Students at Harvard are working on a project called Midas Touch that aims to use 3D printing to bring visual art to the fingers of the blind.
3D Printer Stocks and Investing
We've written a general overview to 3D printer stocks in 2013, which a good place to begin: Click here
Several companies which make 3D printers and 3D modeling software are publicly traded companies. The beauty of investing in 3D printer stocks now is that most of the world has yet to know what 3D printing is, let alone understand the future of this world-changing technology.
3D printer leaders like 3D Systems Technology (DDD) and Stratasys. Inc. (SSYS) are trade on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq, respectively. Two new smaller companies just recently went public: Arcam AB (AMAVF) and ExOne (XONE). Organovo (ONVO) is a pioneer in the 3D bioprinter area.
Some 3D modeling software (CAD) companies that allows the creation of the digital files that serve as input for the 3D printers, are also public. For example, the biggest player is AutoDesk (ADSK); another player, the creator of the massively popular Solidworks software, is a product of a public company in France named Dassault Systèmes, that you can buy on the Nasdaq (DASTY).
This 3D printer stocks archive page will keep you abreast of the latest happenings in 3D printing investment opportunities.
Thing of the Week: Pictures
According to instagram, photography is cool. Be the hip one with these 3D printable picture enhancers.
Belgian artist Nick Ervinck wins Bits to Its 3D Printing Best In Show Award
With close to perfect scores from all three judges, Belgian artist Nick Ervinck’s 3D printed sculpture RACHT was named Best in Show for the Bits to Its 3D Printed Art Show.
Joshua Harker on the Third Industrial Revolution
You’ve seen his tangled skull pieces, now hear him tell of the journey that lead to their 3D printed creation.
Queen of Burlesque shows off world’s first fully-articulated 3D printed gown
Last night Shapeways wowed fashionistas at the Ace Hotel in New York with a 3D printed gown that was worn by none other than queen of burlesque Dita Von Teese.
Thing of the Week: MakerBot Customizer Challenge with 3 MakerBot 2X prizes!
Thingiverse is hosting a contest to introduce the new Customizer, and you could win a MakerBot 2X Experimental Printer!
Ping Fu, Joshua Harker, and Dizingof to curate Bits to Its, one of the world’s first juried 3D printed sculpture shows
Three 3D printing visionaries have agreed to curate a landmark art show at the Landing Gallery in Rockland, Maine.
Hot and sexy 3D printed fashion hits Paris Fashion Week (Updated)
Stratasys and Materialise unveiled their 3D printed fashion collaborations as part of Iris van Herpen’s Haute Couture show, ‘VOLTAGE’ in Paris Fashion Week.
Sandboxr’s awesome custom 3D model-to-print app lets everyone create interesting characters
The demo video of the new 3D modeling-to-print app by Sandbxr looks like it might really be something quite exciting. Watch it and see what you think.
Joshua DeMonte’s art of 3D printing, now at Renwick Gallery
Joshua DeMonte's 3D printed art is currently at the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery, shown in the exhibit "40 under 40: Craft Futures." Watch the video.
Crayon Creatures takes your child’s drawings from the fridge to the desk
Now your child's drawing of you washing the dog on the moon doesn’t have to stay on the fridge; it can sit in 3D brilliance on the mantle or your office desk.
Printing characters and creatures from famous movies
Objet 3D printers are helping the Legacy Effects studio to design characters, creatures, suits, props, collectibles and animatronics more productively.
3D printed Advent Calendar is complete
It took 25 days, and there’s no chocolate, but this 3D printed Advent Calendar is still terrific.
Anatomy of a 3D printing Kickstarter project — an interview with designer Joshua Harker
An interview of artist Joshua Parker, designer of Crania Anatomica Filigre and Anatomica di Revolutis, on his successful Kickstarter projects.
It’s not that hard to put a ship in a bottle (with a 3D printer)
You've heard it said that 3D printers can print the proverbial ship in a bottle, right? Have you actually seen one? Here you go, printed all in one session on an Object printer.