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- Autodesk Apps for DIY 3D Models
- Autodesk is amping up its commitment to the Maker community through its introduction of two new applications for its Autodesk 123D software—apps that allow creating 3D models based on photos, whether taken with a smart phone or an SLR camera. ...
Blog Published: 11/8/2011
- 3M Film Design Turns Ordinary Windows into Solar Panels
- Although the designs of many household solar panels are such that installation requires the skills of full-blown professionals, 3M has developed a see-through solar film that changes not only the idea of what solar panels look like, but also how the...
Blog Published: 10/7/2011
- IBM & 3M: Collaboration for Product Development
- Here’s a case of some clever collaboration: IBM is noted for its computing prowess. 3M is noted for its adhesive excellence.
Blog Published: 9/8/2011
- Listen Up: High-End Audio Appealing
- Developers of audio systems ought to take note of a survey just released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), which indicates that the demand for high-quality audio electronics is, well, high.
Blog Published: 8/5/2011
- Solidscape’s Latest Model Material Offers Flexibility, Durability
- Solidscape, a manufacturer of 3D printers and materials for lost wax casting and mold making applications, is offering a new model material: plusCAST.
Blog Published: 8/3/2011
- Electric Bike Concept is Easy on the Legs, Eyes
- Designers Edward Kim and Benny Cemoli have created an electric bike concept that is off the chain.
Blog Published: 7/22/2011
- Cross-Over 3D Printing
- Although you may have heard of “crossover” vehicles—like a Chevy Equinox or a Toyota RAV4, which combine characteristics of cars and SUVs—you probably haven’t heard about “cross-over” 3D printers. But that’s how Stratasys is describing its new Fortu...
Blog Published: 7/21/2011
- High-Speed Plastic Milling
- There are three-and-a-half things about the M8 PlasticMill from Datron Dynamics that you really need to know.
Blog Published: 7/20/2011
- Additive Object That Should Go Viral
- There is a video that’s been making its way around the Internet showing a crescent wrench being 3D printed.
Blog Published: 7/18/2011
- Developing the Next-Generation Airplane
- Five years from now, the air travel industry is projected to be quite different. “There will be requirements for lower-noise aircraft, lower-polluting aircraft, lighter-weight aircraft,” says John Arnone, a spokesman for Bombardier Aerospace. Instea...
Blog Published: 7/15/2011
