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Awesome September 16, 2020 posted by Nigel

Maker Hand – this $30 prosthetic hand could turn the market upside down

It’s well known that prosthetic limbs usually cost…ahem…an arm and a leg. And sure there have been attempts to bring the cost down over the years. But this new Maker Hand looks like it turn the whole market for prosthetics on its head. The parts including filament, rubber bands etc cost around $30, and it’s made on a conventional home scale 3D printer. The inventor says it takes around one to two days to print, and then another day to…

Eco Friendly March 4, 2020 posted by Donyae Coles

Cooking Oil to 3D Printing – new research develops a way to recycle oil

If you cook you’ve probably got a jar of used oil sitting somewhere near your stove. Hopefully you’re not dumping it down the drain. Most people put it out with the trash but what if you could recycle it? Researchers from the University of Toronto have devised a way to turn used oil from McDonald’s into 3D printing resin that is biodegradable.

Eco Friendly February 13, 2020 posted by Donyae Coles

3D Printed Community – 50 printed homes going up in Mexico

We’ve talked a lot on this site about 3-D printed homes and the possibility for eco friendly building with them. New Story and ICON are making this a reality in Mexico where they are printing the first 3D printed community of 50 homes.

Eco Friendly October 2, 2019 posted by Donyae Coles

3D Printed Hemp Homes – the future is in hemp

Since we’ve gone green we’ve talked a lot about hemp products but before the switch you remember remember we were fans of the 3D printing technology, in particular, that of buildings. We’re still in that and one company has plans to print hemp buildings.

but is it art? September 10, 2019 posted by Donyae Coles

3D Smithsonian – print out some science and history for your home and office

3D printing is really cool but if you don’t know how to use the software, you may be at a loss when it comes to what to print. That’s cool, the Smithsonian has got you covered. Print off some of their collection right at home, all you have to do is download the model files.

but is it art? May 8, 2019 posted by Donyae Coles

FormBox – make molds from anything

We can all agree that 3D printing is cool. Everyone agrees. You know what else is pretty cool? Forming with the FormBox. The vacuum powered forming machine that can help you make molds for anything with 3D printing or without.

future tech March 12, 2019 posted by Donyae Coles

Acoustic Metamaterial – this innovation is a new way to block out noise

The modern world is super noisy. Technology makes a lot of sounds and many of them aren’t what we could call pleasant. They’re just loud but unfortunately noise canceling options are unwiedly and unattractive. That may change in the future with Acoustic Metamaterial, the new material that can cancel out 94% of sound.

but is it art? December 21, 2018 posted by Donyae Coles

Upprinting Food – cutting down food waste with 3D printing

Food waste is a big problem. We throw out a lot of edible food for not being aesthetically pleasing or at the end of the sell by date, even though in many cases, this food is still good to eat. Upprinting Food wants to give this food a new life by changing how it’s presented.

Cool Web Apps & Sites October 8, 2018 posted by Donyae Coles

Samurai Avatar – 3D print yourself as a samurai

The internet is full of cool things that you can bring home into your real world life. If you’ve got a thing for Japan and have always wanted to be a samurai, good news! The Japanese airline All Nippon Airways has put out a tool where you can create your own Samurai Avatar (3D printer needed).

diy July 13, 2018 posted by Donyae Coles

Watney – build your own camera rover with 3D printing

So you have a 3D printer and you’re wondering what your next steps are with it now that you’ve made all the little figurines that you can think of. Well why not upgrade the next level of building and print yourself up a little mobile webcam, the Watney.

cool tech March 28, 2018 posted by Donyae Coles

VoxelChair V1.0 – check out this 3D printed chair

In the future, all of our chairs will be plastic and made by 3D printers. Well, probably not but the prototype for the VoxelChair v1.0 gives us a glimpse of what the possibilities are. The chair was 3D printed in plastic with one, very long thread.

hmm..interesting March 15, 2018 posted by Donyae Coles

ICON 3D Printed Homes – these concrete homes are cute but maybe a bit too expensive?

We’ve seen some 3D printed homes before. They’re quite small but they make perfect low-cost places to live for many people. ICON is hoping to bring this model of building to more people as a sustainable alternative to building in underserved areas.

Gadgets February 16, 2018 posted by Donyae Coles

3D Printed Car Parts – Porsche prints classic car parts

One of the consequences of the forward momentum of technology is that the parts we need to keep some of favorite gizmos and gadgets going will eventually stop being made. That time has already come for Porsche but they found an innovative solution: 3D Printing.

Gadgets August 21, 2017 posted by Donyae Coles

Studio System 3D Metal Printer – not for home use but still pretty awesome

When we think of 3D printing, we think of plastic and sometimes food but mostly plastic. Desktop Metal is the company that wants to move the innovation into metal printing with its 3D metal printer.

Gadgets July 31, 2017 posted by Donyae Coles

Obsidian 3D Printer – affordable and compact, perfect for getting you started

3D printers are getting more and more affordable. There are a ton of tutorials about how you can build your own if you really want to, but if you don’t, good news, they’re dropping in price. The Obsidian 3D Printer is one of the newest low-cost options available.

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