Conductive micro-3D printing holds huge potential for many applications
Japanese researchers make a discovery that brings us closer to 3D printed electronics: conductive microprinting.
Category: Electronics
Now you can create NFC-enabled 3D printed objects
Near field communication (NFC) is a new way to wirelessly transmit data over very short distances (a couple centimeters), and now the technology has been merged with 3D printing.
Brainwave: the $100 open source 3D printer controller board
Finally the Brainwave is on the market, further enabling DIY 3D printing at a great price.
3D print your own humanoid robot
Having only a year to work on it so far, French sculptor Gael Langevin already has the upper half of an open-source robot operating and on Thingiverse.
Thing of the Week: Robotic arms
While there are plenty of fun and silly things on Thingiverse, there are pages and pages of practical tools and gadgets, including printable robotic arms.
One more breakthrough in 3d printing conductive materials: Carbomorph.
Hot off the press, and this is no reference to temperature. carbomorph, which is a conductive plastic thta can be 3D printed..
CEA names 3D printing one of “5 Technology Trends to Watch”
3D printing is one of the “prominent technology trends expected to influence the consumer electronics industry in the years ahead,” according to the 2013 edition of “Five Technology Trends to Watch” report by the CEA.
3D printed headphones snap together for easy assembly
John Mabry aimed to create headphones that could be assembled without tools, and there he succeeded so he put the “13:30” Headphones CAD files on Thingiverse.
RA 3D printer controller on Kickstarter for $149
Another great 3D printing project has popped up on Kickstarter. This time it’s the RA 3D printer controller board for as low as $149.
Arduino is Open Source Imagination and Invention
Massimo Banzi gives a terrific 15-minute TED talk, describing how the maker movement is creating the future, hands on, with the Arduino microprocessor.