Taking Home a Piece of Norway
Browsing through Google Maps or a similar satellite imagery site is a great way to pass an evening. You can pretend that you’re actually visiting places that you’ve never been to, and get an idea of what they look like even if you can’t afford the travel costs. But what if you could hold a physical […]
3D Printing on the Go: a Portable Printer
Your desktop printer is just that – something made for your desktop. The latest 3D printers follow the same model; in fact, the ones small enough to fit on a desktop are actually an anomaly. But what if you could take your printer with you? That’s where the Tobeca, a portable 3D printer, comes into […]
This Time, it Really is Rocket Science: NASA Prints an Engine Piece
NASA’s playing with 3D printers again, and this time, they’ve got an engine piece.
The MakerBot Digitizer: Scan Anything
There are two ways to make a 3D model of an object. You can either draw the item using 3D modeling software, or scan it in. Of course, if you want to scan a physical object, you need a high quality digital scanner to do it. And that’s where the new MakerBot Digitizer steps in. […]
Fantasy Meets Reality: 3D Printing and Copyright Laws
Just because you designed the model doesn’t mean the image is yours to use – or to print. Even in the world of 3D printing, copyright is still an important issue.