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Last year, a group of researchers at the Vienna University of Technology in Austria refined a 3D printing technique that allowed the construction of sophisticated structures (an F1 racecar and a cathedral) smaller than dust mites in about 4 minutes.

Whether to create models or finished works, the use of 3D printing in fine-art sculpture is still relatively rare. Those who employ it expect it grow.

Nike has discovered the rapid prototyping power of 3D printing, and it could change sneakers forever.

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In an emergency situation where mobile networks are either down or overloaded and there’s no WiFi, cell phones are useless. Unlike land mobile radios, used by police and fire departments, they don’t have the ability to communicate directly with each other. Until now.

The Better Approach To Mobile Adhoc Networks (BATMAN) joins smartphones together in an ad-hoc, mesh network, capable of device to device communication. You can share files and even send messages with the right application.

Fans of 3-D printers and digital design tools argue that these technologies will transform the way we make goods. But can the “maker” movement really produce more than iPhone covers and jewelry?

Conrad Farnsworth, natural de Newcastle, ha conseguido una proeza con tan sólo 18 años. En el garaje de su casa, el adolescente construye un reactor de fusión nuclear con éxito.

s we showed you in a recent slideshow, some NASA scientists envision astronauts making whatever they need out of local materials on Mars or the moon via 3D printing. While technology from organizations like Contour Crafting has made this theoretically possible, now, Washington State University (WSU) engineers have actually used moon rocks to print some simple-shaped objects -- on Earth.

Real moon rocks are too rare, so researchers are using an imitation moon rock called lunar regolith simulant. Regolith is a mixture of loose dust, rock, and soil that covers solid bedrock on earth, as well as other planets, the moon, and some asteroids. The simulant is formulated to approximate the real lunar regolith's chemical and mineral properties. There are several versions. The WSU team used about 10 lb of one version that contains silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, and magnesium oxides. ...

These days, 3D printers are laying down plastics, metals, resins, and other materials in whatever configurations creative people can dream up. But when the next 3D printing revolution comes, you'll be able to eat it.

"Fab Labs", mouvement des "Makers", "économie collaborative" ou "BoP": ces tendances, signes d'une vision de l'innovation plus ouverte et inclusive, impactent en profondeur nos modèles économiques, analyse Olivia Lisicki.

"Fab Labs", mouvement des "Makers", "économie collaborative" ou "BoP": ces tendances, signes d'une vision de l'innovation plus ouverte et inclusive, impactent en profondeur nos modèles économiques, analyse Olivia Lisicki.

No matter how good a 3D printer gets, you're always going to have visible print layers. Even with very high-quality prints with sub-0.1mm layer height, getting a shiny and smooth finish of injection molded plastic is nearly impossible.

After the post on the business models for FabLabs, and the post about the complex nature of a FabLab, in this post I would like to use my experience on building the Aalto FabLab in Helsinki and the...

Studio Objet Augmenté de l'École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. Home » Générer un motif (processing) avec un capteur physique (arduino), le sauver en SVG pour l'imprimer en 3D (makerbot) ...

Anyone who's operated a 3-D printer knows there is more to it than just quickly designing an idea and pressing "print." In order to get good parts without errors, artistry is required.