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Researchers Develop 3D Bioprinting Technique That Could Help Combat Heart Disease

Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a 3D bioprinting technique that enables local control over an object's firmness. It could one day be used to create patient-specific artificial vessels and organs.  

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Light Up Halloween Night with this 3D Printed Skull Lantern

Using a LED tealight candle and a few 3D printed parts, you can create your own 3D printed Skull Lantern to illuminate the upcoming Halloween celebrations. Let's take a look at this seasonally-themed weekend project!

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This 3D Printed Titanium Watch Strap Consists of 4000 Tiny Pieces

Uniform Wares, Swiss Made Luxury online store for watches, recently collaborated with Betatype, the additive manufacturing company, to create a unique titanium watch strap using 3D printing.

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Ten-High 40W Laser Engraving Machine: Review the Specs

The TEN-HIGH 40W laser engraving cutting machine is a CO₂ gas laser engraver that strikes the balance between affordability and professional quality. Review the specs to learn more.

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Become Your Own Material Maker with the Felfil Evo Filament Extruder

The Felfil Evo is an open-source 3D printer plastic extruder machine that allows you to create customized 3D printing filament from the comfort of your own home. Make your own materials from plastic pellets, flawed or old 3D prints, or plastic waste. 

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Z Spools is an Environmentally-Friendly Filament Made from Invasive Quagga Mussels

Lorena James is a Davidson University sophomore who developed a 3D printing filament using invasive quagga mussels. She now plans to mass produce this environmentally-friendly filament.

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CraftBot Introduces the CraftBot 3 3D Printer to Expansive Product Line

CraftBot has added the new CraftBot 3 to its expansive range of 3D printers. This professional-grade desktop machine offers dual extrusion printing, an advance filament monitoring system, and a 374 x 250 x 250mm build volume. 

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US Navy and Lockheed Martin Are Building AI-Driven 3D Printing Robots

The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin are working together to explore how artificial intelligence can be integrated into 3D printing robots in order to optimize the production of 3D printed parts.

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New 3D Printed Houses from Construction Company COBOD International

3D Printhuset, the Danish 3D printing supplier, has announced that it has created a new construction printing company called COBOD International. With this news, the company also launched drone footage of the BOD, its first 3D printed building.

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GE Additive Honors Oktoberfest with 3D Printed Titanium Beer Stein

For this year's Oktoberfest, GE Additive’s Customer Experience Center in Munich wondered what would happen if you combined the annual festival with stainless steel and titanium 3D printing? The result is a pretty cool German beer stein and a happy boss.

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Researchers Use Bulk Metallic Glasses to Simplify Metal 3D Printing Process

Researchers appear to have found a simpler method for 3D printing metal by using bulk metallic glasses (BMGs). The process is still theoretical, but the researchers believe it may soon become commercially usable. 

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KW Heritage Uses 3D Printing to Restore Engine Cover of Rare Alfa Romeo Tipo

KW Heritage, a restoration service from engineering firm KW Special Projects, used 3D scanning and 3D printing to restore the engine cover of a rare Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 racing car, which will be on display at the Goodwood Revival motor racing festival.

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4-Mation is a DIY Interactive 3D Zoetrope Available to Back on Kickstarter

A new crowdfunding campaign for an interactive and home-printable 3D Zoetrope has smashed its funding goal. The project, called 4-Mation, uses 3D objects and strobe lights to create impressive, moving visuals. There are four different animations available to back on Kickstarter. 

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Students Fly in Vomit Comet to Test Out 3D Printed Bioplastic Tools

University of Calgary students are working on a project which could provide astronauts with 3D printed plastic tools made from feces and genetically engineered bacteria. The students recently tested the tools out during a flight on the "Vomit Comet".

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3D Printing Price Report 2018

Trying to figure out 3D printing prices? Here is all of the 3D printing price information you need to figure out the cost of 3D printing, from owning a 3D printer to using professional 3D printing services for all major applications.

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SpaceX and Virgin Orbit Veteran Tim Buzza Joins Relativity Space

Relativity Space, the LA-based startup aiming to make rocket production a matter of days, not years, is making good on its recent Series B funding objective; hiring a wave of new employees. Recently announced to be joining as an advisor is seasoned aerospace and rocketry executive, Tim Buzza.

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Injection Molding Companies – The Best Companies On The Market

So you’ve enjoyed the rapid prototyping and low trial costs with 3D Printing and are now ready to go into production with the final design. To help with this process we are going to look at some of the best injection molding companies and compare our experience with them.

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Mosaic Manufacturing Launches Palette 2 Multi-material Printing Solution

Successor to the popular Palette+ filament blending box, the Palette 2 adds across the board improvements including deeper 3D printer integration, allowing you to augment your single extrusion 3D printer with no workflow disruption.

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3D Printing Supports Growth of Coral Reef Ecosystem in the Maldives

To help promote the growth of a coral reef ecosystem in the Maldives, a team has designed and 3D printed an artificial reef made from hundreds of ceramic and concrete modules. The 3D printed reef is being used by the Summer Island Maldives resort to build a new coral reef ecosystem.

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New Nintendo Labo Kit to Teach Basic Engineering

Earlier this year, Nintendo released its Nintendo Labo platform. A series of cardboard accessories, it enables you to build extensions and peripherals for its Nintendo Switch video game platform. The latest set to be released is the Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 3: Vehicle Kit.

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