Hugo Boss debuts 3D printed loafer — scans your foot for a custom fit By Ash Hill published 2 July 25 Fashion designer Hugo (Hugo Boss) has debuted a 3D-printed loafer that is custom-fit for your foot using a 3D scanner.
New 3D printing tech fuses hard and soft structures in a single print — novel resin can create both with different light sources By Ash Hill published 30 June 25 Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have developed a 3D printing technique that lets you print hard and soft materials with the same resin.
Bambu Lab P1S 3D printer price slashed by 23%, now just $699 at Best Buy By Ash Hill published 29 June 25 The Bambu Lab P1S 3D printer is available at Best Buy for $699, down from its recommended price of $899.
Anker's 3D texture printer raises $45 million in most successful Kickstarter campaign ever — world's first UV printer for personal use to begin shipping in August By Ash Hill published 27 June 25 Anker is behind the eufyMake E1 3D texture printer campaign on Kickstarter which has raised over $45 million—the most of any Kickstarter campaign ever.
University shakes hands with the past - 3D printing replicates 500-year-old prosthetic By Ash Hill published 25 June 25 Auburn University researchers have replicated a 500-year old prosthetic hand and demonstrate its usability half a millennia later.
Mosquito-sized drone is designed for Chinese spy missions — military robotics lab reveals incredibly tiny bionic flying robots By Ash Hill published 24 June 25 This tiny mosquito-sized drone was created by a team from the Hunan Province in China and is able to help in information reconnaissance missions.
Rubin telescope to collect up to 500,000 TB of data from 3,200-megapixel camera over ten years — each image is 6.4 GB, facility has its own data center for data storage By Ash Hill published 23 June 25 The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is collecting so much data it might end up with 500 million billion bytes worth of image data over the course of a decade.
MIT researchers repair bridges by 3D printing steel onto corroded beams — Tech uses compressed gas to heat and accelerate powdered steel particles By Ash Hill published 22 June 25 The University of Massachusetts at Amherst worked with MIT researchers to create a cost-effective way to repair bridges and extend their lives until they can be replaced.
3D-printed drill press can drill through metal — costs around $45 to create your own drill press By Ash Hill published 21 June 25 DC Sets' YouTube channel shows off its 3D printable drill press, which it created to drill holes in brass PCB M2 standoffs.
3D printed structures 10 times thinner than a human hair — 'extremely intense' laser pulses bring 3D printing closer to Ant-Man's Quantum Realm By Ash Hill published 20 June 25 A team of scientists has managed to 3D print microscopic structures that are designed to dampen sounds for specific frequencies.
MIT researchers crack 3D printing with glass — new technique enables inorganic composite glass printed at low temperatures By Ash Hill published 18 June 25 Researchers at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory have successfully 3D printed using a special type of glass-based filament they developed.
Cyclist with 'devastating injuries' one of the first patients to receive 3D-printed face repair — new features made with PEEK printer By Ash Hill published 17 June 25 Dave Richards is among the first to receive a custom prosthetic from the new Bristol 3D Medical Centre after serious injuries from a bicycling accident.
3D-printed homes tested against earthquakes for the first time — 'Dramatic leap forward' hailed for potential use in earthquake-prone countries By Ash Hill published 16 June 25 Professors from the University of Bristol have put together a giant earthquake simulator that shakes 3D-printed buildings to test for safety.
Nintendo Switch 2 gets a CT scan that shows off internals layer-by-layer, including a scan of the Nvidia Tegra SoC By Ash Hill published 16 June 25 Scan-of-the-month over at Reddit shows off what the Nintendo Switch 2 looks like under a CT scan and confirms the hardware inside.
Beginner's 3D-printed winged VTOL drone can fly for 130 miles — enthusiast with little 3D printing and CAD experience builds long-range drone from scratch By Ash Hill published 15 June 25 Tsung Xu has designed and 3D printed a winged VTOL drone with a 3-hour battery life capable of flying for 3 hours (roughly 130 miles).
The U.S. Army is 3D-printing drones and repairing them — will soon have the capability to make 'the vast majority' in-house By Ash Hill published 13 June 25 Lieutenant General Chris Mohan delves into the US Army's 3D Printed drone strategy on the Washington Times' Threat Status podcast.
This open-source generative AI tool converts 2D images into 3D part meshes for 3D printing in seconds By Ash Hill published 12 June 25 A team has created an application called PartCrafter that creates 3D models, in single or multiple parts, using AI based on 2D images for input.
3D Printer Simulator could take the guesswork out of printing — Virtual 3D printer mirrors physical machine's quirks, like stringing, supports multi-color printing By Ash Hill published 10 June 25 This 3D printer simulator, created by 5minlab, is much more than a game—it's a practical tool and learning platform that gives you the chance to see your 3D printed object without wasting filament.
Bambu Lab removes third-party app support for P and A series 3D printers By Ash Hill published 8 June 25 Bambu Lab has released firmware for its P and A series 3D printers that removes support for the installation of third-party apps.
Groundbreaking 3D-printing tech developed — dual-light system can print two different materials from the same resin By Ash Hill published 6 June 25 This resin 3D printer is capable of printing multiple types of material using a single type of resin, with one of the materials being a dissolvable resin for support.
This one-of-one 3D-printed motorcycle is inspired by the 1988 film Akira By Ash Hill published 4 June 25 This team has 3D printed a custom motorcycle that resembles Kaneda's bike from the 1988 sci-fi anime, Akira.
Switzerland is now home to the world's tallest 3D-printed building – Tor Alva measures 98 feet and features 32 sculptured columns By Ash Hill published 2 June 25 The world's tallest 3D-printed building has completed construction in Mulegns, Switzerland, by architect Michael Hansmeyer and ETH Zurich professor Benjamin Dillenburger.
Treadmill modded into giant 3D printer with an endless print bed size — taking 3D print sizing to the extreme By Ash Hill published 31 May 25 Ivan Miranda and Jon from Proper Printing have turned a treadmill into a working 3D printer with an endless print bed size.
Microsoft shelves first-party Xbox handheld to work on Windows 11 portable performance By Ash Hill published 30 May 25 Windows Central reports that Microsoft has postponed work on its own Xbox handheld in favor of enhancing Windows 11's handheld gaming support.
Team creates 3D-printed "soft robot" that walks off the machine that made it By Ash Hill published 29 May 25 The University of Edinburgh has shared a 3D-printed "soft robot" made by a team of theirs who claim it can walk off the machine that made it.
