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Apr 8, 2016

Venture Capitalist 3D Prints a Rocket Faster Than the Speed of Sound for Under $2

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, computing, space travel

Steve Jurvetson is a man of many facets – and he can 3D print a rocket that achieves Mach 1.8 (that’s 1,363 mph) in 2.6 seconds and reach an altitude of nearly 9,500 feet.

The Mach number is named after the Austrian physicist and philosopher, Ernst Mach. The terms “subsonic” and “supersonic” basically refer to speeds below and above the local speed of sound, so you should have some idea how fast these tiny rockets are traveling.

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Apr 7, 2016

MIT researchers develop 3D printing process that creates fully functional robots as soon as they come off printer

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, computing, robotics/AI

Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a new 3D printing process that creates fully functional robots from the moment they come out of the printer.

MIT process of robot making is quite streamlined, as the robot’s solid and hydraulic parts are created in one step. CSAIL Director Daniela Rus, who oversaw the project, said that their approach of printable hydraulics is a step ahead in the rapid fabrication of functional machines.

The single-step process involves printing a small six-legged robot that crawls with the help of 12-hydraulic pumps embedded in its body. Working of the printer includes inkjet printer deposits drops of material quite small in size. The object is printed layer wise from bottom to the top. High-intensity UV light solidifies the materials that were used to create the object.

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Apr 7, 2016

‘The Next Rembrandt’ is a 3D-printed take on the painter’s style

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, information science, media & arts

A new Rembrandt painting has been unveiled in Amsterdam on Tuesday, and we’re not talking about a newly discovered work. No, this one called The Next Rembrandt is truly brand new, created using data, algorithms and a 3D printer within the span of 18 months. A team of data scientists, engineers and scientists from various institutions, including Microsoft and the Rembrandt House Museum, joined forces to create this homage to the great painter. The team examined all the Dutch master’s known paintings to come up with the perfect project: a portrait of a 30 to 40-year-old Caucasian male with facial hair, wearing dark clothes with a collar and a hat on his head, facing to the right.

They then developed algorithms to extract what features make a painting a Rembrandt, such as the face’s shape and proportions. Ron Augustus, Microsoft’s SMB Markets Director, said: “You could say that we used technology and data like Rembrandt used his paints and his brushes to create something new.” To give their work a real painting’s texture, they used 3D printing techniques to print oil paint in layers. As a result, the portrait feels like it was actually painted by a human artist.

The project, which the Netherlands’ ING Bank commissioned ad agency J Walter Thompson to develop, most likely began as a promotional undertaking. As you can see, though, the final product turned out so good that the same technique could be used to make more affordable replicas (maybe even forgeries) of masterpieces.

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Apr 6, 2016

Report:​ Drones, 3D Printing, and A.I. Will All Create Deadly New Challenges for the U.S. Military

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, drones, military, robotics/AI

We all know that anything that the public can get their hands on, the black market, etc. already has access as well as those hard to get items like a rocket launcher, etc. So, not sure why anyone will be surprised by this article.


New technologies will level the playing field between the major powers and smaller, independent players.

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Apr 4, 2016

Artificial molecules

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, materials

Scientists at ETH Zurich and IBM Research Zurich have developed a new technique that enables for the first time the manufacture of complexly structured tiny objects joining together microspheres. The objects have a size of just a few micrometres and are produced in a modular fashion, making it possible to program their design in such a way that each component exhibits different physical properties. After fabrication, it is also very simple to bring the micro-objects into solution. This makes the new technique substantially different from micro 3D printing technology. With most of today’s micro 3D printing technologies, objects can only be manufactured if they consist of a single material, have a uniform structure and are attached to a surface during production.

To prepare the micro-objects, the ETH and IBM researchers use tiny spheres made from a polymer or silica as their building blocks, each with a diameter of approximately one micrometre and different physical properties. The scientists are able to control the particles and arrange them in the geometry and sequence they like.

The structures that are formed occupy an interesting niche in the size scale: they are much larger than your typical chemical or biochemical molecules, but much smaller than typical objects in the macroscopic world. “Depending on the perspective, it’s possible to speak of giant molecules or micro-objects,” says Lucio Isa, Professor for Interfaces, Soft matter and Assembly at ETH Zurich. He headed the research project together with Heiko Wolf, a scientist at IBM Research. “So far, no scientist has succeeded in fully controlling the sequence of individual components when producing artificial molecules on the micro scale,” says Isa.

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Apr 2, 2016

Device turns your phone into 3D printer

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, mobile phones

This $99 device turns your phone into a 3D printer.

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Apr 2, 2016

How Long Before I Can 3D Print A Replacement Body For Myself?

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, futurism

Thomas Frey’s futurist predictions will leave you beyond enlightened. Learn more about 3D printing in the future by clicking here!

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Mar 31, 2016

International ‘Moon Village’ Is Way To Go According To European Space Agency | Video

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, business, robotics/AI, space

Sounds great — as long as we don’t call it a Moon Village. That sounds inane.


The director general of ESA, Johann-Dietrich Woerner, believes that the world should collaborate to create a permanent lunar base for “science, business, tourism or even mining.” Plans to use robotics and 3D printing for building the base have been discussed.

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Mar 30, 2016

Scientists Can Now 3D Print Any Muscle

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, bioengineering

This method allows bioengineers to 3D print tissue of ANY shape.

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Mar 30, 2016

This Week in Science: Mar 20 — 27, 2016

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, bioengineering, biotech/medical, science, space

3D printed heart replicas, A new type of colossal galaxy, shutting down HIV with gene editing, and more!

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