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3D-printed Blizzident toothbrush cleans teeth in just 6 seconds!
Teeth brushing time isn’t particularly fun and any 11 year old will agree with that. Well, it’s required, that’s if you do care about your teeth, your mouth, the odor and hygiene. We’ve spotted a way to radically decrease the amount of time you spend brushing your teeth every day, a tool called the Blizzident…
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DRM-type system to keep 3D printing piracy are bay
3D printing will find itself as an integral part in our creative future. They have already gone as far as automating sculpting and even weapon development. With this comes a share of paranoia that a company from California aims to neutralize through a form of DRM. This will enable manufacturers to counter piracy attempts in…
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Get an incredibly detailed 3D printed mini version of yourself for $300
Well if the wealthy can have busts and portraits of themselves, I don’t see why those that fall under that category can’t have it too. Well that reality is becoming a little more affordable now thanks to the good old 3D printers. A company called Twinkind that seems to specialize in 360-degree scanning and 3-D…
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Liberator modified into world’s first 3D printed rifle, named ‘The Grizzly’
Few months back when we got the first glimpse of 3D printed gun ‘Liberator’, we had a feeling that soon we’ll see many more modified versions of it. We didn’t have to wait too long, an active member of the DEFCAD (online forum for 3D-printed firearms) who goes by the name ‘CanadianGunNut’ has come up…
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Disney uses 3D printing technology to create expressive eyes for its toys
You probably might not have noticed it till now, but one of those things that make most animated characters so damn cute are their eyes. The wider the eyes, the more expressive they are and the bigger fan following does the character have. You could ask Shrek’s Puss in Boots or Madagascar’s Mort if you…
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NASA uses 3D printing to make rocket engine injectors, massively reduces cost and manufacturing time
We at NewLanches absolutely love the 3D printing technology and it keeps surprising us every time something new comes up. But, if you think all you’ve heard about it until now was cool then wait till you hear the latest development which has taken it to an all new level. NASA has recently finished testing…
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3D printed photo-realistic figurines by Twinkind
Photo-realistic figurines are hard to come by and more often than not, cost quite a pocket-full, given the fact that these are made with precision, at times by hand, or rather, that was how it used to be like a few years ago. Then came the dawn of 3D printing and just about everything changed,…
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Journalists smuggle 3D printed gun into Israeli parliament
It was reported, a couple of months ago that one Cody Wilson, a 25-year-old law student from Texas, had designed and successfully printed the first known 3D gun. Together with other members of a group they stated called Defence Distributed, they managed to print parts of an assault rifle. Further to that, a 3D gun…
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IBM analyses Wimbledon live data and creates 3D printed trophies for fans
IBM is usually at the forefront of some innovation and in a recent tie up with Wimbledon, the company aims at a little marketing conquest too. By gathering real time data on running matches as well as taking into account player’s social media activities and popularity, IBM has been creating a few commemorations using a…
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Windows 8.1 will be first OS to have native 3D printing, it will be as simple as hitting Print
While the technicalities for 3D printing aren’t simple enough for just everyone without some arts degree, CAD or other relevant knowledge of 3D forms, there’s still the possibility that the future might just simplify this process. With 3D technology expansion moving into high gear it won’t be too long before one could have a 3D…
