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WATCH: This Bionic Ear Was Made On A 3D Printer

The Huffington Post | Alexis Kleinman | Posted 05.07.2013 | Technology

While some people are using 3D printers to make guns, scientists at Princeton University are using them to create working human ears. By combining "bi...

Interview: Avi Reichental on the 3D Printing Revolution (Part 2)

Lilia Ziamou | Posted 03.27.2013 | Technology
Lilia Ziamou

In the second part of this interview, Avi Reichental talks to us about the business model at 3D Systems, the value of 3D printing and mass customization, and the impact of technological convergence on the 3D printing revolution.

WATCH: Inside The 3D-Printed Gun Movement

The Huffington Post | Melissa Jeltsen | Posted 03.27.2013 | Technology

The United States' current gun control debate has centered on what type of guns people should legally own and what hoops people should jump through to...

Interview: Avi Reichental on the 3D Printing Revolution (Part 1)

Lilia Ziamou | Posted 05.21.2013 | Technology
Lilia Ziamou

There has been a lot of excitement around 3D printing, in technology circles and everyday conversations alike. In this interview, Avi Reichental, president and CEO of 3D Systems, shares his vision on the 3D printing revolution and its breakthrough impact across industries.

PHOTOS: Dita Von Teese Models Dress Made On A 3D Printer

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 03.07.2013 | Style

3D printers have always kind of confused us --how can you print something that's not flat? (Hey, we're not too tech savvy.) But retro-loving Dita ...

Scientists Create New Ear With Help Of 3D Printing

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 02.20.2013 | Technology

WASHINGTON -- Printing out body parts? Cornell University researchers showed it's possible by creating a replacement ear using a 3-D printer and injec...

World's First 3D Printing Pen Takes Kickstarter By Storm

The Huffington Post | Betsy Isaacson | Posted 02.20.2013 | Technology

If you've ever wanted to see your doodles in three dimensions, you can now do just that -- provided you fund the Kickstarter page for 3Doodler, the fi...

What Are the Possibilities With 3-D Printers?

Drew Hendricks | Posted 03.20.2013 | Technology
Drew Hendricks

By downloading plans online, homeowners will have nearly limitless options, and those who are creative can even design their own objects. Many experts believe that affordable 3-D printers capable of these tasks are only a few years away.

Could 3D Printing Put Apple Out Of Business?

The Daily Beast | Posted 01.10.2013 | Technology

According to the tech geeks at this week’s Las Vegas convention, 3D printers will put Apple and Intel out of business. Will you soon be printing out...

Kids and Moms and Tech Part I: The Reverse Titanic Syndrome

Robin Raskin | Posted 12.28.2012 | Technology
Robin Raskin

Each year at the International CES we host a series of exhibits and conferences that look at the other 70 percent (moms and kids) and how they use gear and gadgets differently than most of the engineers who create them.

3-D Pizza Printer and the Present Shock

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 02.25.2013 | Weird News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Just a few weeks ago I penned this bit of silliness about a 3-D pizza printer, and a few days later I am reading about "devices" that print meat.

MakerBot: How a 3D Printer Can Change the World

Murray Rosenbaum | Posted 12.15.2012 | Teen
Murray Rosenbaum

A machine such as the MakerBot will change the entire world in such a way that has never happened before. The MakerBot will open peoples' imaginations to a world that had never been available to them before it.

LOOK: Fun, Weird Tech At Maker Faire 2012

Posted 10.04.2012 | Science

Imagine a world populated with cupcake cars, a giant, remote-controlled game of thumb war and 70 different kinds of 3D printer. Having trouble? You sh...

Controversial Amateur Gunsmith's Project Suffers Another Setback, But He Vows To Keep Fighting

Posted 10.02.2012 | Technology

The plans of a University of Texas law student and amateur desktop gunsmith were put on hold last week when the company that had leased the sophistica...

Finally! A 3D Printer That You Can (Almost) Afford

The Huffington Post | Betsy Isaacson | Posted 11.13.2012 | Technology

Want to print yourself a filigreed bracelet? How about an action figure? Or a tiny to-scale model of the Eiffel Tower? All this and more could be your...

New Project Aims To Create Workable Guns From 3D Printers

Posted 08.28.2012 | Technology

The estimated total number of guns held by civilians in the United States is 270,000,000. Cody Wilson's invention could increase that number. Wils...

A Wiki To 3D-Print Your Own Guns At Home

Forbes | Posted 08.24.2012 | Technology

“We want to show this principle: That a handgun is printable,” says Wilson, a 24-year-old second-year law student at the University of Texas. “Y...

Man Makes Homemade Semiautomatic Rifle Using A 3-D Printer

Dominique Mosbergen | Posted 08.09.2012 | Technology

From pediatric prosthetics to drugs and guitars, 3-D printing is already revolutionizing the way we use, make and think about a plethora of products. ...

Deepening the Conversation on The Third Industrial Revolution

Jeremy Rifkin | Posted 06.19.2012 | Business
Jeremy Rifkin

With both presidential campaigns now turning their attention to the question of how to re-industrialize the economy and jump start growth, the time has arrived for a much needed national conversation on how to transition into a Third Industrial Revolution.

Are We Evolved Enough for Replicators?

Rod Roddenberry | Posted 06.09.2012 | Science
Rod Roddenberry

As the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation is upon us, so, too, is real replicator technology. We call it 3D printing. What's truly remarkable is that now for under $1,000, you can buy your own desktop replicator and make 3D objects in the privacy of your own home.

WATCH: Amazing 'Smart Sand' Automatically 'Clones' Any Object

Posted 04.03.2012 | Science

By: InnovationNewsDaily Staff Published: 04/02/2012 04:39 PM EDT on InnovationNewsDaily Two MIT researchers are working on creating "smart ...

The Third Industrial Revolution: How the Internet, Green Electricity, and 3-D Printing Are Ushering in a Sustainable Era of Distributed Capitalism

Jeremy Rifkin | Posted 05.28.2012 | Technology
Jeremy Rifkin

In the same way that the Internet radically reduced entry costs in generating and disseminating information, giving rise to new businesses like Google and Facebook, additive manufacturing has the potential to greatly reduce the cost of producing hard goods.

WATCH: You Won't Believe What This Artist Did To These Fish!

Posted 01.10.2012 | Arts

Riusuke Fukahori is not one to take the easy route to realizing his vision. For his latest exhibition, "Goldfish Salvation," at ICN Gallery in London,...

3D Printers Capable Of Making Bones?

Posted 12.03.2011 | Fifty

A 3D printer is being used to create new, bone-like material capable of supporting bone growth that rresearchers at Washington State University say co...

Artist Converts Japan Earthquake Into Sculpture

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 01.07.2012 | Arts

British artist Luke Jerram has created an incredible 3D printed sculpture out of a seismogram from Japan's horrific earthquake that devastated the cou...