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Student, 22, Founds Company Selling On-Demand, 3-D Printed Eyewear

BY Suzanne LaBarreThu Sep 29, 2011

A couple years ago, industrial-design student David Minich went shopping for eyeglasses, but couldn’t find anything he liked. So he vowed to design his own. “I had already used 3-D printing at school,” he tells Co.Design. “So ... READ»

MAMMOTH

3-D Prints Of Vocal Chords Let Extinct Mammoths Roar Again

BY Alissa WalkerThu Jul 14, 2011

Scientists employ all sorts of techniques to introduce us to extinct animals in the context of a museum, but for the most part, those techniques are largely visual. We usually don't get to learn how they smelled, for example, or how ... READ»

KINECT HACKS | Comment

Zoolander Meets Dr. Evil: Kinect Hack Prints Out a Model Mini-You

BY Kit EatonFri Apr 1, 2011

Ever want to be a model? Then you'll love this new hack that combines 3-D imaging and a RepRap machine to turn you into...a model! It's clever, and hints at two powerful futures for tech.READ»

PROTOTYPES

Freedom of Creation Unveils Customizable 3-D Font

BY Suzanne LaBarreThu Dec 16, 2010

We’ve got a hot one for all you typography freaks out there: The Dutch rapid-prototyping juggernaut Freedom of Creation has released an arty new font designed explicitly to be printed in 3-D. The result is a snaking, spiraling, ... READ»

REPRAP | Comment

Hackers Create Virtual Pottery Wheel (That Makes Real Pottery)

BY Cliff KuangWed Jun 2, 2010

Users can mold a virtual, 3-D model, and have it printed out on demand.READ»

GINGER KRIEG DOSIER | Comment

Printable Brick Could Cut World's Carbon Emissions by "At Least" 800 Million Tons a Year [UPDATED]

BY Cliff KuangWed May 12, 2010

The brick, made of sand, bacteria, and urea, has won Metropolis's 2010 Next Generation award.READ»

SPY PLANES | Comment

Boeing Rapid-Prototypes Its Phantom Ray Spy Plane Into Flight

BY Kit EatonTue May 11, 2010

Boeing's newest research aircraft got a public unveiling yesterday, which is interesting for such a future-facing aircraft that's surely destined for a ton of cloak-and-dagger work. It's an unmanned spy plane, and even its looks are ...READ»

IRONMAN 2 | Comment

Iron Man 2's Secret Sauce: 3-D Printing

BY Cliff KuangFri May 7, 2010

Exclusive pics of the 3-D printing process behind the Iron Man 2 costumes.READ»

ALISSIA MELKA-TEICHROEW

NYC Designer Brings Bits of Brooklyn to Milan

BY Cliff KuangFri Apr 9, 2010

Next week's Milan Furniture Fair is probably the biggest design event in the world--but Americans are almost completely shut out of it. One exception: Alissia Melka-Teichroew, a young New Yorker and Dutch immigrant. Unlike most young ... READ»

3-D PRINTING | Comment

3-D Printed Shoes: Quite the Feet

BY Cliff KuangFri Mar 19, 2010

You can make anything from 3-D printing, from impossibly complex lamps to chain-mail bags to entire buildings. So it's actually kind of surprising that 3-D printed shoes aren't more common. Maybe someday soon: For her master's ...READ»

DESIGN | Comment

3-D Printing Whole Buildings in Stone...in Space: This Printer Rocks

BY William BostwickThu Mar 11, 2010

Enrico Dini's brilliant-or-crazy (or both) prototype machine prints entire buildings in solid rock... On the MOON!READ»

DESIGN | Comment

3-D Printed Pottery Would Have Given Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore Brutal Paper Cuts

BY William BostwickMon Feb 22, 2010

The Belgian studio Unfold pioneers 3-D printed ceramics.READ»

PROJECT MANAGEMENT | Comment

Project Management: Moving at the Speed of Backwards

BY Shawn GrahamMon Feb 8, 2010

You’ve received a mandate from your boss and you’re raring to go. But instead of bursting out of the gate, you’re left spinning your wheels; you’re at the mercy of variables that are often beyond your control. Although there ...READ»

HEALTH CARE | Comment

Need an Artery? Just Print One Out

BY Cliff KuangMon Jan 4, 2010

A new firm plans to market 3-D printers that might one day be capable of fabricating entire organs.READ»

STUDIO DROR | Comment

An Amazing Collapsible Lamp

BY Cliff KuangThu Dec 3, 2009

You've got to see the video of Studio Dror's new lamp to appreciate its stunning complexity.READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Fishing Rods From Carrot Sticks and Canvas Made of Concrete?! Seven Amazing Materials

BY Cliff KuangWed Nov 25, 2009

Behind every classic of design lies some innovation in materials or fabrication. So what materials will tomorrow's brilliant new products be made from? Material Connexion, a materials library for designers, has just unveiled its inaugural MEDIUM awards, for the best materials of the year. Here's an exclusive sneak peek of a few of those mind-bending innovations.READ»

RAPID PROTOTYPING | Comment

Put Your Keyboard Down, and Back Away From the Rapid Prototyping Machine

BY Cliff KuangTue Nov 24, 2009

Joshua DeMonte's jewelry mimics classical architecture. Pretty? Um, you decide.READ»

RAPID PROTOTYPING | Comment

Geekiest Chic: Computer-Generated Jewelry

BY Cliff KuangWed Nov 11, 2009

Nervous System designs custom, high-tech jewelry on the cheap using rapid prototyping.READ»

BITS 'N' PIECES | Comment

Bits 'n' Pieces: High-tech Design

BY Cliff KuangWed Nov 4, 2009

If you're curious about high-tech design techniques, a new exhibit should appease your appetite. READ»

BRAIN WAVE SOFA | Comment

Infographic of the Day: This Is Your Brain on Design

BY Cliff KuangThu Oct 29, 2009

The designer sat down for a brain scan, thought of comfort--and turned the resulting pattern into a sofa.READ»