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This Database Lets You 3D Print and Explore Thousands of Fossils | Gizmodo

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Fossils are three-dimensional objects, but you aren’t really supposed to touch them, and you can’t see their depth and detail very easily over the internet. But a new database of fossils from the British Geological Survey actually has the necessary files for you to 3D print fossils yourself.

The searchable database has thousands of images of fossils you can zoom in on, rotate, and interact with on your screen. And you can bring these old bones and artifacts into the physical realm too, thanks to downloadable .ply and .obj files you can use to 3D print them. You can search by period of time, type of fossil, species, genus, etc. to find all kinds of fossils.

BGS Fossil Database

via This Database Lets You 3D Print and Explore Thousands of Fossils | Gizmodo.

The Most Incredible 3-D Printed Things We’ve Ever Seen ⚙ Co.Labs

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Think 3-D printers can only make simple toys and trinkets? Think again. From amazing prosthetics to custom surfboards, here are the latest, most incredible things that enterprising engineers are building with 3-D printers.

via The Most Incredible 3-D Printed Things We’ve Ever Seen ⚙ Co.Labs ⚙ code + community.

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This Anti-Gravity 3-D Printer Can Make Objects Anywhere–Even Space | Co.Exist

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The Mataerial printer squirts quick-drying polymers from a nozzle, like it was frosting a cake, creating a new model for 3-D printing that doesn’t require layers and supports to make a new object.

via This Anti-Gravity 3-D Printer Can Make Objects Anywhere–Even Space | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation.

Why 3D Printing Is Overhyped (I Should Know, I Do It For a Living) | Gizmodo

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“The main issue lies with raised expectations, build quality, price and usability. So here we go, my list of reasons 3D printing isn’t all you think it’s cracked up to be.”

via Why 3D Printing Is Overhyped (I Should Know, I Do It For a Living) | Gizmodo.

The issues discussed include:

  • People’s expectations
  • The name
  • Strength
  • Surface finish
  • Cost
  • Speed
  • Usability
  • Machine range
  • Materials

 

 

The shape of things to come: A consumer’s guide to 3D printers – Stephen’s Lighthouse

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The shape of things to come: A consumer’s guide to 3D printers – Stephen’s Lighthouse

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Whitepaper on the 3D printing, patents, trademarks and copyrights – Stephen’s Lighthouse

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Whitepaper on the 3D printing, patents, trademarks and copyrights – Stephen’s Lighthouse.

PBS: Will 3D Printing Change the World? – Stephen’s Lighthouse

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New PBS: Will 3D Printing Change the World? – Stephen’s Lighthouse.

Major Ed-Tech Trends for 2013 – Online Colleges [Infographic]

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3D Printing Soon to be Mainstream

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Staples Announces In-Store 3-D Printing Service | Wired Design | Wired.com.

Collection of Links: 3D Printing

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With 3D printing becoming ever more popular in the news, I thought I would post links to articles I found most informative about this emerging technology.

The EFF Needs Help Keeping 3D Printing Free from TechCrunch October 27, 2012

Kickstopped: Affordable 3D Printer Put on Hold from WIRED October 26, 2012

The Future of Higher Education: Reshaping Universities Through 3D Printing from Engadget October 19, 2012

Wired’s Chris Anderson: Today’s ‘Maker Movement’ Is The New Industrial Revolution [TCTV] from TechCrunch October 9, 2012

The Next Battle for Internet Freedom Could Be Over 3D Printing from TechCrunch published in August 2012

To Remain Relevant, Libraries Should Help Patrons Create – The Digital Shift from May 2012