3D printing is progressively finding its way into all kinds of technical applications. Spare parts for ships will soon be printed onboard to safeguard against minor breakages and issues, solving the long-standing problem of not being able to find replacements for warships in the middle of a journey. The U.S. Navy recently placed fabrication labs…

What once seemed like a dream is now a reality fast approaching the field of medicine. The prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently developed a computer-aided 3D printing technology that is now introducing us to hitherto unexplored possibilities in customized medicines. While the institute has patented 3D printing technology for applications in various fields,…

3D Printing is fast becoming popular with not just hobbyists but also businesses and inventors all over the world. Selective laser sintering (SLS) is a technology widely used in the 3D printing process wherein the three dimensional object is created by fusing together several tiny plastic, glass or ceramic particles using a high-power laser. Simply…

While there are numerous 3D printing methods, the most widely used one is Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) where the printers are equipped with a thermoplastic filament, which is heated to its melting point to create a 3D object. FDM was first invented in the 80s by Scott Crump, chairman and co-founder of Stratasys, widely recognized…

Mahonri Owen, a PhD student from Waikato University, is in the news lately for his extensive work on hands. Yes, you read that right. Owen has been spending to the tune of six hours a day, for over the last year, studying hands, designing them and 3D printing them in his lab. Backed by the…