The Boom of 3D Printing: Exploring the Popularity of This Technology
3D printing technology has grown exponentially in popularity in recent years and is revolutionizing the way products are created. The thriving 3D printing industry, also known as additive manufacturing, is an innovative form of printing that allows users to easily and quickly create three-dimensional objects from a digital file. Can you imagine how much time, […]
This WASP is making 3D printed houses from mud!
If you live in rural Australia, you know all about mud-dauber wasps. Incredibly industrious, they spend the summer months finding wet soil, clay or mud and then using it to make their egg sacs… all over your walls! The sacs are tough and protect the eggs from predators until they hatch. The WASP in this […]
We Can Rebuild Them
A project that started out as a special effect prosthetic has transformed into a potentially life changing technology that could help tens, even hundreds, of thousands of people live higher quality lives! After seeing this YouTube video by Ivan Owen, a Washington based prop maker, a South African carpenter by the name of Richard Van As […]
Print Your Own Future
Last week I wrote a post about how 3D printing was being used to make cheap and practical prosthetic limbs. Whilst that is undoubtedly the best application of the technology I’ve seen so far when it comes to a practical and inspirational use for the relatively new technology, 3D printing is really shaping up to […]
From Prototype to Reality – Meet Your 3D Printed Home!
You could be forgiven for thinking that 3D printing is a new phenomenon. After all, it has only really been newsworthy for the past two or three years. However, Winsun China, have had big plans for 3D printing since 2005 when they invented a 3D print nozzle capable of extruding concrete. In 2008, they put […]
