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This Hack Turns Your Ultimaker 3 into an Ambient Light

The folks at Doodle3D have been tinkering around with the Ultimaker API. Their first test? To take control of the Ultimaker 3's lighting.

by Matthew Mensley Aug 30, 2017
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Early Detection Made Easy
3D Printed BiliScreen Detects Liver and Pancreatic Disorders

BiliScreen is an app and 3D printed device that takes pictures of the eye to measure jaundice and help early detection of pancreatic cancer.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 30, 2017
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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
VW Caddy Fitted With 3D Printed Front-End Structure for 3i-PRINT Project

Altair, APWORKS, EOS, and other leading manufacturers partner up under the 3i-PRINT program to 3D print front-end structure for VW Caddy.  

by Tyler Koslow Aug 30, 2017
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Peek Behind the Curtain at PLENGoer Robotics’ Futuristic Factory

PLENGoer details the "futuristic factory" where its PLEN Cube robot is being built - enabled by cloud-based design and rapid prototyping.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 29, 2017
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Liquid Metal!
Formlabs Shares Secret to Making Metal Miniatures With 3D Printing

Formlabs releases a tutorial on how to make metal miniatures from pewter casting molds using the Form 2 3D printer and High Temp Resin.

by Tyler Koslow Aug 29, 2017
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Looks like a mess, but prints nice
Italian Student Builds a €10 3D Printer from Old Inkjet Printers and 3D Scanner

Want your own 3D printer but don't have the funds? An Italian student turned old inkjet printers into a €10 DIY 3D printer.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 29, 2017
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Makeshift Fashion
RCLifeOn 3D Prints Custom Designs onto Fabric (And You Can Too!)

In a new video, the Swedish YouTuber RCLifeOn presents a way for you to 3D print your favorite custom designs directly onto clothing fabric.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 28, 2017
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Better Community Projects
British Makerspace Builds £1,000 Full-Body 3D Scanner with 27 Raspberry Pi

A British Design student and director of BuildBrighton Makerspace developed a full-body 3D scanner using 27 low-cost Raspberry Pi computers.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 28, 2017
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Space Camp
High School Students Make 3D Printed Rocket Propellant

High schoolers joined SD Mines' Research and Engineering Apprenticeship summer program to make 3D printed rocket propellant.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 25, 2017
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Smooth Moves
Neosanding 2.0 3D Printing Technique Smooths Planes Quicker

The creator of the Ironing feature currently in the Cura 2.7 Beta details a new method that offers similar results in less print time.

by Matthew Mensley Aug 25, 2017
Featured image of 3D Scanning Venus of Dolní Věstonice Statuette Unveils New Information
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3D Scanning Venus of Dolní Věstonice Statuette Unveils New Information

Historians used 3D scanning to find out more about a statuette called Venus of Dolní Věstonice, found in 1925 by Czech archaeologists.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 25, 2017
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Celestial Bodies
3D Scanning the Statue of Christ of the Pacific Using a Drone

Jeff Cremer is a wildlife photographer who used a drone, a camera and modeling software to 3D print a replica of Christ of the Pacific.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 25, 2017
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Print and Protect
OtterBox Releases uniVERSE Accessory Mount CAD Files

Release of uniVERSE accessory mount CAD is big news; creative community can now imagine and 3D print their own designs for OtterBox products.

by Bulent Yusuf Aug 24, 2017
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Pee to Print
Astronauts Mix Recycled Urine with Yeast to Create 3D Printing Filament

Researchers are working on a way to turn human waste into different substances, including omega-3 fatty acids and plastics, by using yeast.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 24, 2017
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Beep Bop
Design and 3D Print Robots Quickly With MIT’s Robogami System

MIT researchers make it easy to build robots with a system called Interactive Robogami so you can design, print and assemble in five hours. 

by Hanna Watkin Aug 23, 2017
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As Good As New
Unique Pininfarina Jaguar XK120 Rejuvenated with 3D Printing

This 1954 Pininfarina Jaguar XC120 restoration by CMC took 2nd-in-class at Pebble Beach. The secret weapon? 3D printing.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 23, 2017
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Stronger than Steel
Markforged Announces New X3 and X5 Carbon Fiber 3D Printers

Markforged announces two 3D printers, the X3 and X5 models, which can produce carbon fiber parts that are 20 times stronger than aluminum.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 23, 2017
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Illuminating Extrusions
This Ceramic Lampshade Shows 3D Printing in its Best Light

Designer Tom Fereday and artist Susan Chen debut the Pelo light. An expression of 3D printing, it uses just one coil of extruded ceramic.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 22, 2017
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Ground Control to Major Tom
Metal 3D Printing Used to Produce Waveguides For Telecom Satellites

The UK-based Airbus Defence and Space is developing metal 3D printed radio-frequency (RF) filter prototypes for telecom satellites. 

by Tyler Koslow Aug 22, 2017
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Sweet Deal!
3D Systems Strikes Sweet Partnership With CSM to Develop 3D Food Printer

3D Systems and CSM Bakery Solutions partner up to bring the long-forgotten ChefJet Pro food 3D printer to the market.

by Tyler Koslow Aug 22, 2017
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