3D printing is attracting a lot of attention lately, however many people still view it as more of a novelty or gimmick. This is most likely due to the fact that most low cost printers can only print with plastic. ...
Disney Working on Printed Optics
3D printed chess with optical and electronical component (Credit: Karl D.D. Willis) Researchers working for Disney Research in Pittsburgh have demonstrated how different types of electronics and optic components can be created using a 3D printer. These components can be ...
FORM 1: High Resolution 3D Printing for the Masses
FORM 1 – HD 3D printing for cheap FORM 1 – simple and accurate A team of graduate students from MIT created what it hope will be the next big thing in 3D printing, bringing super high resolution rapid prototyping ...
The Future of 3D Printing
A printed trefoil knot, printed on a CandyFab printer at nearly 20 dpi Source: Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories A vase printed with the Z Corp Spectrum Z510 printer. A maze printed with a Desktop Factory printer A series of interlocking ...
Amex Photo Frame Printer
Amex Digital recently announced the release of SP-7, its 7-inch digital photo frame which includes an integrated photo printer. At a list price of $199 the SP-7 will let you view photos, watch movies with sound, and print out 4” ...
CASSIUS – ‘Punched’ Lampshades
Stephen Williams and Hannes Walter of the Austrian based company FluidForm took individual design to an all new level with CASSIUS – a lamp shade you design for yourself with your fists. A pair of boxing gloves, a sensor enhanced ...
3-D Printing on Demand
Shapeways.com is beta testing a new service allowing people to print three dimensional models. Customers can upload designs or use a creation tool hosted at the Shapeways website then order a printed model of their designs for less than $3 ...
Fujitsu S300 Scanner Review
Fujitsu recently came up with the innovative ScanSnap S300 portable scanner. TFOT tested the mini-scanner extensively to see if its slim design and duplex capability can actually make this tiny automatic document feeder the scanner of choice for the professional ...
The Dishmaker Makes Plates On-Demand
Leonardo Amerigo Bonanni, a Ph.D. student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has designed a device that makes and recycles plastic dishes in various shapes. His “Dishmaker”, which is about the size of a regular dishwasher, can make plates, cups ...