Entertainment
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Presented globally last week, Syng‘s Cell Alpha trisonic speaker system is a revolution in home audio. It features parts from HP 3D printing that enable to be the first all-encompassing audio product that renders sound for the wide spectrum of the content we consume today – from music to TV…
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3DRap is a startup based in a small town on the hills of Irpinia, in Southern Italy, in the medieval town of Capocastello. As the name implies the company was founded around the idea of RepRap 3D printing: they created an open-source system, leveraged the Arduino platform for a number…
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Last night, as I watched the latest episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK—the British spinoff of the long-running American reality TV competition that seeks to crown the next drag superstar—I was surprised and excited to hear the words 3D printing pop up. This week, the contestants were asked to showcase…
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It is hard to imagine that brass instruments—so named because of the metal they are made from—could be produced using any other material. However, a recent, and rather melodious, project led by LOOP 3D and trombone musician Peter Körner has demonstrated that other materials and production methods could be viable…
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I have to admit that I had to read this story twice to grasp (and believe) it. It involves Mike Tyson, the former professional boxer, cannabis and 3D printing: but not in the way you might expect. Tyson-owned The Ranch Companies have obtained a global licence for a special cannabis…
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Technology has progressed at amazing rates. Think about it: just four decades ago, Sony released the first walkman. Today, you’d be hard pressed to find one in a store and most youngsters wouldn’t even recognize a cassette. For those for whom nostalgia bites hard, a creative design agency has created…
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Writing about 3D printing technologies, we come across a lot of inspiring moments: we’ve seen how digital fabrication has enabled war-torn areas like Palmyra in Syria reclaim some cultural heritage; as well as how the technology has resulted in medical triumphs thanks to patient-specific care. One area that has particularly…
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Well if this doesn’t cheer you up after a weekend in isolation, I’m not sure what will. Australian signage company Coleman Group and local large-format 3D printing service Mammoth 3D teamed up to produce a three-dimensional, life-sized Homer Simpson—donut and all. It is unclear if the large-scale cartoon model was…
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In addition to the shivers that went down my spine when I first watched the trailer for Bombshell—a new film based on the sexual harassment allegations against Fox News CEO Roger Ailes—I couldn’t help but second guess if that was actually Charlize Theron I was looking at. The South African…
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In the additive manufacturing industry, Olaf Diegel is probably best known for his role as associate consultant at Wohlers Associates, an independent consulting firm focused on the 3D printing market. However, there is another aspect of Diegel’s work which we’d like to focus on today: he is the founder of…
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