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Nanoparticle Ink Enables 3-D Printing of Microbattery Electrodes – IEEE Spectrum

3D printed battery

3D printed battery! It’s all coming together 😉

Nanoparticle Ink Enables 3-D Printing of Microbattery Electrodes – IEEE Spectrum.

60,000 RPM vacuum powered rotary tool was 3D printed


60,000 RPM vacuum powered rotary tool was 3D printed.

All the instructions are on Thingiverse. The bearings and central shaft are metal and much harder to make.

A 3D-Printing Story: Me and Sad Keanu

 

Me and Sad Keanu: A 3D-Printing Story – Alexis C. Madrigal – The Atlantic.

3D printing brings an Internet meme into the physical world to continue it new life.

3D printer shows surgeons secrets of strange hearts – health – 21 May 2013 – New Scientist

 

(Image: Amanda Voisard)

3D replicas of unusual patient hearts are being printed at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC by reconstructing 3D models from 2D computerised tomography or data. The 3D printed models enable surgeons to familiarise themselves with the anatomy and even perform dry run operations.

That’s a clever use of all the 2D imagery from the scans!

3D printer shows surgeons secrets of strange hearts – health – 21 May 2013 – New Scientist.

3D-Printed Tiny Human Liver

Progress in printing with living cells has brought the future one step closer with the first printed functioning human liver section. Normally either thin sheets of cells are produced or living cells are deposited onto a 3D printed inert scaffold. One technique being developed prints with blobs of stem cells that enable structures closer to real tissue.

This latest research has managed to print a 4mm x 0.5mm section of functioning liver by printing out 20 layers of living liver cells and blood vessel lining cells. The blood vessel lining cells provide structure and provide nutrients to keep the 3D culture alive for 5 days.

The living tissue provides incredible scope for testing drugs and treatments on cultured organs.

3D printer makes tiniest human liver ever – health – 23 April 2013 – New Scientist.

3D Printed Vacuum Former

 

3D Printed Vacuum Former

A great example of using a 3D printer to make something that makes things. It’s available on Thingyverse and coupled with a powerful vacuum you can make molds of anything you like. The creator says you can use it to make molds of 3D things you have printed. I suppose you could also just print the mold directly but then you don’t get a decent enough mold for making chocolate wonders.

3D printers are ace.

3D Printed Vacuum Former – Hacked Gadgets – DIY Tech Blog.

Bulk refill hack for Cube 3D printer

 The Cube from 3D Systems is a good little entry-level consumer friendly 3D printer that gets a reasonably good review in the essential-reading MAKE’s Ultimate 3D Printer Guide (a free PDF version of which you can get by subscribing to the newsletter). This hack allows users to use bulk generic print reels rather than the more expensive refill cartridges from Cube; the trade-off being a loss of user-friendly experience.

The hardware adapter was printed on the Cube. One of the most beautiful things about 3D printers!

Hack a Day — Fresh hacks every day.

OTM-02 is a 3D printed wristwatch

 

Open Source 3D-Printed Watch

The OTM-02 (Open source Time Machine – version 2) is an open source watch design in development. The 7mm watch module will be housed in a 3D printed case, an intermediate design of which is pictured above. The development is still in progress with the release of a 3D CAD data for a printable case planned for end of April 2013.

OTM-02 is a 3D printed wristwatch.

3D printing some sweet music

Back in the day, big mechancial hard drives could be made to sing by vibrating the unit with the appropriately choreographed seek commands sent to the read head. Well, now you can do it with your 3D printed. Be careful you don’t shake it apart though.

3D printing some sweet music.

3D Printed Stepper Motor


A stepper motor built pretty much from scratch using some nails, magnet wire, magnets, a digital controller (okay, that wasn’t built from scratch) and the wonders of a 3D printer.

3D Printed Stepper Motor – Hacked Gadgets – DIY Tech Blog.