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3D printing: a tool in revolutionizing the books for visually impaired children

From clothes, jewelry, food, accessories and furniture to aircraft engine parts and even artificial limbs, almost everything can be created nowadays with a 3D printer. But let’s see what happens when this technology is used to offer a new...

By Andreea Mironiuc on 09/17/14 Comments Off

3D printing: How far can it go?

3D printing – a mind-blowing process which might bring the future so far that science fiction stories might become reality. This technology becomes more accessible to the average user every day, but is still questioned a lot. That...

By Indre Lauciute on 10/07/13 Comments Off

From the Digital into the Physical: 3D Printing

In the west district of Amsterdam there is a building called the “old ACTA”, which is an old dentist academy and is now used for student housing and as a place where artists have their workshops. A few weeks...

By Pascal Janssens on 09/07/13 Comments Off

Fabbing in Brussels!

The official opening of Fablab.iMAL that took place on Friday 14th in the well-known Brussels-based Media Lab iMAL (Center for Digital Cultures and Technology) gave us the chance to look closer at personal fabrication and to observe curious artifacts....

By Aurelie Ghalim on 09/24/12 1

Print our own furniture?

After reading an article on the Dutch Cowgirl site, about 3D printing, I wonder what the potential of this device is in the future. Wouldn’t it be great to have a 3D printer that will be able to print...

By Mares Kahrel on 10/20/10 3