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First 3D Printed Drug hits the Market

Mar 28, 2016 | Medical

Aprecia Pharmaceuticals made headlines with the announcement of the FDAs approval of their medication Spritam, making the medicine the first 3D printed pharmaceutical to be approved

NASA 3D Prints Mars Rocks

Jun 28, 2015 | Engineering

Back in 2009, scientists detected an odd-shaped rock by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity’s panorama camera. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) team spotted the rock, now called Block Island, in

Haute-couture Faucet Creations

Jun 28, 2015 | Design

Fashionistas are not the only designers combining fashion and technology to craft haute-couture creations. Even American Standard Brands uses 3D printing for high-end bathroom and kitchen

Blind & deaf mother gets daughter's bust

Jun 28, 2015 | Medical

For all of the amazing stories we hear about what additive manufacturing is capable of – whether it’s in creating on-demand tools in space, creating houses using creating houses using available

Blair Neal’s Sonic Song Sculptures

Jun 28, 2015 | Fun

For those of you longing to see and touch your favorite tunes, Blair Neal, an artist and creative technologist based in New York is using 3D modeling to explore the relationship between sound and image. Neal

3D Printing Elevated Maps

Jun 21, 2015 | Fun

While 3D printing has been used by architects and urban planners for years now to help communicate the kind of impact that projects will have in a specified environment, it appears that the urban

Platinum Rocket Nozzle 3D Printed

Jun 21, 2015 | Engineering

Space agencies around the world are making use of 3D printing to save precious weight and costs, whether it be in space or launching off the ground. And, today, the European Space Agency (ESA) performed

Custom 3D Printed Headphones

Jun 21, 2015 | Design

Are you Paris Hilton? Then, these custom, precious metal headphones may be perfect for your gigs deejaying the hottest clubs around the world. From Milan-based V-MODA, the Crossfade M-100 Headphones

3D Printed Aztec Ceiling Design

Jun 21, 2015 | Art

While we’ve seen how 3D printing has been used to create a range of product designs for everything from consumer electronic prototypes to even bionic arms, some of the more unique applications have

3D Printed Hermit Crabs Shells

Jun 14, 2015 | Art

Japanese artist Aki Inomata has partnered with, of all things, hermit crabs, to create a brilliant architectural art project. Using a 3D printer, Inomata created clear plastic shells with cities on them that were then

Nature Inspired 3D Printed Speakers

Jun 14, 2015 | Design

Akemake continues to produce astounding 3D prints inspired by designs in nature. Their latest prints function as speakers and combine a highly stylized modern aesthetic with the element from nature that

First 3D Bioprinted Kidney Tissue

Jun 14, 2015 | Medical

Organovo is steadily on track with its organ bioprinting research. Having conducted a number of studies, the company has already released its first cellular assay of liver tissue, exVive3D, for

Restoring a 1927 French Sports Car

Jun 8, 2015 | Engineering

3D printing for vintage car restoration? Yep. UK-based KW Special Projects (KWSP) and its sister company KW Motorsports have teamed up to restore a historic 1927 French sports car to peak condition using

Entire Luxury Estate to be Printed

Jun 8, 2015 | Architecture

Enrico Dinis D-Shape. The large-scale 3D printer, first patented in 2006, caught the imagination of architects and builders worldwide when it built the largest 3D printed sculpture in 2009, Radiolaria,

3D Printed Anatomy Kit ready

Jun 8, 2015 | Medical

A new 3D printed anatomy kit for medical students is now available to ship worldwide. This is certainly one of the more practical and useful ways to use 3D printing. Melbourne, Australia-based