3Dirigo isn’t even the biggest object the school’s 3D printer can construct — if pushed to its limits, it can print objects up to 100 feet long, 22 feet wide, and 10 feet high.

Kristin Houser · Futurism 06 Nov 2019

United Arab Emirates

Dubai has taken 3D printing to a whole new level - literally

The project required only 15 workers and produced 60% less waste than traditional technologies.

Kristen Houser · Futurism 01 Nov 2019

Emerging Technologies

How two colossal Assyrian icons were recreated using digital tech

The exact replicas, the result of a 15-year project, have been unveiled in Iraq.

Sean Fleming 29 Oct 2019

3D Printing

This 3D printing breakthrough could boost humanity’s exploration of the solar system

“Demonstrating and validating recycling capabilities on the ISS is an important step towards developing sustainable manufacturing systems that will enable us to venture deeper into the so...

Victor Tangermann · Futurism 24 Oct 2019

Infrastructure

6 innovative technologies about to transform our infrastructure

From plastic roads to design that keeps costs, here are the new developments promising to shake up the sometimes-frustrating world of infrastructure.

Joseph Losavio 17 Sep 2019

Advanced Manufacturing and Production

This biotech company claims to have 3D printed a mini human heart

3D printing may have serious medical uses if this heart, as claimed, is fully functional - scientists have said the aim is to make it compatible with humans. It could also have cardio-tox...

Victor Tangermann · Futurism 10 Sep 2019

3D Printing

Bone implants to be made from 3D printed salt

3D-printed ‘salt templates’ have paved the way for new porous magnesium scaffolds for creating bone implants the body can absorb, researchers report.

Peter Ruegg-eth Zurich · Futurity 03 Sep 2019

3D Printing

This new method can create vascular stents that are 40 times smaller than previously possible

Scientists in Zurich have developed new 'indirect 4D printing' technology which has allowed them to develop vascular stents 40 times smaller than previously possible. These stents could o...

ETH Zurich · Futurity 14 Aug 2019

Emerging Technologies

Harvard scientists have created a camera that can capture invisible light

A camera just 2 centimeters in length has been created by Harvard scientists, revealing how light is reflected and transmitted by the world around us.

Paul Ratner · Big Think 08 Jul 2019

Technological Transformation

5 reasons not to delay your digital transformation

With labor pools shifting and the cost of overseas manufacturing rising, forward-thinking businesses will seize on a disruptive time to prepare themselves for the future.

Lawrence Whittle 29 Jun 2019

3D Printing

How Sierra Leone is using 3D printing to become a model state

From modelling the distances schoolchildren have to walk to providing visual aids to ministers, the groundbreaking 4IR technology is revolutionizing policymaking in the nation.

David Moinina Sengeh and Venkataraman Sundareswaran 28 Jun 2019

Media and Entertainment

Over 40% of Americans now call socialism a 'good thing'

A Gallup poll in April 2019 shows that 43% of Americans now describe socialism as a "good thing".

Paul Ratner · Big Think 29 May 2019

3D Printing

NASA held a contest to design a home on Mars, and this printable pod is the winner

Designers were asked to create a printable 3D habitat that could shelter humans on Mars, and the winner has finally been announced.

Aria Bendix · Business Insider 22 May 2019

3D Printing

3D printing is transforming how we understand history

3D printing is transforming industries, from healthcare to automotive. But it's transforming our relationship with art and culture, too.

Karina Rodriguez Echavarria and Myrsini Samaroudi · The Conversation 09 Apr 2019

Globalization 4.0

The latest technology isn't enough – you need the business model to go with it

As the dawn of electrification and the early history of computing show, pioneering technology means little without the right mindset to apply it.

Jon Bruner 05 Apr 2019

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Watch this 3D printer make a boat in world record speed, at record size

Dubai has taken 3D printing to a whole new level - literally

How two colossal Assyrian icons were recreated using digital tech

This 3D printing breakthrough could boost humanity’s exploration of the solar system

6 innovative technologies about to transform our infrastructure

This biotech company claims to have 3D printed a mini human heart

Bone implants to be made from 3D printed salt

This new method can create vascular stents that are 40 times smaller than previously possible

Harvard scientists have created a camera that can capture invisible light

5 reasons not to delay your digital transformation

How Sierra Leone is using 3D printing to become a model state

Over 40% of Americans now call socialism a 'good thing'

NASA held a contest to design a home on Mars, and this printable pod is the winner

3D printing is transforming how we understand history

The latest technology isn't enough – you need the business model to go with it

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