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3D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file. The creation of a 3D printed object is achieved using additive processes. In an additive process an object is created by laying down successive layers of material until the entire object is created. Each of these layers can be seen as a thinly sliced horizontal cross-section of the eventual object.
http://3dprinting.com/what-is-3d-printing/
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Video: Derby the dog: Running on 3D Printed Prosthetics
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Derby, the dog who runs on 3-D printed legs
RACHEL FELTMAN
Meet Derby – the 3D dog http://stuff.co.nz/life-style/cutestuff/64351239/derby-the-dog-who-runs-on-3d-printed-legs …
An adorable dog named Derby, born with deformed front legs, has been given a set of 3-D printed prosthetics. And these custom-made legs, which he can rock back and forth on (to keep him from getting stuck in the dirt) don’t just help him walk more easily. With his new legs, he can run.
Derby had the good fortune of being fostered by a woman who knows all about 3-D printing. Tara Anderson works for the company 3D Systems, and she knew that custom prosthetics made with this technology are a more practical choice than traditional prosthetics.
3-D printing has already caused quite a stir in the market for human artificial limbs — especially for kids. Because scans of the patient’s anatomy can be loaded into a computer and saved, they don’t need to go through the process of getting a new mold every time they grow. And while 3-D printing is far from being a perfect production process, it’s still a whole lot cheaper than traditional methods.
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3D printing on Mercedes S-Class and Nissan racing cars http://bit.ly/1AR9yyT @Nissan @Nissan_MSport @MercedesBenz #3dprinting
3d printing opens a world of possibilities for innovation in the automobile field, in production, design, and quality of cars.
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Video: Nissan Nismo Insider, 3D printing facility, Season 2 Ep 17
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Mark Scialla Shanghai 3D prints 10 houses from recyclable materials for less than $5000! http://shanghaiist.com/2014/08/26/3d-printed-houses-to-be-used-shanghai-qingpu-district.php …
Ten 3D-printed houses to be used in Shanghai’s Qingpu district
The 10 3D-printed houses made by a Chinese company from recycled material earlier this year were officially put into use on August 21 in Shanghai’s Qingpu district, Tencent News reports.
The houses aren’t very big, each one measuring around a dozen square meters. No signs of bricks and tiles can be seen on the houses and the tallest one is no more than two stories.
The components were printed with a special “ink” made from industrial construction waste.
The 3D houses were printed in Suzhou and then moved to Shanghai.
The 3D-printing technology is environment-friendly and costs 50 percent less than traditional construction, according to reports. The 10 houses costed 4,800 USD to make.
By Lucy Liu
[ Images via Tencent News ]
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International Business Times
Beijing Doctors Implant World’s First 3D-Printed Vertebra into 12 Year-Old Boy
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August 19, 2014 13:32 BST
Doctors from the Peking University Third Hospital (PUTH) in Beijing, China, have become the first in the world to use 3D-printing in complex spinal cord surgery, after replacing a section of cancerous vertebra in a boy’s neck with a piece created on a 3D printer.
Video: World’s 1st 3D printed bone surgery
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