Items tagged with 3D printing
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Tim Sweezy - Thu, Oct 03, 2024
As NASA gets closer to returning humans to the Moon, the space agency is also looking at ways of providing shelter for future astronauts on the lunar surface for long-term missions. One idea that is regaining momentum involves feeding...
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Tim Sweezy - Mon, Sep 16, 2024
As space exploration aims to go further than ever before, space agencies and companies are looking at new ways to sustain longer duration space flights, as well as on other planetary bodies. A collaboration between Airbus, Cranfield...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Aug 19, 2024
You know, 3D printed houses are cool and all, but a do-it-yourself (DIY) "designer and maker of things" and "3D printing tinkerer" has concocted a delightfully nostalgic project that will appeal to anyone with fond memories of playing with...
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Tim Sweezy - Fri, Aug 09, 2024
As home prices continue to skyrocket, some companies are looking at new methods of building homes to hopefully reduce the strain on the market. Such is the case with ICON, a company focused on building 3D printed houses to combat the...
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Tim Sweezy - Sun, Jul 07, 2024
NASA’s Mars analog mission team emerged from their simulated Mars habitat after spending more than a year separated from family, friends and everyday life here on Earth. During their time in NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance...
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Zak Killian - Tue, May 02, 2023
A common trope in science fiction, especially cyberpunk fiction, involves custom-grown replacement organs based on the recipient's own flesh. We're not there yet as a species—and in fact still a good ways off—but we just made a huge step...
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Tim Sweezy - Wed, Apr 19, 2023
Chinese scientists discuss the best method for building a moon base at the first-ever Extraterrestrial Construction Conference. Topics ranged from how to build basic infrastructure on the surface of the moon, to ways of simulating the...
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Zak Killian - Fri, Apr 22, 2022
Single-board computers (SBCs) are fun. If you're not familiar with the concept, single-board computers are exactly what it says on the tin: a whole system on a single board, usually comprising an SoC, some DRAM, maybe an external Ethernet...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Feb 14, 2022
The first batch of Steam Decks will begin shipping out to customers at the end of next week (February 25), while any new reservations placed now are expected to be available sometime after the second quarter. If you missed out on the...
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Colton Westrate - Thu, Mar 11, 2021
Some may think it strange to design and build an entire PC and custom enclosure dedicated to running a 20-year-old screensaver, but I can explain. Retro computing fans and well-seasoned enthusiasts may remember that the superlative...
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Shane McGlaun - Sun, Apr 19, 2020
The Raspberry Pi is a very cheap developer board that can be used for many different types of electronics projects and has been around for years, advancing through multiple iterations. During the coronavirus outbreak, we've seen fun...
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Shane McGlaun - Thu, Feb 20, 2020
Researchers at the University of Toronto, Scarborough campus were having a problem with a 3D printer they use in the lab. The device itself was working fine, but the resin material used to print the objects they needed in the lab was...
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Brittany Goetting - Fri, Oct 11, 2019
3D printing has increased in popularity over the last few years. These printers have been used in a wide variety of environments, including classrooms, labs, and homes. Many are now looking to 3D printing for industrial purposes, and these kinds of projects require a massive printer and a...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Apr 16, 2019
There is hope that one day in the perhaps not-too-distant future, organ donors will not be needed. Not because the human race is going extinct (thought that's certainly a possibility), mind you, but because scientists have achieved a...
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Shane McGlaun - Mon, Dec 11, 2017
Traditional 3D printing that is commonplace today can often take a very long time to create an object. This is because the printer must complete one layer at a time, sometimes requiring hours or at times days to complete the entire...
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Rob Williams - Wed, Mar 23, 2016
It's very likely that 3D printers are going to be a big part of our future, but for the average user, today's desktop models typically command prices that are hard to justify. That's one thing that can't be said about the OLO 3D printer...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Nov 20, 2015
You can create just about anything with a 3D printer these days. That includes guns, pancakes, and now a running shoe, courtesy of New Balance, which beat rivals Nike and Adidas to the punch. New Balance also got a major assist from 3D...
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Rob Williams - Tue, Aug 25, 2015
There's no doubt that 3D printing is one of the coolest technologies released over the past decade, and given all we've seen from it up to this point, there's also no doubt that it's going to be a big part of our future. While today's 3D...
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Rob Williams - Wed, Apr 22, 2015
It's hard to argue that 3D printing is awesome, but one thing that seems to be widely agreed-upon is that printing in just a single color can get a bit boring after a while. In time, printers that will allow you to create multi-color...
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Rob Williams - Tue, Apr 21, 2015
Paper printing? That's old-school. Today, the popularity surrounding 3D printing is immense, and it's even gone on to spawn other sorts of interesting printing scenarios, such as printing fabrics and soft objects. While so far, it's mostly...
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Joshua Gulick - Fri, Feb 27, 2015
The latest milestone in Amazon’s quest to get products to your door faster is going to involve trucks that can print items on the way to your house. Amazon filed a patent this week with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)...
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Rob Williams - Tue, Jul 29, 2014
It really goes without saying that 3D printing is awesome, but whether or not a printer is going to be a common sight in our homes down the road is yet to be seen. Unlike a paper printer, a 3D printer has far different uses, and most...
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