Tag Archives: 3D printer

3D Printers with Nanoscale Precision

Posted on 2012/03/13 by Mathilde B.

Austrian researchers from the Institute of Materials Science and Technology at the TU Vienna are setting a new world record with the development of a high-precision 3D printer capable of producing nanometer sized objects. The technique is called two-photon lithography. … Continue reading →

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Solar Powered 3D Printer

Posted on 2011/09/19 by sculpteo

The RepRap Mendel presented here uses RAMPS 1.3. RepRap Arduino Mega Pololu Shield (or RAMPS) is designed to fit the entire electronics needed for a RepRap in one small package for low cost. The 3D Printer is powered by a … Continue reading →

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Giant Wrench made with a Connex 500 multi-material 3D Printer from Objet Geometries

Posted on 2011/07/20 by sculpteo

Sam Green from Objet Geometries made his first video blog post yesterday. He shows how an Objet Connex 500 3D printer can produce 6 different size adjustable wrenches from 5cm in size to 49 cm in size – all in … Continue reading →

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Fully programmable 3D printer in Minecraft

Posted on 2011/07/08 by sculpteo

Youtube user Shrogg2 made a series of videos about his 3D Printer in Minecraft. The first video is a demo of the “birth of a creep”. It’s easy to understand because there’s no explanation Only music. If you want to … Continue reading →

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Chocolate 3D Printing

Posted on 2011/07/04 by sculpteo

The project is funded as part of the Research Council UK Cross-Research Council Programme – Digital Economy and is managed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) on behalf of ESRC, AHRC and MRC. It is being led … Continue reading →

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