May 8, 2013 | @UR, Design, In the News, Printing
We were visited today by Richmond’s own WTVR senior reporter, Wayne Covil. He interviewed me as part of a story about the 3D printing of guns (see earlier post for background). Bottom-line, current low-cost 3D printers are not quite ready to print guns, but...
May 7, 2013 | In the News
Both sides of the gun control debate and the 3D printed gun debate, more specifically, could discuss the issue all they wanted in a theoretical framework until now. Cody Wilson, the UT Austin law student who made a lot of press regarding the controversial development...
Apr 28, 2013 | Design, In the News, Printing
Many in the low to medium-cost 3D printing world are cautiously optimistic to the initial hype for a printer that is promoted by the makers to print full color objects. The manufacturer, botObjects, will be releasing more information in June, but for now, there is...
Apr 28, 2013 | Design, In the News
The Winkleman Gallery in New York is currently exhibiting works that integrate 3D printed forms into more traditional art. To the 3D printing expert without artistic training, I can at least see a good opportunity to repurpose the plastic parts from unsuccessful 3D...
Apr 21, 2013 | Design, In the News, Printing
This is honestly not a late April Fools joke. TED Fellow Skylar Tibbits gave a TED talk to describe the research and development partnerships his MIT lab is making to develop 4D printing. What is 4D printing? Well, you should watch his TED talk below, but...
Apr 1, 2013 | In the News, Printing
[Update: this was an April Fools joke perpetrated by thinkgeek and disseminated by 3D printing enthusiasts] I can’t wait to review the first Play-Doh 3D printer. It’s another “I wish I though of that” product as it gets kids thinking about 3D...
