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Neri Oxman and Objet in Paris: 3D Printing Organic-Like Shapes

We were this morning at the Center Pompidou in Paris for the opening of the exhibition Multiversités Créatives, exploring future of materials and 3D printing through design and contemporary art. Pneuma 2, 2012 Série des pulmonaire / Pulmonary Series Neri … Continue reading

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3D Printing Inspired by Nature

In this MIT News video, Steven Keating, a graduate student from the Mediated Matter Group at the MIT Media lab, introduce you to their test platform for 3D Printing: a robotic arm. By attaching different extruder heads they can test … Continue reading

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The different technologies behind 3D Printing

What we call “3D Printing” includes different fabrication methods. It would be more accurate to call it “Additive Manufacturing”. Only one technology works like printing and worth to be called 3D Printing: it’s 3DP. – Stereo Lithography Apparatus (SLA) use … Continue reading

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MIT unveils Solar cells that can be 3D printed on ordinary paper, plastic or fabric

The new printing process uses vapors, not liquids, and temperatures less than 120 degrees Celsius. These “gentle” conditions make it possible to use ordinary untreated paper, cloth or plastic as the substrate on which the solar cells can be printed. … Continue reading

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Fabaroni: a pasta 3D printer made from scratch

Fabaroni was a project from the How to Make (Almost) Anything Class of Fall 2007 (MIT) who decided to build a 3D Printer from scratch. They started to test the best material to use for this project. They choose food. … Continue reading

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