‘3D News’ Archives
Does 3D ‘print your own gun’ fire rounds and operate perfectly?
So, can you print a gun? Yep, you can and that’s exactly what somebody with the alias “HaveBlue” did. To be accurate, HaveBlue didn’t print an entire gun, he printed a “receiver” for an AR-15 (better known as the military’s M16) at a cost of about $30 worth of [Read More]
Teen impresses Google with his 3D innovation
A young Maltese man chosen by Google over 10,000 other curious minds has returned to Malta loaded with advice from technology moguls and brimming with enthusiasm for innovation. The concept could have infinite possible applications in the future Last Monday, Melvin Zammit [Read More]
Ikea to roll out 3D augmented reality catalogue for customers
A new Ikea home furniture catalogue is set to feature augmented reality and interactive 3D models that allow consumers to see both the back and front of a product. Printed symbols that use QR code technology will be included in the 2013 catalogue, allowing users who [Read More]
MIT students develop cheap glasses-free 3D
A new method to project 3D images has been worked up by a research group at MIT. This is the Media Lab Camera Culture Group who has worked out a cheaper method by stacking many LCD panels one top of the other. Each of the panel displays a slightly different perspective of [Read More]
UNR Science Library First in Nation to Offer 3D Printing
A science and engineering library at the University of Nevada has become the first academic library in the nation to offer 3D printing. The DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library will offer the service along with scanning to all students. The public can use the service [Read More]
3D Startup Real5D Raises $1.2m To Let You Walk Around Real Estate Construction Plans
3D visualization technology has been around for some time, so Real5D closing a $1.2 million Seria A rund from the U.S. venture fund DoubleRock might look out of place to some. But San Francisco-based startup Real5D has taken 3D visualization to an interesting level of [Read More]
Expert shows how to unlock high security handcuffs with a 3D printed key
High-security police handcuffs can be opened with keys fashioned by a 3D printer, potentially giving criminals an easy way out of incarceration. Unlike the lock on your front door, handcuffs don’t use individually patterned keys, so their security relies on handcuff [Read More]
New machine gives you a 3D look at your sun-damaged skin
It’s something you may not want to see but a machine is giving people a 3D look at just how much damage the sun has done to their skin. “Growing up at the beach and ignoring my Mom’s pleas to stay out of the sun caught up with me,” said Christine Gibson after seeing [Read More]
Samsung’s new 3D TV has gesture-controlled Angry Birds
The world’s largest HDTV? Not quite, but it’s certainly amongst the biggest, and definitely up there in terms of TVs that are actually available for sale to simpletons like us. Samsung just announced a new 75″ monster of a TV — a Smart TVthat [Read More]
NASA fans follow the Curiosity Rover on Mars With 3D Online “Virtual Rover”
Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity multi-platform engine and development tools, today announced that NASA’s virtual Mars rover experience was developed with Unity. It will debut online via the Unity Web Player in conjunction with the landing of the most advanced [Read More]
