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MichiganTech Professor, Student Help Bring Medical 3-D Printing to Nicaragua

Press Release | Michigan Technological University | November 17, 2015

With all the technology we have today, there are so many possibilities. The whole world can collaborate and create open-sourced information to help develop thousands of scientific uses for various new technologies like 3-D printing. Enabling the Future is an organization that is doing just that. It is a global network of passionate volunteers using their 3-D printers, design skills and personal time to give the world a “helping hand” with free 3-D-printed prosthetic hands for those in need.

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NASA Targets 3D Printing For Astronauts, Cheap Satellites

Lucas Mearian | Computerworld | September 18, 2013

Astronauts could create fixes for space station problems; 3D-printed satellites could provide Internet Wi-Fi for everyone on Earth Read More »

Oldies But Goodies: Seven Projects Still Rocking Open Source

Dave Gruber | Open Source Delivers | October 2, 2012

We all get excited about the latest hot open source projects like CloudStack and Boot to Gecko — they’re new and exciting and the possibilities seem endless.  But what about the many long-running projects that have been core to the world of open source for decades? The ones that have truly stood the test of time? Read More »

The Chronological History Of 3D Printing

Jesse DePinto and Matthew Juranitch | 3D Creations | August 31, 2012

As the next industrial revolution gets closer and closer, we decided to write a white paper on the past, present and future of 3D printing. In the spirit of open source hardware, let us share our findings. Read More »

The First 3D Printed Organ -- A Liver -- Is Expected In 2014

Lucas Mearian | Computerworld | December 26, 2013

Approximately 18 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant. But that may change someday sooner than you think -- thanks to 3D printing. Read More »

This Amazing House Can Be Built Just 5 Hours After A Disaster

Sydney Brownstone | Co.Exist | October 1, 2013

When the earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis of the future strike, these shelters--cut entirely from fiber board and super easy to assemble--could save us.

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