What if the first printed paper you read was actually the one you printed?That’s the question posed by the makers of the first printer in the world, the Ultima 3D printer, as it comes online this month.The machine has a printing capacity of 10,000 paper-based parts, and it is expected to deliver more than 10,500…
Axios is reporting that a startup called Replica 3D has raised $12 million in a Series A round led by Y Combinator.The company says it’s in the process of moving production to its Austin headquarters.The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.The company has raised the most money from a single investor in…
Glass makers have been making their own resin 3D printers for years.The process is so efficient that they can now easily make a batch of glass and make a full glass bowl without spending hundreds of dollars on a glassware setup.The technology is based on the same technique used by 3D-printing to make resin glasses.A…
A free inkjet printer has been available for free for several months now, but the printer is currently on sale and it’s being offered at a discounted price.The InkjetPrints website states that it has been on sale for five days, but it’s not clear if it’s the same product that was previously available for $199.The…
By now, you’ve probably heard that NFL players are the future of 3-D printing.That was the message coming out of a conference call held by NFL Players Association (NFLPA) on Monday, where NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke about the NFLPA’s support of the technology.Goodell said that the league is “actively exploring the opportunities for 3-d…
