Creative Fabrication

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How 3D Printing is helping Science

A new piece in Nature explores some of the ways the tech is being used by researchers today (as well as how it might be used in the future), and why many scientists are so keen on it
read more at nature.com/

3D printing vending machine | Virginia Tech

The DreamVendor is an interactive 3D printing station for Virginia Tech students to enable them to quickly fabricate prototypes for their academic, and even personal, design projects. The station is part of the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the College…
read more at http://www.dreams.me.vt.edu

T(ether) – A tool for spatial expression – by MIT

T(ether) is a novel spatially aware display that supports intuitive interaction with volumetric data. The display acts as a window affording users a perspective view of three- dimensional data through tracking of head position and orientation. T(ether) creates a 1:1…
read more at mit.edu/

Stitch Meshes | 3D Modeling Knitted Clothing

Stitch Mesh is a ‘yarn-based simulation technique’ to create highly detailed and realistic geometry of knitted garments in 3D. Stages of our knitted garment modeling system Knitted poncho with a Ribbing pattern, simulated on a mannequin. Knitted glove with a…
read more at http://www.cemyuksel.com

the business of making things | The Economist

As there are barely any economies of scale in additive manufacturing, the technology is ideally suited to low-volume production. It also allows the mass customization of finished parts. Millions of dental crowns and shells for hearing aids are already being made individually with 3D printers.
read more at http://www.economist.com

DIY drugstores | 3DPrint Medicines | Glasgow University

Researchers at Glasgow University have developed a new process which they say can “print” drugs. They are using 3D printing technology which could in theory lead to people having a “personal pharmacy” dispensing medicines at home. A variety of molecules…
read more at http://www.gla.ac.uk/

3D Scanning the World’s Cultural Heritage | CyArk

CyArk is a non profit organization with the mission of digitally preserving cultural heritage sites through collecting, archiving and providing open access to data created by laser scanning, digital modeling, and other state-of-the-art technologies. Unlike cultural artifacts safely housed in…
read more at http://cyark.org

Free adapters to connect proprietary construction toys

Reverse engineering as a civic activity: The Free Universal Construction Kit: a set of adapters for complete interoperability between 10 popular construction toys. F.A.T. Lab and Sy-Lab present the Free Universal Construction Kit: a matrix of nearly 80 adapter bricks that enable complete…
read more at http://fffff.at/

Atom assembly | Molecular Graphene

Stanford researchers create exotic electrons that may lead to new materials and devices Hari Manoharan and his team have created an artificial form of graphene on a copper crystal, by moving individual molecules with a high-powered scanning tunneling microscope. Researchers…
read more at http://news.stanford.edu

Popularization of Design Tools & 3D Printing | Tinkercad Raises $1M

Tinkercad, a startup that aims to introduce browser-based 3D printing CAD to the masses, has landed $1M in seed funding. The company’s mission is to ‘reach and teach’ a wide audience on the use of CAD software and creating ‘fun…
read more at http://techcrunch.com

MakieLab | 3D Printed Dolls

The worlds of technology, toys and video games are moving ever closer together. If a few years back it seemed absurd to suggest that a digital character could coexist alongside its physical counterpart, now, technology such as 3D printing is…
read more at http://develop3d.com

The man who prints houses | documentary

Enrico Dini is on a quest to revolutionise the way we view construction. But with his family life in tatters, and his business on its knees – has he sacrificed too much for the greater good? The Man Who Prints…
read more at http://www.themanwhoprintshouses.com/