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Taken from Phys.org Scientists from Massey University have developed a simple 3D scanning and printing method that will help students learn anatomy. 3D digital replicas of a cane toad skeleton and the tough cartilage from the head of a spiny dogfish were made using consumer-level scanners. The skeleton and cartilage replicas were printed using a selective laser sintering 3D printer. These test cases explain how high-quality replicas can be made more accessible and make a case for wider application of 3D printing in anatomy. Lead author Dr Daniel Thomas of Massey's Institute of Natural and Mathematical Sciences says the aim...

Taken from Centre Daily Times BY NOELLE ROSELLINI UNIVERSITY PARK In a corner of Penn State’s Pattee Library Maker Commons, a floor-to-ceiling glass enclosure houses 32 3-D printers stacked three-high on shelves. Day and night they pump out vibrant, plastic figures, from model rockets to Millennium Falcons. One door over in the Invention Studio, patrons use connectable, electronic pieces known as littleBits to link speakers, sensors and lights — among other technologies — to Lego blocks in order to develop prototypes of any concept they can think up. Combined, these spaces are the Maker Commons, a new addition to Penn...

Taken from 3ders.org By Kira TIME Magazine is one of the most influential news publications of, well, all time, and so when its team of editors puts together a list of what they consider to be the most influential technological gadgets ever, it is certainly worth taking a closer look. That list has been carefully assembled, deliberated on, and finally published, and we’re happy to report that 3D printing technology made the cut. But even this requires a closer look, for TIME doesn’t refer to 3D printing technology per se, but rather a specific—and specifically provocative—3D printer: the MakerBot Replicator. It...

Mid-Day Cafe: The 3D Printing Revolution Zortrax and Profound3D Monday, April 24th, Tim and Frank from Profound3D appeared on the Malvern MTC's Mid-Day Cafe to discuss printing with the Zortrax M-200 in the Education space. Check out the appearance below.

Taken from 3D Print. by Scott J Grunewald I have a sort of fascination with what most people would consider mundane uses for 3D printing. You show me some 3D printed knobs for a stove or a 3D printed clip for a backpack and I want to know everything about it. It isn’t so much that mundane things are especially interesting to me, but when 3D printing is used for things that seem simple or boring, I think it reveals what is truly amazing about the technology. Just like anyone, I’m excited when I read about 3D printed components finding...