The HBO Game of Thrones franchise is one of the leading users of 3D printed props in the film industry. They use Laser Prototypes Europe Ltd., based in Northern Ireland. Laser Prototypes supplies most of the armor, masks, jewelry, and weapons seen in each season. The company prides itself on this faster way to create […]

The Titanic features large in the mind of the public. This is partly due to the blockbuster film of the same name featuring a young, handsome Leonardo DiCaprio and schmaltzy music by Celine Dion designed to wring tears from your eyes. But even without this movie, the RMS Titanic is a boat

3D Printing technology can bring to life almost anything. Complex designs and DIY creations, all costful or difficult to get constructed traditionally, they do get printed now, just pushing the printer’s button. Among all 3d printing applications, those making evertyday life happier, are best of! An unusual smartphone audio amplifier, designed and created in Big […]

I was a mere tot when men first walked on our rocky, crater ridden moon. My father loves to tell the story. My grandparents were out of town for the summer, so as was my parents’ tradition, we had completely moved into their much nicer house by the beach for a few months until they returned (usually […]

Ever-changing 3D printing technology applications never stop to impressing us! Particularly when they propose simpler and lower-cost solutions, instead of traditional construction methods. A sculpture, 3D printed by BigRep ONE – large scale 3D printer – is just the latest example. 3D Printing Solutions, a

3D printing definitely has military applications, but the technology can also be very useful in terms of helping out our local law enforcement, from making traffic stops safer and helping to identify victims of homicide, to using 3D scanners to create a virtual reconstruction of crime and accident scenes and creating digital, 3D printable records

While research is ongoing to determine just how unhealthy 3D printing fumes are, there are also a lot of ways that the technology is actually environmentally friendly, from recycled filaments and new ways of manufacturing solar panels, to helping save endangered species and reducing carbon emissions. This last is the focus of a proof-of-concept project

Hobs Studio, a UK-based company that provides 3D solutions for clients in architecture, engineering, and construction, has created a huge SLA 3D printed model of a planned housing development in East London. The Barking Riverside mock-up becomes the UK’s largest 3D printed master plan model. East London has witnessed some big changes in recent

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a user-friendly 3D printed 6DoF controller called CAPTIVE that can be used to manipulate virtual 3D objects in a computer program. The device allows users to manipulate objects with less lag time than existing technology. Whether you’re a video gamer or a medical professional, manipulating virtual objects