5 Ways 3D Printing is Changing Medicine 3D printing is helping change the face of medicine forever. Accessories such as prosthetic limbs are being developed faster and cheaper than before, and bio-printing is gaining huge research into 3D printing functioning human organs The range of structures and materials that can be used in 3D printing, [...]
You've been to the doctor and just gotten a CT or MRI. How cool would it be if you could actually hold a 3D model of your scan? One of the amazing things that 3D printers can do is print models from MRI, CT-scans, and Ultrasound medical imaging. In the future we can expect that [...]
Bioprinting is a major trend in medicine, promising a plethora of advances and new ways of dealing with medical issues. For organ or tissue replacement, there are never enough doners and rejection is a potential nightmare. Bioprinting has the potential to provide solutions to challenging medical problems by producing a viable replacement of complex organs. Scientists at Wake Forest IRM [...]
In our last article, we covered some of the techniques that are being used to create printed circuit boards using a 3D printer. Following those, you should have the copper traces you need for your board layout. It may look neat, but the board won't do a whole lot without any components on it. Now we [...]
3D printing and hobbyist electronics have a close relationship for makers. Where printing provides the physical frame and construction of a device, the logic and drive systems are normally bought. However, some people have been working on being able to print circuit boards using similar processes to 3D printing. As these get refined, it opens [...]
3D Printed Robotics 3D printing itself is a practical application in robotics. Using a microcontroller, an extruder is directed over a surface, creating a print. Along with itself being an electro-mechanical system, in many ways a 3D printer is uniquely designed for constructing the mechanical parts for other electro-mechanical devices. Delta printers, like Altair, are [...]
The trend in museums taking advantage of 3D printing continues! Like the Metropolitan Museum, the British Museum and 3D printing seem to be a great combination for patrons and printers alike. Earlier this month the British Museum worked in conjunction with Sketchfab to provide a variety of models of their artifacts. This opens up a number [...]
Although it's impossible to tell how long ago the first musical instrument was created, the fact that music and culture have been intertwined for millennia is indisputable. Making instruments has been done since prehistory. The modern-day maker's tools are different, but creating instruments of beauty still has the same draw. It's logical that one of the newer, [...]
On November 20th, a small step was taken by an organization known for it's giant leaps. NASA, working in conjunction with Made in Space, deployed it's first 3D printer in space. This technology is interesting because of the special constraints a zero-g, enclosed environment poses for earthbound printers. Gravity has been an essential force in [...]
3D printing food? Yup, that's right. Like the replicators in Star Trek, machines that make you pizza or chocolate will soon become a reality. Food safe printers have their own set of technical hurdles that have needed to be passed to be consumer ready. Despite these constraints, food printing is already coming to market as a [...]
