, a degenerative disease that leads to blind- and deafness, Jake Lacourse channeled his anguish into the development of a fun educational toy that would teach 2-year-old Becca braille.

by Matthew Mensley Feb 5, 2018
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