66 links have been added on 19 ideas about #3dprinting.
  1. Mr N

    Custom 3D-printed cleats could be a solution for reducing the risk of serious injuries among female football players.

  2. 3D printing of human organs could be the solution for treating critically ill patients during space exploration missions.

  3. Check this out! These scientists want to test out a 3D human-printed heart in a pig.
    https://www.freethink.com/science/3d-bioprinting-organs-on-demand

  4. 3D printing is the future of organ transplant and medicine

  5. 3D metal printing technology can be used in top manufacturing sectors like the aerospace and automotive industries.

  6. Check this out! Tech giant Apple is using metal 3D printing technology to make smartwatches.
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-30/apple-watch-series-9-apple-tests-3d-printing-in-device-production

  7. Some 3D printers can even re-use plastic from 3D-printed products.

  8. … and for tattooists that need to cover over old naff tatts.

  9. Christ, didn’t realise this existed already – scraped your knee, just patch it up with some spare you skin. Amazing (if it works).

  10. 3D printing can also make the #fashion industry more sustainable by reducing material wastage.
    https://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/9585/implementing-sustainability-in-fashion-textile-industry

  11. The SuperDraco engine that provides launch escape system and propulsive-landing thrust for the Dragon V2 passenger-carrying space capsule is fully printed, and was the first fully printed rocket engine.

  12. RocketLab’s Rutherford rocket engine was first tested in late 2016, and since then, over 200 of the game-changing models have been produced. Their combustion chambers, injectors, pumps, and main propellant valves are all 3D printed using electron-beam melting.

  13. Love the idea of wearing it backwards to freak people out. Not sure about the camera bit. But dropping this link as some people have been making covid masks using their own face as a template.

  14. Yeah, this is likely going to be a great solution for all types of clothing and fabrics, maybe even kevlar and other materials used in engineering. I recommend this article on the subject https://www.3dnatives.com/en/3d-printing-knitwear-220720215/

  15. Watching history in the making right here https://www.thespaghettidetective.com/blog/2021/02/19/turning-used-cups-into-3d-prints/

  16. It would be amazing if someone found a value in old plastic. Money will guide us….

  17. CC

    Hmm, sounds good but names are deceptive. Wood filament is only 30% wood, the rest is crappy plastic / glue. Read this article https://johnthecomputerman.co.uk/3d-printing-wood/

  18. the applications are going to be endless, this looks lovely for interiors

  19. It’ll be crazy when drug download sites get hacked and folk make and take poison that kills them. Who will get locked up for that, the site owner for not keeping the site secure or the idiot who ate something he printed from a hacked site. At least it would take him and his faulty DNA our of the gene pool.

  20. Don’t need BREAKING BAD with this BAD BOY. Great idea, coming soon to a town near you. Should have vending machines attached so you don’t have to fund or meet criminals just to get our generations’s version of a relaxing pint.

  21. Wow, personalized pills – just crank up the visuals, down a touch on the comedown and pile on the munchies. heh. lucky kids of the future, we had to risk it with body packed pooey dope and risky random acid tests. This article is about medicine but then mental health goes two ways, happy AND sad. Chillout.

  22. Toybox is one for kids. not sure how well they come out though, anyone know?

  23. You just need a scaled-down cut-out image of the building from above, then use a guide to follow the shape of the jig – to allow the material to fall in the right place, you could even sell lots of 1-metre square jigs of different shapes of a building, for example, the castle.

  24. This can print a house for 4 grand. But the machine is so expensive that its no use to those who need housing the most.

  25. Matterport’s 3D data platform automatically stitches all your data together and lets you export your data easily, saving significant amounts of manual work and time.