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No More Melting
Liquid 3D Printer & 3D Printer Ink – What Is It?

In contrast to an FDM 3D printer, which extrudes melted plastic through a heated nozzle, a liquid 3D printer uses a UV light to solidify photopolymer resin. The result is a much finer resolution, but it comes at a cost. Read this article to find out more!

by Herb Weiner
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Buyer's Guide
15 Best Drones for Beginners of 2018

Looking for a beginner drone? Check out our 2018 buyer's guide to the 15 best drones for beginners on the market right now.

by Max von Übel
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The Best Bio Filaments for 3D Printing

Humans make things from non-renewable resources. Take a greener path! Check out the best bio filaments for 3D printing.

by Mika Yeap
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[Project] 3D Print a Majestic Japanese Water Fountain

Add some relaxation to your office or home with a 3D printed Japanese Water Fountain. The Seattle-based maker and engineer Jeremy Elson recently became inspired by a Shishi Odoshi fountain, and decided to create his own 3D printed miniature version. 

by Tyler Koslow
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3D Printed Device Helps Student with Defect Learn to Play the Violin

Elementary school student Julian Caraballo wanted to play violin and become part of his school's band, and he didn't let a birth defect on his right hand stop him. Instead, three students from Drexel University helped him achieve his dream with a 3D printed prosthetic device. 

by Hanna Watkin
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[Project] Take Flight With This 3D Printed V911 Micro Flying Wing

How's the local weather forecast looking this weekend? Why not 3D print your own micro flying wing to soar beyond the kites and frisbees at the park. Designed by Thingiverse user drcameron, this RC wing attachment will have you soaring through blue skies with style.

by Tyler Koslow
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Experimental Ceramic Resin for the Form 2 Now Available

A new experimental Ceramic Resin is a now available for the Form 2 from Formlabs, making ceramic 3D printing the most affordable and accessible it has ever been for engineers and designers.

by Bulent Yusuf
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"Factory of the Future"
3DPrinterOS Partners with Microsoft to Make Adopting 3D Printing Easier

3DPrinterOS is working with Microsoft to scale its "factory of the future" 3D printing cloud platform. The idea is to use Microsoft's Azure cloud computing service to make its own cloud platform more powerful and scalable.

by Hanna Watkin
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Over and Out
3D Printing Used to Develop Walkie-Talkie Device That Helps Parents Keep Tabs on Kids

The Relay is a safer alternative to smartphones created for parents worried about keeping in touch with their kids when they're out and about. Republic Wireless used 3D printing technology to speed up the prototyping process and develop new iterations of the walkie-talkie styled device. 

by Anne Freier
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Hawk Eye is a 3D Printed Triple-Axis Tourbillon

Inspired by the Deep Space Tourbillon of Vianney Halter, the Hawk Eye is a fully functioning, 3D printed triple-axis tourbillon. This complex horological mechanism with 70 moving parts will soon be available to download from Thingiverse.

by Bulent Yusuf
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[Project] Make Your Garden Glow with 3D Printed LED Flowers

Want to give your 3D printer the green thumb? Autodesk and Instructables content creator Becky Stern shares a project on how to make 3D printed light-up flowers with LED lights. 

by Tyler Koslow
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Non-Furry Friends
Google Maps to Improve Walking Navigation with AR Fox and Giant Arrows

At Google's I/O Developers conference this week, the company's Vice President, Aparna Chennapragada, demonstrated how AR could be used to improve navigation using Google Maps. The result is a cute AR fox and huge arrows to point you in the right direction. 

by Hanna Watkin
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The Internet of 3D Printing Things
OctoPrint on Anet A8 – How To Set Up OctoPrint

OctoPrint is a great resource for remotely controlling and monitoring any 3D printer. In this article, we are going to show you how to set up use OctoPrint with the budget-friendly ANET A8 3D printer using a Raspberry Pi 3.

by Joe Foulkes
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Spice of Life
Tumeric Combined with 3D Printed Bone Scaffolds Prompt Growth

Researchers at Washington State University find that natural cures combined with biomedical devices prompt bone health, growth. In this case, 3D printed ceramic bone scaffolds coated with curcumin, a compound of the spice turmeric.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Flexible Transport
Upgrade Your Ride with a 3D Printed Airless Bicycle Tire?

To showcase their new flexible filament, 3D printer manufacturer Bigrep fabricated a 3D printed airless bicycle tire and took it for a spin on the streets of Berlin.

by Bulent Yusuf
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YouTuber Creates a Giant Classic LEGO Bulldozer Kit from 1979

Matt Denton is a YouTuber who loves Lego. But, as a maker, he's not content with leaving it at that - instead, he 3D prints Lego kits and makes them much bigger. He then assembles them with his nephew, and hilarity ensues. 

by Hanna Watkin
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Futuristic Metal 3D Printed Motorcycle Frame Teased by BMW

Carmaker BMW showed a 3D printed motorcycle frame at their Digital Day 2018 in Munich, an S1000RR superbike with a frame and swing arm fabricated using metal powder laser melting.

by Bulent Yusuf
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[Project] Prepare for ‘Avengers: Infinity Wars’ with this 3D Printed Ironman Helmet

Looking forward to the release of Avengers: Infinity Wars? Why not 3D print a fully functional Ironman helmet. This wearable looks like it came straight out of the big screen, equipped with light up eyes and a retractable face plate.  

by Tyler Koslow
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3D Printed Rainbow
M3D Launches Full-Color Palette 3D Printer “Crane Quad”

M3D, the American 3D printed manufacturer, is launching a new desktop printer called Crane Quad for under $500 which offers more than 50,000 colors with its full-color palette. But, there are also two other new printers in this series.

by Hanna Watkin
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Romanes Eunt Domus
This Magnificent Roman Helmet is Entirely 3D Printed

Those talented folks at Custom Prototypes have done it again. Their latest project -- a 1st Century Roman Helmet that is entirely 3D printed from metal and resin -- has earned them the top spot in Advanced Finishing category at the AMUG Conference.

by Matthew Mensley
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