• The Shattering Truth of 3D-Printed Clothing

    threeASFOUR’s Harmonograph Dress, part of the fall 2016 show collection, BIOMIMICRY. Designed in collaboration with Travis Fitch and 3D printed by Stratasys. (Photo: Schohaja) When the fashion trio threeASFOUR debuted its first collection of 3D-printed clothing, a parade of auburn-haired models marched down a runway at the Jewish Museum in New York City. Their gowns […]

  • COMPUTERS
    Airbus Presents 3D-Printed Mini Aircraft

    Dwarfed by huge jets all around, the mini-plane Thor was nonetheless an eye-catcher at the Berlin air show this week – the small Airbus marvel is the world’s first 3D-printed aircraft. Windowless, weighing in at just 21 kilos (46 pounds) and less than four metres (13 feet) long, the drone Thor – short for “Test […]

  • NEWS
    First 3D-Printed Robots Made Out of Both Solids and Liquids

    In a first, MIT scientists have 3D printed a tiny six-legged robot using a new technique that involves printing solid and liquid materials at the same time. The new method allows the team to automatically 3D print dynamic robots in a single step, with no assembly required, using a commercially-available 3D printer. “Our approach, which […]