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Is 3D printed food the future?
This week I read an article by Heidi Ledford and Nature magazine in the Scientific American. 3D printed food seems to becoming more of a reality in two big ways! First, the professionals are getting on board: This week a small group of chefs and technophiles gathered in the Netherlands for the first conference dedicated to 3D printed […]
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3D Printed Shoes!
This week I read a piece from Entrepreneur by Laura Entis. Laura discusses Kegan Schouwenburg’s company SOLS, a company that specializes in custom 3-D printing orthotic insoles by scanning customers’ feet. The most exciting news: SOLS is about to launch a direct-to-consumer line of insoles. Instead of having to visit a doctor, buyers will soon be […]
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The Future of 3D Printing?
Welcome back from Spring Break everyone! I hope you had an excellent week away. This week I read an interesting article by science correspondent Hannah Devlin at The Guardian. Joseph DeSimone, a chemistry professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, points out that the process we normally consider 3D printing “is actually a […]
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3D Printed Molecules
Martin Burke, a Chemistry faculty member at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, focuses on the synthesis of small molecules with protein-like functions. This week William Herkewitz at PopularMechanics announced: In a new study published in the journal Science today, Burke has announced the specs of a chemistry’s own version of the 3D printer—a machine that can systematically synthesize thousands of different […]
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Space 3D Printer Featured in Smithsonian
This week I read an interesting article by Michael Molitch-Hou via 3D printing industries. In their new exhibit “Tools: Extending Our Reach”, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York is displaying the Made In Space Zero-G 3D printer. This printer, the first ever designed to operate in zero gravity, was installed aboard the International […]
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3D Printed Food!
This week I read an interesting article by Matt McFarland in the Washington Post. Not only does 3D printing technology allow us to create marvelous works of food art, such as the wedding cake topper shown, but this technology betters people’s lives with softer to chew foods, better nutrition, and sustainable foods. Check it out!
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Derby the Dog
A wonderful story of custom 3D printing allowing a dog to run. Applause to the folks at 3D Systems.