2012 - A Truly Crazy Year 3D Printing Wise and Otherwise
At CE, we spent the past year covering all kinds of technology and research news. But, what really stuck with us amidst that tablet-hullaballoo was the revolution called '3D printing'. The most remarkable innovations and startups revolved around that tech. And we are just looking to seek more of it in the coming days. So, here's a year that was all crazy and up for 3D printing technology, in a hindsight -
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The research team led by Prof. Sushmita Bose used a ceramic which can be used as a scaffold for making new bones - a novel method for helping a person with fractured bone.
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DIWire Bender Bends Metal Wire Into 2D Or 3D Curves
The one where sers just have to draw curves on their computers, import the file into DIWire software and press print.
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Though just at a conceptual stage right now, an airbus designer, Bastin Schafer along with other engineers believes that in the coming 40 years, the 3D printing tech will be able print out a concept plane from a hanger-sized 3D printer.
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A TEDxOjai that made raves and caught every enthusiasts attention - Behrokh Khoshnevis, a professor of engineering at USC, talked about the Center for Rapid Automated Fabrication Technologies or CRAFT that presents how we can build a custom-designed house in just a day – while reducing environmental impact and costs.
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When so much is happening in the 3D Print world, Disney Imagineers had something unique, as usual, to offer. The researchers from Disney brought for us a new 3D printing technology called the ‘Printed Optics’ that enable sensing, display, and illumination elements to be directly embedded in the casing or mechanical structure of an interactive device.
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Now last, but definitely not the least, is the 'Carbomorph'. Developed by engineers at University of Warwick, this new conductive plastic composite makes it possible for anyone to print their own electronic gadget.
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We have our mind blown. There's so much happening and there's a lot to come in near future. If you think we missed an important landmark in 3d printing, please feel free to share some links in comments.
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The research team led by Prof. Sushmita Bose used a ceramic which can be used as a scaffold for making new bones - a novel method for helping a person with fractured bone.
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DIWire Bender Bends Metal Wire Into 2D Or 3D Curves
The one where sers just have to draw curves on their computers, import the file into DIWire software and press print.
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Though just at a conceptual stage right now, an airbus designer, Bastin Schafer along with other engineers believes that in the coming 40 years, the 3D printing tech will be able print out a concept plane from a hanger-sized 3D printer.
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A TEDxOjai that made raves and caught every enthusiasts attention - Behrokh Khoshnevis, a professor of engineering at USC, talked about the Center for Rapid Automated Fabrication Technologies or CRAFT that presents how we can build a custom-designed house in just a day – while reducing environmental impact and costs.
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When so much is happening in the 3D Print world, Disney Imagineers had something unique, as usual, to offer. The researchers from Disney brought for us a new 3D printing technology called the ‘Printed Optics’ that enable sensing, display, and illumination elements to be directly embedded in the casing or mechanical structure of an interactive device.
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Now last, but definitely not the least, is the 'Carbomorph'. Developed by engineers at University of Warwick, this new conductive plastic composite makes it possible for anyone to print their own electronic gadget.
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We have our mind blown. There's so much happening and there's a lot to come in near future. If you think we missed an important landmark in 3d printing, please feel free to share some links in comments.
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