3d Printing articles

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  Got Milk? This jug knows

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 11, 2012 07:21 am + 23 comments

  Interactive design agency Teehan+Lax's "Labs" research group has designed a milk jug that knows when you're running out of milk. Using a 3D-printed jug with an Arduino and a weight sensor, the jug Continue reading…

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  Glove One: the 3D-printed gauntlet of cellphones

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 5, 2012 07:59 pm + 12 comments

  Artist Bryan Cera's Glove One isn't the first wearable phone we've seen, but it is a beautifully crafted device. Cera designed and manufactured the Glove One using a 3D printer and harvested parts Continue reading…

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  Cubify 3D printer now on pre-order, will ship May 25th for $1,299

  By Adi Robertson on May 1, 2012 10:28 am + 11 comments

  Cubify, the 3D printing company that we've been covering since CES, is almost ready to send out the first batch of its consumer-friendly 3D printers. The Cube, which will begin shipping on May 25th, Continue reading…

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  Scientists use 3D printer to create chemically-reactive labware

  By Nate Ralph on April 18, 2012 01:51 am + 4 comments

  Frustrated with inflexible hardware, chemists at the University of Glasgow in Scotland decided to improve their lab equipment with help from a $2,000 3D printer and free open-source software. They're Continue reading…

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  Printed robots could be on the way thanks to NSF research project

  By Andrew Webster on April 4, 2012 09:12 am + 4 comments

  Robots can be amazing, but they're also expensive, complicated, and for most us something we only read about or see in movies. But a new National Science Foundation-funded project from MIT, the Continue reading…

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  Robot pebbles cooperate to copy and build 3D models

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 2, 2012 11:18 pm + 7 comments

  Some researchers at MIT have created a system that allows a pile of "smart pebbles" — tiny, cube-shaped robots — to create a 3D copy of whatever gets placed in it. Professor Daniela Rus and her Continue reading…

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  Drone wing prototype combines 3D printing and printed electronics

  By Sam Byford on March 29, 2012 08:21 am

  Stratasys and Optomec have combined their respective specialist printing techniques to produce a 3D printed electronic wing for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones), claimed to be the world's Continue reading…

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  The Free Universal Construction Kit uses 3D printing to break out of Lego's walled garden

  By Bryan Bishop on March 20, 2012 02:27 am + 6 comments

  Toy construction sets like Legos and Krinkles can provide an incredible creative outlet for individuals of all ages, but with their own connector types and configurations, most of the systems are Continue reading…

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  'Making Things See' can teach you how to hack the Kinect

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 18, 2012 02:03 pm + 5 comments

  With the Kinect, Microsoft is providing today's hackers with a powerful off-the-shelf system for accessing motion controls and 3D imaging; letting people build things that would have been out of reach Continue reading…

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  Researchers create 285µm sculptures with new high-speed 3D printing process

  By Bryan Bishop on March 13, 2012 04:09 am + 14 comments

  We're big fans of 3D printing, but while many are using the technology to build everyday objects or even buildings, others are going small — and at speeds never possible before. Researchers at the Continue reading…