November 4, 2015 Hershey to make 3-D chocolate printer The Hershey Company is partnering with a 3-D printing company to develop ways to for businesses and consumers to use 3-D printing technology to produce confectionery treats.
November 4, 2015 Chinese company builds first 3D-printed apartment building, mansion 3D printers are everywhere. They have been used to construct everything from NASA rocket engine parts to even cremation urns, and now one Chinese company is using 3D printers in architecture. Chinese high-tech construction company WinSun has unveiled a five-storey apartment complex and an 11,840 square foot villa at the Suzhou Industrial Park in Suzhou, China. After using its 3D printing technology to help construct 10 full-sized houses in just one day, the company’s latest architectural achievement marks its two largest buildings yet.
November 3, 2015 3D printers can copy your loved one's head - as a cremation urn The 3D printer has been used in many surprising, strange ways, from “printing” cars to shoe burgers. The technology has even been used to create a three-dimensional replica of a fetus. Now, you can add cremation urns that possess the shape and features of your loved one’s head to that list. Yes, you read that correctly – cremation urns. Vermont-based Cremation Solutions now offers special customized, 3D printer-produced urns that can be made in “the image of your loved one or your favorite celebrity or hero, even President Obama,” according to the company’s website.
November 3, 2015 Cars, guns, and even moon bases: How 3D printing works These aren’t your old dot matrix printers. Advances and dramatic price drops in 3D printing have enabled almost anyone to “print” out almost anything they can think of.
November 3, 2015 Here's a futuristic 3D-printed violin that could double as a lethal weapon It's not every day you come across a musical instrument that could comfortably double as a lethal weapon, but here's one such creation.
November 3, 2015 Awesome tech you can’t buy yet At any given moment there are approximately a zillion different crowdfunding campaigns happening on the Web.
November 3, 2015 Experts: Why HP’s split spells good news for customers HP’s decision to split in two spells good news for the company’s customers, according to analysts, while reshaping the stagnant PC market.
November 3, 2015 Enthusiasts fuel 'new industrial revolution' Some inventors say it’s not just a fad, but a new industrial revolution. Peoples’ renewed desire to build things with their own hands is attracting everyone from artists to engineers to the “maker movement.”
November 3, 2015 5 cool DIY tech trends from World Maker Faire About 700 inventors and innovators gathered at the New York Hall of Science Sept. 20-21 to show off cool creations and fun DIY projects at the fifth annual World Maker Faire.
November 3, 2015 Navy eyes 3D printing in future to create combat drones aboard ships A U.S. Navy carrier in the perhaps not too distant future will have the ability to create everything from replacement parts to organs to miniature combat drones with 3-D printers, Navy officials say.