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4-Mation: amazing 3D printed zoetrope animations hit Kickstarter Research & Education

by Consumer

Invented in the mid-19th century, the zoetrope was a novel piece of proto-cinematic technology. Now, nearly two centuries later—and well into advanced cinema and animation—the spinning animation device doesn’t quite hold the same wonder that it used to, but there is still a distinct element of magic and amusement about it. Interestingly, there has been something of a resurgence of zoetrope devices enabled by 3D printing technologies.

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3D bioprinting complex vessel networks for implantable tissues Bioprinting

by Medical

Ali Khademhosseini, a bioengineering professor at UCLA specializing in tissue engineering and bioprinting, and his team have developed a new and innovative technique for bioprinting tubular structures that mimic complex vessel networks and ducts. The breakthrough research, recently published in the journal Advanced Materials, could enable the bioprinting of tissues for implanting or drug testing.

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Bugatti stuns with new €5 million Divo super sports car Additive Manufacturing

by Automotive

Renowned French car manufacturer Bugatti recently unveiled its newest super sports car model, the Divo, much to the excitement of the automotive world. The car, which premiered at The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering event in Monterey, California, was released in an extremely limited series (only 40 vehicles were made). Even priced at €5 million a unit, the stunning sports car sold out almost immediately.

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Boston is now the heart of America’s ‘new’ 3D printing sector Trends 2020

by Technologies

With Boston-area based Formlabs closing the latest funding round and achieving a valuation of $1 billion, it now appears clear that the city that is most closely associated with the American Revolution is rapidly becoming the center of another revolution: the additive manufacturing revolution. There are now several leading companies based in the area, with two of them, Desktop Metal and Formlabs, already considered to be “unicorns” (i.e. worth more than $1 billion). Boston 3D printing is leading the charge of startups that are driving the evolution of the AM industry.

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Medical 3D printing pioneer Andy Christensen joins Dimension Inx AM Industry

by Business

Dimension Inx, an innovative 3D printing material developer, has established a new advisory board and is introducing its first advisory board member: Andy Christensen. Working with high profile AM companies, Mr. Christensen has spent his entire career focused on developing and expanding the medical applications of 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing. From 2000 to 2014 he was the Founder and President of Medical Modeling Inc., a medical device-focused 3D Printing service bureau based in Golden, Colorado.